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Common Nonsense

Phrase describing a popular belief that is held and promoted but which is not actually true.

False information that has not yet made the transition to Old Wives Tale.
Examples of Common Nonsense:

1. Corporal punishment improves behavior.
2. If you don't wear a hat you'll catch a cold.
3. Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11.
4. If you shave something the hair grows back thicker.
5. Your hair and nails keep growing after you die.
6. The world used to be a safer place.
by ctrlU October 4, 2010
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commode paralysis

A condition often associated with excessive on-toilet gaming, or other time-distracting activities, resulting in temporary loss of lower extremity use.
Damn if I didn't just fall off the shitter! Got the commode paralysis. Couldn't move my legs or feel 'em neither...BUT I KILLED ON FORTNITE, WORTH IT!!!
by YAWA January 4, 2019
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common projects

A not very well known but expensive men's shoe brand. Their shoes are pretty chill.

It also makes other goods like bag.
Dude 1: Look at these Common Projects.
Dude 2: They're chill!
by Japon January 16, 2008
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Common

Common (a.k.a. CommonSense) is an underground rapper out of chicago.He broke out with his song "I used to love h.e.r." talking about how hip hop was being changed in the 90's
Did you hear about Common from brown sugar?
by Roddie Kay October 24, 2004
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commode

A politer way to say ''toilet''.
I need to make sure the cat uses the commode.
by David March 6, 2004
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common cold

what i have right now
by bobertdude October 8, 2007
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comedy of the commons

A play on the phrase tragedy of the commons. In the tragedy of the commons, each person tries to maximize their own benefit, and the end result is that everyone loses because of overutilization of limited resources. In the comedy of the commons, each person, while getting something for themselves, also (directly or indirectly) contributes back to the common good at the same time.
BitTorrent makes use of the comedy of the commons, since the more people who participate, the better the service gets.
by One Luther Blissett December 1, 2006
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