pulling a dell

to make something unnecessarily proprietary

Man Asus is pulling a dell with this PC, I'll never be able to upgrade the motherboard without replacing the rest.

by Snaeker58 August 24, 2022

Double-Standard Declyn

The male version of a Double-Standard Debbie. A man who believes women should just see he's a 'nice guy' but then hypocritically harshly judges women based on their looks. Funniest part is that this type of guy usually has no intention of changing his appearance or improving himself to get the type of woman he actually wants.

Dave: I'm so tired of women! All they care about are tall guys with six packs!
Ivan: Alright, well, what about Hannah? She told she thinks you're funny.
Dave: Ew, no. I don't wanna date that fat wench.
Ivan: You literally are more out of shape than her.
Dave: I just want a woman who takes care of herself.
Ivan: You're a Double-Standard Declyn. No wonder you're single.

by A random nobody :) January 25, 2024

Evidence-Saturation Delay

The cognitive phenomenon where the presentation of overwhelming evidence actually slows down decision-making and judgment rather than accelerating it. When faced with too much evidence, the mind freezes—unable to process, prioritize, or conclude. This delay is paradoxical: more information should lead to faster, better decisions, but beyond a certain point, it leads to paralysis. Evidence-saturation delay is why juries can deadlock after weeks of testimony, why consumers can't choose among 50 similar products, and why debates about complex issues never end despite mountains of data. The cure is not more evidence but better filtering, which is why experts are valuable: they know what to ignore. The rest of us just drown.

Example: "She spent three weeks researching which laptop to buy, reading reviews, comparing specs, watching videos. Evidence-saturation delay had struck: the more she learned, the less she could decide. She finally bought the one her friend recommended, which she could have done in five minutes. The evidence hadn't helped; it had paralyzed."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 17, 2026

Theory of Life Delay

A sociological and psychological concept describing the feeling that one’s real life is perpetually postponed—that current conditions are just a prelude, a holding pattern, a waiting room. Life delay often occurs under prolonged insecurity: precarious work, unstable housing, chronic uncertainty. People defer milestones (marriage, home ownership, career) indefinitely, telling themselves they’ll start living “when” conditions improve. The theory explains the malaise of entire generations who follow scripts for safety but never feel secure enough to begin. It’s the emotional cost of systems that demand constant performance without offering stability.

Theory of Life Delay Example: “She had a degree, a job, and savings, but still felt she couldn’t afford to have children or buy a house—theory of life delay, the constant sense that her real life was always starting next year.”

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 25, 2026

The Marajuana Ten Second Brain Delay

The delay that comes from being way too high. The reason you laugh after everyone else has gotten a joke, fail to grab a railing in time, raise your hands after you've been punched and redirect your aim only after you've peed on the floor.

(end of joke)...to get to the other side!

(crowd laughs)
(you look blankly at the teller)
wait
wait
wait
wait
wait
wait
wait
wait
wait
wait
(you laugh, everyone else has stopped)
"Noooooo waaaaaay....the OTHER SIDE....HAHAHAHAHAH!"
Hence, The Marajuana Ten Second Brain Delay

by The Real IX April 20, 2010

Give us this day our dally bred

Da standard prayer uttered by horny studs who wish "Da Great One" to furnish them with at least one chance of getting laid in any 24-hour period.

"Variety is da spice of life", and so it's only natural dat when virile dudes make da divine request of, "Give us this day our dally bred", they would also wish for an assortment of different "flavors of flour" in said crunchy comestibles, rather than just plain wheat or rye or barley each and every day --- i.e., they would wanna have sex with lots of different ladies, not just da same gal over and over.

by QuacksO August 11, 2021

Harass, Cause Unnecessary Delay, or Increase The Cost of Litigation

I don't see how this isn't intended to do explicitly that.

Hym "I mean, if the lawyers need to sign as a guarantee that the filing isn't being used to Harass, Cause Unnecessary Delay, or Increase The Cost of Litigation then why am I being harassed? Why is me getting paid being unnecessarily delayed? And I don't really care about the cost of litigation but I did have to sit here with fluid in my brain for months. It's still there! Less now. I don't feel like my cognition is impaired as much. But I can still hear it slamming against the back of my ear drum... So, you're saying they can't do it but they're doing it. Exactly what this is intended to do. Harass, Cause Unnecessary Delay, or Increase The Cost of Litigation. And avoid having to bring me my money."

by Hym Iam June 26, 2025