Law of Absolute and Relative Laws

The principle that laws themselves—the rules that govern reasoning—operate in two modes: absolute laws (principles that hold for all reasoning, in all contexts, for all beings) and relative laws (rules that are valid within particular logical systems, for particular purposes, under particular assumptions). The law acknowledges that some logical laws are truly universal—the law of non-contradiction (something cannot both be and not be in the same sense), the principle of identity (A is A). Other laws are system-relative—the law of excluded middle (every proposition is either true or false) holds in classical logic but fails in intuitionistic logic. The law of absolute and relative laws reconciles the search for universal logical foundations with the observation that different logical systems have different rules. It's the meta-law that governs all other laws.

Law of Absolute and Relative Laws Example: "They debated whether the law of excluded middle was truly universal. He argued it was an absolute law, essential to all reasoning. She pointed out that intuitionistic logic rejected it, yet intuitionists reasoned perfectly well. The law of absolute and relative laws said: it's absolute within classical logic, relative across logical systems. Both were right, which is why meta-logic is necessary."

Law of Absolute and Relative Laws by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 16, 2026

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.

"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."

Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.

I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.

schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008

eye bleach 

Looking or experiencing something nice after witnessing something horrid like a disgusting gif or a disturbing video. Typically used as eye bleach are nice images of whatever makes the disturbed person happy.

"Bleach my eyes! Why is that woman's face ripped off!?"
*Looks up images of puppies and kittens.*
"That's good eye bleach."

eye bleach by Rini2012 November 29, 2016

Stroad

Noun. Portmanteau of "street" and "road": it describes a street, er, road, built for high speed, but with multiple access points. Excessive width is a common feature. A common feature in suburbia, especially along commercial strips. Unsafe at any speed, their extreme width and straightness paradoxically induces speeding. Somewhat more neutral than synonymous traffic sewer.

Did you see what the traffic engineers want to do to our street? They're going to turn it into a total stroad!

Stroad by hammersklavier February 21, 2012

giantess 

a female giant about 20 feet or more

she will either play with you crush you use you a slave or eat you

giantess by Tonyt September 8, 2004

disney money 

The changing in the value of money after entering Walt Disney World.

Husband...."I just spent over three hundred dollars to get my family and me into Walt Disney World. And, now they want me to pay fifteen dollars for a pen with Mickey on it? It took three hours to earn that much money."
Wife......."Stop being a tight wad. You're not spending real world money. You're spending Disney money."

disney money by Big CU December 27, 2007