n., positive
when there are too many bad students and there is only one principled person, the Principle.
a high number of brats, thugs, haters are more numerous and negative, but the principle is positive. he leads by example and is good and helpful.
to be above the crowd, yet it is not important what other people think about you.
when there are too many bad students and there is only one principled person, the Principle.
a high number of brats, thugs, haters are more numerous and negative, but the principle is positive. he leads by example and is good and helpful.
to be above the crowd, yet it is not important what other people think about you.
Easy Slick - you man, i'm cut'n class again today, i dont need this stuff!
Principle - you should be in school and going to class and learning something instead of just get'n your kicks. . . . and whats with the easy slick, you're white!
Principle - you should be in school and going to class and learning something instead of just get'n your kicks. . . . and whats with the easy slick, you're white!
by Harry Day January 14, 2010
The Gillis Principle outlines the proportionality between the amounts of mountain dew and marijuana that would kill an average human.
Mathematically, 1 Gillis (Gi) is the unit of either substance (Marijuana or Mountain Dew) that would kill a human when consumed within an hour. Both substances have calculated conversion rates based on experimental data.
Mountain Dew: 8823mg Caffeine = ~173 cans = 61L = 1Gi/Hour
Marijuana: 68000g THC = 971 000 Joints = 1Gi/Hour
It can be concluded using the Gillis Principle that Mountain Dew has a far higher lethality rate than Marijuana.
Mathematically, 1 Gillis (Gi) is the unit of either substance (Marijuana or Mountain Dew) that would kill a human when consumed within an hour. Both substances have calculated conversion rates based on experimental data.
Mountain Dew: 8823mg Caffeine = ~173 cans = 61L = 1Gi/Hour
Marijuana: 68000g THC = 971 000 Joints = 1Gi/Hour
It can be concluded using the Gillis Principle that Mountain Dew has a far higher lethality rate than Marijuana.
Friend 1: "Hey, did you hear? Jared smoked himself to death last night."
Friend 2: "Yeah that must've been a Gillis-ton of weed!"
Friend 1: "Using the Gillis Principle, that was like 971 000 Joints."
Friend 2: "Yeah that must've been a Gillis-ton of weed!"
Friend 1: "Using the Gillis Principle, that was like 971 000 Joints."
by PolChan December 6, 2014
When a song sucks the first time you listen to it but after listening more often it turns out to be actually fire.
Just like the song Franchise by Travis Scott
Just like the song Franchise by Travis Scott
by WhoWasInParis? January 4, 2021
(n.) The defacto gold star standard for delivering products and/or services within a projected timeframe. Derived from the original Star Trek series wherein Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott consistently made the seemingly impossible happen just in time to save the crew of the Enterprise from disaster.
The premise is simple:
1) Caluculate average required time for completion of given task.
2) Depending on importance of task, add 25-50% additional time to original estimate.
3) Report and commit to inflated time estimate with superiors, clients, etc.
4) Under optimal conditions the task is completed closer to the original time estimate vs. the inflated delivery time expected by those waiting.
The premise is simple:
1) Caluculate average required time for completion of given task.
2) Depending on importance of task, add 25-50% additional time to original estimate.
3) Report and commit to inflated time estimate with superiors, clients, etc.
4) Under optimal conditions the task is completed closer to the original time estimate vs. the inflated delivery time expected by those waiting.
The following situation is a simulation of the Scotty Principle in practice.
Kirk: "The ship seems sluggish today. When was the last time you did a tune-up on the warp drive?"
Scotty: "Aye, sir. She's due. Last maintenance was 56 days ago."
Kirk: (light chuckle) "Well, what are you waiting for? An ambush from cloaked Romulans?"
Scotty: "I'll need to check how much dilithium we have in supply, but she'll be better than new in no time."
Kirk: "And that will be...?"
Scotty: "Six hours."
--- four hours later ---
Scotty: "All done, sir. Care to test her out?"
--- Enterprise taken rapidly to warp 3, does a few doughnuts, comes to a smooth stop ---
Kirk: "Scotty, there's no finer engineer in this quadrant!"
Kirk: "The ship seems sluggish today. When was the last time you did a tune-up on the warp drive?"
Scotty: "Aye, sir. She's due. Last maintenance was 56 days ago."
Kirk: (light chuckle) "Well, what are you waiting for? An ambush from cloaked Romulans?"
Scotty: "I'll need to check how much dilithium we have in supply, but she'll be better than new in no time."
Kirk: "And that will be...?"
Scotty: "Six hours."
--- four hours later ---
Scotty: "All done, sir. Care to test her out?"
--- Enterprise taken rapidly to warp 3, does a few doughnuts, comes to a smooth stop ---
Kirk: "Scotty, there's no finer engineer in this quadrant!"
by fugitive247 September 5, 2005
If the expectation is that someone will be a complete asshole, then it becomes okay for that person to be a complete asshole.
by House Principle Creator March 9, 2012
When you gamble against what you want to happen so you’re happy either way (essentially hedging your happiness)
by Ceauxcheaux March 18, 2021
The school of entertainment which values style over content to the point of a fault. Epitomizes the saying, "sell the sizzle, not the steak."
Often allows a character or characters to perform egregious violations of physics, social moorings, or general reality with few negative consequences as long as said character(s) looks good while doing so. Always involves an inordinate amount of special effects. Characteristically produces attempts at entertainment which are highly dependent on the audience's emotions but independent of its cerebral abilities.
Often allows a character or characters to perform egregious violations of physics, social moorings, or general reality with few negative consequences as long as said character(s) looks good while doing so. Always involves an inordinate amount of special effects. Characteristically produces attempts at entertainment which are highly dependent on the audience's emotions but independent of its cerebral abilities.
Applying the Bruckheimer Principle to his situation, the hero was able to make a ramp out of a nearby flatbed tow-truck, get his vehicle over 90mph, and jump over the huge line of traffic (and the accident that caused it) to safety.
A nuclear warhead, with the Bruckheimer Principle carefully applied, can break an asteroid the size of Texas in half.
A nuclear warhead, with the Bruckheimer Principle carefully applied, can break an asteroid the size of Texas in half.
by h-mouse May 14, 2004