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Supernatural Sciences 

Supernatural sciences, also referred as extranatural sciences and as spiritual sciences are sciences that are about dealing with supernaturality, spirituality and extraphysics/metaphysics as a part of nature, where it is necessary to be studied with an objective-subjective mixed methodology. Supernatural sciences usually seeks the creation of their own methods and supernatural sciences are part of logical supernaturalism.
"Supernatural sciences are the main area of study of logical supernaturalism and of technosupernaturalism."
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Supernatural Sciences

The academic discipline dedicated to studying things that, by definition, cannot be explained by natural laws, which makes the "science" part a bit tricky. It's the field that investigates miracles, divine interventions, and that one time your grandmother's watch started working again after she prayed to Saint Anthony. Supernatural sciences require a methodology that balances rigorous observation with the acknowledgment that the phenomena being observed might just be magic. The peer review process is complicated when the reviewers keep asking for replication and the universe keeps saying "that was a one-time thing."
Example: "He got a PhD in supernatural sciences by documenting 47 cases of objects disappearing and reappearing in places they couldn't logically be. His dissertation was titled 'The Teleportation of Car Keys: A Study in Domestic Miracle.' His committee was skeptical but couldn't explain where his own keys went during the defense."
Supernatural Sciences by Nammugal February 14, 2026

Supernatural Social Sciences

The study of how human societies organize themselves around beliefs in the supernatural, from organized religions to local superstitions to that one neighbor who thinks the government is using chemtrails to control the weather (that's more paranormal, but close enough). It examines how communities decide which supernatural beings are worthy of worship and which are just weird, how supernatural beliefs shape social hierarchies (priests at the top, skeptics in the corner), and why every culture has a version of "don't whistle at night" (it attracts something, apparently).
Supernatural Social Sciences Example: "A supernatural social sciences study examined why people in coastal communities have different sea monster legends than people inland. The answer: people who spend a lot of time near water see things in the water, and some of those things are probably seals, but seals are boring, so monsters it is. The study was called 'Seals, Fog, and Imagination: A Maritime Epistemology.'"

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
Word of the Day on July 11, 2026

Foot prisons 

Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.
The first thing I do when I take off my shoes, is rip off the foot prisons I had to wear inside them. That's why I prefer flip flops, even in winter!
Foot prisons by Jackalope Hunter December 13, 2022
Word of the Day on July 10, 2026

cornholio 

Ruler of Lake Titicaca. Rumored to have a bunghole that gets very angry if it does not receive toilet paper. Cornholio the Great is often seen walking around with his shirt over his head and his hands in the air, chanting songs about his power, and his bunghole.
"I am Cornholio! You do not want to face the wrath of my bunghole, for I need TP!"
Butthead: Shut up, Beavis! (uh huh huh huh)
Beavis: Um, okay. (heh heh heh heh).
cornholio by AYB July 20, 2003
Word of the Day on July 9, 2026

mickey mousing

In a movie, when the music is syncronized perfectly with the action, just like a mickey mouse cartoon.
Mickey mousing is used in the shower scene of Psycho
Word of the Day on July 8, 2026