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The Garfield effect 

When you begin to look for Garfield, you begin to see him everywhere. For example: You see a Garfield plushie in a store or on a T-shirt someone is wearing. Garfield has bacome so mainstream over the last 40 years, that we have subconsiously erased his image from our life.
Person1: "Dude here he is again, Garfield!"
Person2: "You're just crazy, he isn't everywhere."
Person1: "I'm telling you, it's The Garfield effect."
The Garfield effect by Xrendr July 1, 2023
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The Garfield Effect 

when you feel tired and off purely because it's a monday
Person: Aw man I'm suffering from The Garfield Effect today
Person2: Oh dude that sucks
The Garfield Effect by vimwit March 1, 2021

The Garfield Effect

/ðə' gar'field ɪˈfɛkt/

The Garfield Effect refers to the phenomenon that occurs when people (those particularly in a strict either working or schooling schedule), believe that Monday is to be a dreadful or worst day of the week. When in actuality, that is not the case, and another day is actually a true least favorite.

DISCLAIMER: Nothing to do with lasagna.
"I'm always worried about Monday's when actually Tuesdays are my least favorite. Must be The Garfield Effect!"

The Garfield Effect

/ðə' gar'field ɪˈfɛkt/

The Garfield Effect refers to the phenomenon that occurs when people (those particularly in a strict either working or schooling schedule), believe that Monday is to be a dreadful or worst day of the week. When in actuality, that is not the case, and another day is actually a true least favorite.

DISCLAIMER: Nothing to do with lasagna.
"I'm always worried about Monday's when actually Tuesdays are my least favorite. Must be The Garfield Effect!"
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
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"Salad days, 'nuf said."
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A)
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B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
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Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
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Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
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