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Different Strokes 

Hey Tim’s having a get together this weekend; heard they’re going to play different strokes again in his basement.

different strokes for different folks 

An expression meaning that everyone has their own way of doing things or approaching life. Often said in disagreement with how someone else has done things, but can also be said in a neutral or even positive fashion.
(rolling eyes) "He proposed to Susie through a casual email?!? Well, I guess different strokes for different folks."

Different Strokes Syndrome 

A book, television show or movie which seemed to be awesome when seen as a child but turn out to be unbearably shitty as an adult.
1. I tried to watch Voltron the other day. What a terrible show! I can't believe we watched that shit back in the day. Talk about Different Strokes Syndrome.

2. Jonathan Livingston Seagull gave me a total "I'm special" hard-on when I was 13. Due to Different Strokes Syndrome, I couldn't make it through the first chapter as an adult.

different strokes for different folks 

everyone has their own outlook on life

Different Strokes For Different Folks 

The fact that people masturbate in different ways
"wow, I walked in and he was jerkin' it something strange" "ya know, different strokes for different folks"

different strokes for differen folks 

An idiom in English language meaning that everybody have their own preferences or opinions.
- I like coffee.
- How can you drink it? It's terrible!
- Well, different strokes for differen folks, man.