pot pie effect

The mis-targeting of banner ads on social networking sites, due to an unfortunate synonym.

I made the mistake of posting about having a pot pie for dinner on facebook. Now, because of the pot pie effect, I am being bombarded with ads asking me to join their legalize marijuana group!

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Tina Fey Effect

The Tina Fey Effect is a phenomenon where a food item that is mild to the taste at initial ingestion becomes progressively hotter. The effect is aptly named after the actress/writer/comedian of SNL and 30 Rock fame.

"Holy Tina Fey Effect, these blazin' wings weren't so bad when I bit into 'em, but now they are crushing me."

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mushroom effect

describing the fat that hangs from a girl over her pants; it appears like a mushroom

dude look at that girls jeans there soo tight she's got a mushroom effect

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The Urban Dictionary Effect

What happens when u'v replaced a social life for a computer, found this site then tried to reintroduce yourself back into society only to realize what u should've known in the first place...your a douche and no amount of "urban" lingo will ever change that!

Douche: Hey friend
Dudes: .......
Douche: I have this flirtationship I have to work on....later
Dude#1: What a fucking douche!
Dude#2: Its The Urban Dictionary Effect....Created a whole douche renaissance
Dude#1: *Takes his own life*

Dude#2 Now spends his days in Asia dodging std's and campaigning against the spread of douchyness with the popular campaign slogan "WTF". Through education and economic incentives all for the ultimate goal of reforming article 7 of the Rome Statue of the international criminal court to include Douchyness as a crime against humanity and therefore punishable by death.

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The HTC Hero Effect

The effect caused due to admiration of the Chin on the HTC Hero / G2 Touch such that one no longer likes any other phone which does not have a chin!

Also the Geekier form of the Lynx Effect.

Geek 1: Dude, what phone you gonna get on your upgrade?
Geek 2: No idea man, I am confused cos of the HTC Hero Effect.

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Human Timer Effect

The effect, when doing a lab, that the person holding the timer does not press the button at the exact time they are supposed to, screwing up the data ever so slightly. Abbreviated HTE

Our value for g would've been close to 9.8, but due to the Human Timer Effect (HTE) it was closer to 9.2.

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tootsie roll effect

The effect that occurs after the tootsie roll critical number has been met or surpassed. The result is while making bowel movements, the tootsie rolls come out like when went in, as if there was no digestion at all.

See all those twentysomething pieces of brown on the floor? This was a direct result of the tootsie roll effect.

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