What is Thompson Effect?
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Phenomenon in which one stops listening to conversation for a short interval of time, only to find it has strayed wildly from the original topic
idle chatter: ...so then we were riding the bus and...
*stop listening for 15 seconds*
idle chatter: ...the soy-based tear gas substitute worked really well because...
listener: fuckin Thompson effect, I have no idea what's going on.
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-adjective (superlative of obviously)
1. Very easily perceived or understood; extremely apparent.
2. Very easily seen through because ..
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Noun, Verb.
An annoying person or thing that unecessarily lurks in an unwanted manner.
She wouldn't stop hamming on my back last..