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sarge43

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5. If it sounds too good to be true, it isn't.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 08:56 PM

Nov 2014

One "aw shit" cancels a hundred "attaboys".

The number of alligators is in direct ratio to the difficulty of draining the swamp.

Never let a mechanical object know you're in a hurry.

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Murphy's Laws [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2014 OP

Oooh, making this in to a game? Xyzse Nov 2014 #1

It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2014 #2

That's true. Xyzse Nov 2014 #3

Don't Forget the Brontosaurus Principle and the Syrakosia Rule Wolf Frankula Nov 2014 #4

The glass... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2014 #9

If it sounds too good to be true, it isn't. sarge43 Nov 2014 #5

The more durable your equipment is, the further away from civilization you'll be when it fails. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2014 #7

White Mountain NH variation sarge43 Nov 2014 #11

If it can go wrong, it will. trof Nov 2014 #6

Murphy's Law states: If it can go wrong, it will. Summer's law says: What do you mean "IF"??? discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2014 #8

O'Toole's corollary: And at the worst possible moment. nt sarge43 Nov 2014 #10