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9. The glass...

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 09:19 PM

Nov 2014

...for the optimist, is half full.
...for the pessimist, is half empty.
...for the engineer, is twice as big as it needs to be.

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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

White Mountain NH variation sarge43 Nov 2014 #11

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

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