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About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the
ends.
About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the
ends.
Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not
entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the read more
Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not
entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you
shouldn't have asked the question.
Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.
Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.
A clean tie attracts the soup of the day.
A clean tie attracts the soup of the day.
A real person has two reasons for doing anything . . . a good
reason and the real reason.
A real person has two reasons for doing anything . . . a good
reason and the real reason.
Airplane Law, The: When the plane you are on is late, the plane
you want to transfer to is read more
Airplane Law, The: When the plane you are on is late, the plane
you want to transfer to is on time.
Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the
first word that stuck in his head.
Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the
first word that stuck in his head.
Algren's Precepts: Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never
play cards with a man named Doc. And never read more
Algren's Precepts: Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never
play cards with a man named Doc. And never lie down with a woman
who's got more troubles than you.
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the read more
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.