Freebsd Fortunes

Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two,
opulence is when you have three -- and paradise is when you have none.
                -- Doug Larson

Vail's Second Axiom:
        The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the
amount of work already completed.

Valerie: Aww, Tom, you're going maudlin on me ...
Tom:     I reserve the right to wax maudlin as I wane eloquent ...
                -- Tom Chapin

Van Roy's Law:
        An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.

Vanilla, adj.:
        Ordinary flavor, standard.  See FLAVOR.  When used of food,
very often does not mean that the food is flavored with vanilla
extract!  For example, "vanilla-flavored won ton soup" (or simply
"vanilla won ton soup") means ordinary won ton soup, as opposed to hot
and sour won ton soup.

Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
        (1) If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only
            once.
        (2) If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data
            points.

Veni, Vidi, Visa.

Very few profundities can be expressed in less than 80 characters.

Vila: "I think I have just made the biggest mistake of my life."
Orac: "It is unlikely.  I would predict there are far greater mistakes
      waiting to be made by someone with your obvious talent for it."

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
                -- Salvor Hardin