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U.S. of A.:
"Don't speak to the bus driver."
Germany:
"It is strictly forbidden for passengers to speak to the driver."
England:
"You are requested to refrain from speaking to the driver."
Scotland:
"What have you got to gain by speaking to the driver?"
Italy:
"Don't answer the driver."
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Udall's Fourth Law:
Any change or reform you make is going to have consequences you
don't like.
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Uncle Ed's Rule of Thumb:
Never use your thumb for a rule.
You'll either hit it with a hammer or get a splinter in it.
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Underlying Principle of Socio-Genetics:
Superiority is recessive.
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understand, v.:
To reach a point, in your investigation of some subject, at which
you cease to examine what is really present, and operate on the
basis of your own internal model instead.
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Linux Definitions: 1041 of 1105 |
Unfair animal names:
-- tsetse fly -- bullhead
-- booby -- duck-billed platypus
-- sapsucker -- Clarence
-- Gary Larson
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unfair competition, n.:
Selling cheaper than we do.
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Linux Definitions: 1043 of 1105 |
union, n.:
A dues-paying club workers wield to strike management.
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Universe, n.:
The problem.
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Linux Definitions: 1045 of 1105 |
University, n.:
Like a software house, except the software's free, and it's usable,
and it works, and if it breaks they'll quickly tell you how to fix
it, and ...
[Okay, okay, I'll leave it in, but I think you're destroying
the credibility of the entire fortune program. Ed.]
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