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| #4718 | | Van Roy's Law:
Honesty is the best policy - there's less competition.
Van Roy's Truism:
Life is a whole series of circumstances beyond your control.
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| #4719 | | 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.
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| #4720 | | 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.
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| #4721 | | Viking, n.:
1. Daring Scandinavian seafarers, explorers, adventurers,
entrepreneurs world-famous for their aggressive, nautical import
business, highly leveraged takeovers and blue eyes.
2. Bloodthirsty sea pirates who ravaged northern Europe beginning
in the 9th century.
Hagar's note: The first definition is much preferred; the second is used
only by malcontents, the envious, and disgruntled owners of waterfront
property.
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| #4722 | | VMS, n.:
The world's foremost multi-user adventure game.
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| #4723 | | volcano, n.:
A mountain with hiccups.
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| #4724 | | Volley Theory:
It is better to have lobbed and lost than never to have lobbed at all.
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| #4725 | | vuja de:
The feeling that you've *never*, *ever* been in this situation before.
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| #4726 | | Walters' Rule:
All airline flights depart from the gates most distant from
the center of the terminal. Nobody ever had a reservation
on a plane that left Gate 1.
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| #4727 | | Watson's Law:
The reliability of machinery is inversely proportional to the
number and significance of any persons watching it.
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