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step back on December 9, 2005 - 8:36pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
Engineers are not "normal" people.
Engineers know about something called Murphy's Law

The Sheeple graze happily in the fields without ever being aware.

Engineers are pessimists. Sheeple are optimists.

When something like Space Shuttle Columbia happens, the Sheeple awaken for a brief shining moment: "Wha? How could something like that happen in this "day and age"?" Then they go back to sleep.

Engineers know that Murphy's primary law (What ever can go wrong, will eventually go wrong) has corollaries.

Here is the scary one (the Columbia one):

"Nothing will go wrong until the worst possible moment, and then everything will go wrong all at once."

CERA does not believe in Murphy.
CERA does not believe in Peak Oil.
Any questions?

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Glenn on December 9, 2005 - 11:20pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I believe in Murphy's Oil

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step back on December 9, 2005 - 11:53pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
You and her

and "them"

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CmdrPhil on December 10, 2005 - 2:29am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Can I burn it in my stove instead of sawdust pellets?  Or maybe step back has a better suggestion and I'd be better off drinking it?
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step back on December 10, 2005 - 8:23am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
In Murphy, North Carolina, this indeed is their favorite past time :-).

Same is true for this guy out in Oregon (click on picture):

Murphy's Law is with us every year (even election years, click)

Don't fight Murphy's. Rejoice in it.

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