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#3861 | | Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage.
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#3862 | | Collaboration, n.: A literary partnership based on the false assumption that the other fellow can spell.
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#3863 | | College: The fountains of knowledge, where everyone goes to drink.
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#3864 | | Colvard's Logical Premises: All probabilities are 50%. Either a thing will happen or it won't.
Colvard's Unconscionable Commentary: This is especially true when dealing with someone you're attracted to.
Grelb's Commentary: Likelihoods, however, are 90% against you.
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#3865 | | Command, n.: Statement presented by a human and accepted by a computer in such a manner as to make the human feel as if he is in control.
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#3866 | | comment: A superfluous element of a source program included so the programmer can remember what the hell it was he was doing six months later. Only the weak-minded need them, according to those who think they aren't.
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#3867 | | Commitment, n.: [The difference between involvement and] Commitment can be illustrated by a breakfast of ham and eggs. The chicken was involved, the pig was committed.
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#3868 | | Committee Rules: (1) Never arrive on time, or you will be stamped a beginner. (2) Don't say anything until the meeting is half over; this stamps you as being wise. (3) Be as vague as possible; this prevents irritating the others. (4) When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be appointed. (5) Be the first to move for adjournment; this will make you popular -- it's what everyone is waiting for.
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#3869 | | Committee, n.: A group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done. -- Fred Allen
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#3870 | | Commoner's three laws of ecology: (1) No action is without side-effects. (2) Nothing ever goes away. (3) There is no free lunch.
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