The perceived usefulness of an article is inversely propor-
tional to its actual usefulness once bought and paid for.
-- Glatum's Law of Materialistic Acquisitiveness
tional to its actual usefulness once bought and paid for.
-- Glatum's Law of Materialistic Acquisitiveness
Related:
- The usefulness of a meeting is inversely proportional
to its attendance... - Usefulness is inversely proportional to reputation for being useful.
Daniel S.... - Kirkland's Law
The usefulness of any meeting is
in inverse proportion to the attendance... - You will outgrow your
usefulness... - Mouse: A peripheral originally named "veriform appendix" because of its
functional resemblance,
renamed for its usefulness as a cat toy... - Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick
to one thing till it gets there.
Josh... - spungle n.
[Durham, UK; portmanteau, spangle +
bungle] A spangle of no actual usefulness.
Example: Roger the Bent Paperclip in Microsoft Word...
From the same category:
- Even supervising can be fun
you know... - A wise person makes his own decisions, a weak one obeys public opinion.
Chinese... - Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours.
Put things back where you found them. -- Robert... - We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.
--
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), "The... - Only a fool would stand in the way of progress.
--
Kirk, "The Ultimate Computer," stardate 4725.4...
