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Magary's Principle: When there is a public outcry to cut deadwood and fat from any government bureaucracy, it is the deadwood and the fat that do the cutting, and the public's services are cut.
Magic is always the best solution -- especially reliable magic.
Magnet, n.: Something acted upon by magnetism. Magnetism, n.
Something acting upon a magnet....
MAGNOCARTIC: Any automobile that, when left unattended, attracts shopping carts.
-- "Sniglets", Rich Hall & Friend...
magnocartic, adj: Any automobile that, when left unattended, attracts shopping carts.
-- Rich Hall, "Snigle...
MAGPIE: A bird whose thievish disposition suggested to someone that it might be taught to talk.
-- A. Bierce...
MAIDEN AUNT: A girl who never had the sense to say "uncle.
Maiden, n: A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime.
The genus has a wide geographical distribution, being found wherever sought and deplored wh...
Maier's Law: If the facts do not conform to the theory, they must be disposed of.
-- N.R. Maier, "American Psychologist", March 1960 Corollarie...
Main's Law: For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

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