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The amount of trash accumulated within the space occupied is exponentially proportional to the number of living bodies that enter and leave within any given amount of time.
The amount of wind varies inversely with the number and experience of the crew.
-- Deal's Sailing Law...
The amount of work done varies inversely with the amount of time spent in the office.
-- Cropp's Law...
The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the amount of work already completed.
-- Vail's Second Axiom...
The Analytical Engine weaves Algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.
-- Ada Augusta, Countess of Lovelace [the first programmer]...
The Anarchists' [national] anthem is an international anthem that consists of 365 raspberries blown in very quick succession to the tune of "Camptown Races".
Nobody has to stand up for it, nobody ha...
The ancient and honorable. -- Old Testament -- Isaiah ix, 15
The ancient sage who concocted the maxim, "Know Thyself" might have added, "Don't Tell Anyone!
-- H. F. Henrich...
The Android greets his friends politely And veils behind his lowered lids The jealousy which plagues him nightly Because he can't have sex, or kids.

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