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#4711 |  | Unnamed Law: If it happens, it must be possible.
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#4712 |  | untold wealth, n.: What you left out on April 15th.
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#4713 |  | User n.: A programmer who will believe anything you tell him.
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#4714 |  | user, n.: The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot." -- Dave Barry, "Claw Your Way to the Top"
[I always thought "computer professional" was the phrase hackers used when they meant "idiot." Ed.]
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#4715 |  | vacation, n.: A two-week binge of rest and relaxation so intense that it takes another 50 weeks of your restrained workaday life-style to recuperate.
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#4716 |  | Vail's Second Axiom: The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the amount of work already completed.
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#4717 |  | Van Roy's Law: An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.
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#4718 |  | Van Roy's Law: Honesty is the best policy - there's less competition.
Van Roy's Truism: Life is a whole series of circumstances beyond your control.
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#4719 |  | Vanilla, adj.: Ordinary flavor, standard. See FLAVOR. When used of food, very often does not mean that the food is flavored with vanilla extract! For example, "vanilla-flavored won ton soup" (or simply "vanilla won ton soup") means ordinary won ton soup, as opposed to hot and sour won ton soup.
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#4720 |  | Velilind's Laws of Experimentation: (1) If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only once. (2) If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points.
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