Universal truths

1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones.

2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying.

4) Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel really manly.

5) You’re never quite sure whether it’s against the law or not to have a fire in your back garden.

6) Nobody ever dares make cup-a-soup in a bowl.

7) The smaller the monkey the more it looks like it would kill you at the first given opportunity.

8) Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee, flushed half way through and then raced against the flush.

9) Its impossible to look cool whilst picking up a Frisbee.

10) Old ladies can eat more than you think.

11) You can’t respect a man who carries a dog.

12) Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their arm broken by a swan.

13) You’ve turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood specifically to stir paint with.

14) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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  1. The REAL Universal Truths:

    Smith’s Universal Truths

    A universal truth is something that’s true at all times for all people. Here are a few.

    1. Beware of any project that starts with the words, “Remove old finish.”

    2. True happiness is finding someone who will tolerate you. The first step in finding that person is admitting that you need some tolerating.

    3. If you wonder why something is the way it is; learn who’s making money from it being that way.

    4. If it ain’t chocolate, it ain’t dessert. Banana cream pie, for example, is just another part of the meal like the green beans or asparagus.

    5. Whenever someone tells you they are doing something “for your own good,” you can be certain that you won’t like it. Furthermore, they will expect you to pay for it. If they’re “protecting your morals,” you’ll have to pay double.

    6. Not all lawyers should be shot. Some should be hanged.

    7. Beliefs, no matter how sincerely held, do not alter facts.

    8. Nothing is so perfect that someone, somewhere, won’t hate it.

    9. Real knowledge is knowing where to find the answers.

    10. The world is run by the people that show up.

    11. Information is not knowledge anymore than loose ingredients are a cake.

    12. Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three rights make a left.

    13. Intellectualism must not be confused with wisdom.

    14. A problem with doing anything right the first time is that no one knows how difficult it was.

    15. Few things in life succeed as well as a power-off reset.

    16. The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation.

    17. The most popular human pastime is denial.

    18. Forgiveness is easier to obtain than permission.

    19. Any solution proposed by a politician will contain more problems than it solves.

    20. Don’t worry, you’re not the first.

    21. You can have it if you’re willing to pay for it.

    22. Man’s most precious possessions are his delusions. No power equals that of self-deception.

    23. An entity that cannot laugh at itself has planted the seeds of its own destruction.

    24. We earn our appellations by our conduct.

    25. Any statement containing the words, “if everyone” will be void of logical content.

    26. Excuses are easier than action.

    27. The most difficult human task is thinking before speaking or acting.

    28. To most people, personal convenience is more important than courtesy or respect for others.

    29. If something “goes without saying” you can be sure that someone will say it.

    30. Sometimes it’s harder to sell the truth than it is a lie.

    32. Local customs are not laws of nature. – Marcus Aurelius

    33. The human race will never be truly free as long as it willingly submits to the tyranny of religion.

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