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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    One might also say that an unlikely event will happen "on the 32nd of the month". To express indefinite postponement, you might say that an event is deferred "to the [Greek] Calends" (see Latin). A less common expression used to point out someone's wishful thinking is Αν η γιαγιά μου είχε καρούλια, θα ήταν ...

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Do not let the grass grow beneath (one's) feet; Do not look a gift horse in the mouth; Do not make a mountain out of a mole hill; Do not meet troubles half-way; Do not put all your eggs in one basket; Do not put the cart before the horse; Do not put too many irons in the fire; Do not put new wine into old bottles

  4. “I Thought It Was Normal”: 46 Weird And Disturbing Rules ...

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    Image credits: Laura Gustafson #5. We had a couch in the living room. But the living room was carpeted so I was not allowed to walk on the carpet. And thus I was not allowed to sit on the couch.

  5. Planning fallacy - Wikipedia

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    In a 1994 study, 37 psychology students were asked to estimate how long it would take to finish their senior theses.The average estimate was 33.9 days. They also estimated how long it would take "if everything went as well as it possibly could" (averaging 27.4 days) and "if everything went as poorly as it possibly could" (averaging 48.6 days).

  6. Murphy's law - Wikipedia

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    Murphy's law [a] is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.".. Though similar statements and concepts have been made over the course of history, the law itself was coined by, and named after, American aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr.; its exact origins are debated, but it is generally agreed it originated from Murphy and his team ...

  7. “Biden is doing everything possible to make the TRANSITION as difficult [as] possible, from Lawfare such as has never been seen before, to costly and ridiculous Executive Orders on the Green New ...

  8. Wikipedia:Saying something doesn't make it so - Wikipedia

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    In regards to content and sources, the least effective thing one can do is to simply assert over and over, "X is/isn't true," or "X is/isn't a reliable source." Empty assertions, are never convincing. These statements do not make themselves true, no matter how many times you say them. Empty assertions usually result in escalation of conflicts.

  9. 21 Vintage Photos of Christmas Window Displays From the Last ...

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    Toy Shop: 1937. Although, we're not sure which story this is, it's clearly one filled with lots and lots of toys. Here, a little girl lovingly points to a baby doll in a window.