Month: March 2007
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Murphy’s Laws of Sewing
Fusible interfacings always fuse to the iron.The serger only eats the customer’s garment.If you need 6 buttons, you will find 5 in your button box.The seam you meant to rip out is invariably the other one.When you are in a hurry, the needle eye is always too small.The fabric you forgot to pre-shrink will always…
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Office Math 101
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?We have all been to those meetings where someone wants over 100%. How about achieving 103%?Here’s a little math that might prove helpful.If the alphabet is represented as:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Then:HARDWORKTotal811842315181198%KNOWLEDGETotal1114152312547596%But,ATTITUDETotal120209202145100%And,BULLSHITTotal2211212198920103%So, it stands to reason that hard work and knowledge will get you close, attitude will…
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Welcome
There are two types of people—those who come into a room and say, “Well, here I am!” and those who come in and say, “Ah, there you are.”Frederick L Collins
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Science
Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.Jules Verne
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Who understands men?
The nice men are ugly.The handsome men are not nice.The handsome and nice men are gay.The handsome, nice and heterosexual men are married.The men who are not so handsome, but are nice men, have no money.The men who are not so handsome, but are nice men with money think we are only after their money.The…