Definitions by QuacksO
fastenation
Every time I stroll down the nut 'n' bolt aisle in the hardware store, I hafta consciously keep my mind on my task at hand so that I don't let my fastenation with all those chrome-shiny doo-dads distract me and hold me up for half an hour.
fastenation by QuacksO March 10, 2019
Mount Pelé
Volcanic peak on Martinique Island, named after famous football athelete Edson Arantes do Nascimento.
I suppose that Mr. Nascimento might indeed feel honored to have Mount Pelé named after him, but I would consider it a dubious honor, considering how much destruction this infamous smoking cauldron of Hell has created.
Mount Pelé by QuacksO March 9, 2019
Murphy's Law of Exceptions
"You can follow an 'unpopular' method or procedure 'till da cows come home' and nothing unusual will ever happen to 'justify' or 'vindicate' your unorthodox actions (and you'll likely get continually criticized by others for your chosen behavior), but then the ONE TIME when you eventually 'cave' and actually DO happen to follow the 'standard' or 'acceptable' protocol, THAT'S the solitary 'rogue occasion' when disaster will happen to strike --- something really bad will happen that would not have occurred if you had simply continued to follow your own 'pet' procedure that had seemed better/safer to begin with!"
My "super-long-term-driving-experienced" aunt had gotten fed up with my "back-seat driver" attempts to be helpful by telling her about vehicles that I'd see moving around fairly near our position when we'd be travelling someplace in her car, and so she had eventually asked me to just keep quiet and let here handle the driving herself. Well, of course, within a day or two, Murphy's Law of Exceptions decided to turn and bite me in da butt --- due to a view-obstructing sidewalk-mounted ad-sign, my aunt didn't notice an approaching car, but I did... naturally, that was the ONE TIME that I **didn't** tell her about it because she'd specifically asked me to keep my trap shut on instances like that, and so I'd ASSUMED (there's that word again!) that she'd observed the vehicle bearing down on the intersection. Well, as you might expect, we crashed, and there were multiple injuries in the other car! Can't win...!
Murphy's Law of Exceptions by QuacksO March 9, 2019