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Murphy's Law of Speaking Up

"If you go ahead and say something, people will get mad and accuse you of being too bold/impudent/forward, expecting too much, or asking too many questions. But if you keep quiet, people will criticize you for being too wimpy to stand up for yourself."
As a child and teenager, people always griped at me for my speaking my mind, and so I finally got too timid to open my mouth. Nowadays, however, many folks --- including some of those very same criticizers from my youth --- tell me that I need to stick up for myself more and stop being such a wuss... can't win! Classic example of "Murphy's Law of Speaking Up", I guess.
by QuacksO June 12, 2019
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eloven

Portmanteau of da words "eleven" and "lovin'"; it's da "better than perfect" rating dat you smilingly give a sweet-natured closely-affectionate guy if he asks you how good his cuddling is "on a scale of one to ten".
Tiffany always adoringly tells me dat da quality and comforting/encouraging satisfaction of my snuggling is a "solid eloven" --- dat always makes me feel pretty good.
by QuacksO September 29, 2019
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"You can sit around at home till Doomsday and the prices at the pumps will stay fairly low, incessantly tempting you to travel. But the moment you decide to take off somewhere and head out on your trip, the price for a gallon of gas will go right through the roof!"
Gas-prices seemed fairly "stable" all summer, and so I delayed a road-trip for a while to "save up" or "accumulate" a number of errands so that hopefully my trip would be more cost-effective with regards to gas-consumption, but then when I stopped to fill up my tank in the morning when I was first heading out, the price had suddenly jumped over a quarter higher per gallon! Sounds like a classic case of "Murphy's Law of Gasoline Prices" to me!
by QuacksO September 12, 2019
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Pappaloosa

A prize stallion whose main job is to sire award-winning foals with lovely "cookies 'n' cream"-patterned coats.
Speckle-coated fillies are indeed always a joy to have around, but you'll need to add a few colts into the herd to be sure of having a Pappaloosa or two in the future to maintain the lineage when "the ladies" grow up.
by QuacksO June 23, 2019
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assalt

What your taste-buds are subjected to when you unwittingly chomp on a strip of lox when you'd assumed it was merely "regular" filleted salmon.
My crafty brother-in-law loves to prankingly slip "extreme" or "spiked" foods on me (i.e., heavily-spiced, excessive onions or vinegar, alum or teriyaki added, etc.) during our backyard barbecues; I therefore always try to remember to warily test any "unattended" plates of food with my tongue before naively taking a bite, so as not to get assalted.
by QuacksO February 11, 2020
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Henry Hugginger

A bigwig-politician character in a number of books by Beverly Cleary.
I wonder if da real-life American bureaucrat with da "lip-service" last name would have enjoyed reading da "Henry Hugginger" books?
by QuacksO October 27, 2025
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roomatism

Joint and muscle-pain caused by occupying cramped quarters.
I diligently try to behave myself so dat hopefully I won't get roomatism from having to spend extended periods in an 8X8 jail cell.
by QuacksO February 25, 2020
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