Murphy's Law of Spares

"If you buy just one of something, you will surely break it almost immediately, but if you buy one or more "spare" items to have "just in case", your "initial" item will miraculously escape damage no matter how many mishaps you endure, and thus those duplicate items will merely gather dust in the garage or at the back of your desk-drawer."

I have always tried to handle objects gently and carefully, but due to extreme forgetfulness and physical/mental/emotional infirmities, I tend to "be rough on my stuff" --- sitting/stepping on unobserved items, blundering into objects as I'm groggily stumbling to the bathroom in the middle of the night, soiling items or spilling/dropping stuff, etc., and so I occasionally attempt to "prepare for the future" by acquiring spares of the types of items which I typically seem to damage or break; only prob is that just as soon as I do "lay in for a rainy day" like that, the "currently-being-used" object that I had been procuring said spares for NEVER SEEMS TO ACTUALLY SUSTAIN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, and so all of those extras that I'd carefully tucked away just "sit there for decades"... talk about a classic case of "Murphy's Law of Spares"!

by QuacksO November 23, 2018

spare tire date

An extension of the Third wheel. A person who is in a room full of people who are either occupied by, or attained to the opposite sex. Usually tagged along as a "Spare tire," while couples or touchy friends cuddle during a movie, gala, event.

"One night we were together, I just sat there, it was like a spare tire date."

by Mrfantastic September 14, 2013

strike-spare

1) Both a strike and a spare in one frame
2) When in bowling, your first ball is a gutter and your second ball knocks down all of the pins.

Tom covered up his gutter ball with a strike-spare.

by ProBowler77 March 4, 2019

Spare change voice

When your girlfriend has been on mad one for days and her voice has finally given. So now you can finally be brave and wind her up properly , as there is no consequence for you current self, but for you future self, of whom you empathize but self destructively cannot save, much like your partners voice.

Shut up with that spare change voice. I didn't care then , and I don't now , setal petal. If you want to use your mouth you can Nosh us off like a good crackhead, as your ears are sick of your own voice box, and that's why it's cut out.

And I swear if your spastic ass hits me one more time, you will Mr Tumble down those stairs.
(Clap between syllables towards her towards the end to add in a little phizaz women love it)

by Pom123 April 8, 2022

[spare tire]

the "fat boner" that is created when the waist band of one's pants are rather snug; the bulge of fat below the waistband of a pair of tight pants

faloner come in various sizes and often take years to grow to a respectable size

good places to spot faloners are usually the isles of walmart, dollar stores, and fast food resturants

These pants really accentuate my faloner.

That girl's faloner jiggles nicely while she dances.

She doesnt have a fat stomach, she has a nice faloner.

Thats not just any spare tire, thats an amazing faloner.

by poopshaft24 January 2, 2009

Spare Pin

In bowling, when you knock down 9 pins on your first throw and there is only one pin left, that is the "spare pin"

I can get a spare but I have to knock down the spare pin.

by k-ped April 10, 2021

spare bulk products

The leftover bulk products your mom always has from Sam's Club. 40 rolls of toilet paper, 8 rolls of paper towels, 4 tubes of toothpaste, etc. Usually occupies a hall or bathroom closet.

"Oh we're out of toilet paper? Just check the spare bulk products closet in the bathroom."

by KDAVE. September 20, 2009