Murphy's Law of "Junk"

"You can hold onto something for decades, and neither you nor anyone else will ever have a use for it, but then just as soon as you throw it out, either you will suddenly need it for something, or --- even more 'painful' --- **someone else** will come to you and humbly ask, 'Do you happen to have an extra ___?'" Rrrrrggggghhhhh----!!!

I'd had a couple of old 55-gallon oil-drums stashed in da garage for da past thirty years --- my grampa had given 'em to me when he and Gram were downsizing to move into an assisted-living apartment --- and they'd just sat there and gathered dust in da corner all that time. But then just two days --- TWO STINKIN' DAYS!! --- after I'd sent 'em to da crusher for recycling, a low-income neighbor dropped by and asked me if he could have them to use as burn-barrels --- guess dat was a classic case of Murphy's Law of "Junk" at work!!

by QuacksO July 24, 2018

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Junk Food Storytelling

When you rehash an old story, again and again, but nothing is added to the story. It is just another reHASH of the characters doing the same thing, over and over again. It adds nothing, but might be brighter and more full of fluff than anything with any semblance of character development. How many times do we have to see The Phoenix Saga done?

Watching X-Men:Apocalypse makes me sad, the level of Junk Food Storytelling is pathetic, and just to give the actor a softball role to play.

by WarbearPrime June 19, 2024

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