The longer an economic or political discussion or debate lasts, the probability of someone proclaiming "Taxes are theft" approaches one.
We were arguing about raising taxes for the millionaires, and Joe broke Harvilla's Law when he said taxes were theft and that he isn't going to let the government steal his hard earned money.
The true grandfather of jet airliners. Sure it crashed a lot due to no knowledge about metal fatigue and material science but it paved the way forward for modern jets like the Airbus A350. Once it was figured out how metal fatigue works and addressed, comets dominated the sky.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.