the basic truths of the universe
- 1
- Verbosity leads to unclear inarticulate things. (Dan's Truth)
- 2
- Elvis Presley is dead.
- 3
- The song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen makes absolutely no
sense, forward, backward, or at any speed.
- 4
- When n items of anything are needed, n-1 of them
are in stock.
- 5
- It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh
at that man. (Jack's Truth)
- 6
- You'll never get out of this life alive.
- 7
- A drunken man's words are a sober man's thoughts.
- 8
- Shit happens.
- 9
- It's it and that's that.
- 10
- The meaning of life.
(see Basic Mystery #10 )
- 11
- When the Swedish bikini team shows up, things definitely get
better.
- 12
- If you derive meaning from it, you've missed the point. (Matt's
Truth)
- 13
- Tastes great.
- 14a
- A woman searches for one man to meet her every want and need.
- 14b
- A man searches for every woman to meet his one want and need.
- 15
- If you can't understand it, it is intuitively obvious.
- 16
- In crises that force people to choose among alternative courses
of action, most people will choose the worst one possible.
- 17
- Complex problems have simple, easy to understand, wrong
answers.
- 18
- The sum of intelligence on the planet is constant; the
population is growing.
- 19
- Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment.
- 20
- Nothing outlasts the energizer bunny; it keeps going, and
going, and going....
- 21
- What we all need is our own personal lava lamp, so we can be in
it all day, and it would be interesting.
- 22
- Elvis Presley is very dead.
- 23
- No matter where you go, there you are.
- 24
- Troublesome correspondence that is postponed long enough will
eventually become irrelevant.
- 25
- Nietzche is dead --- God's Hypothesis
(see Basic Mystery #25 )
- 26
- The smallest hole will eventually empty the largest container,
unless it is made intentionally for drainage, in which case it
will clog.
- 27
- If you watch a television show twice during the year, the second
time will be a rerun of the first.
- 28
- The key to flexibility is indecision.
- 29
- You're soaking in it.
- 30
- Elvis Presley is still dead. Just accept it.
- 31a
- All humans have the ability to think.
- 31b
- Very few humans use this ability.
- 32
- You always find something in the last place you look for it.
- 33
- Kurt Cobain is not Elvis, but he is dead.
- 34
- If you want to help someone, teach them how to hate armadillos.
- 35
- The RF converter output of unit XLT-735B is set to VHF 3 prior
to shipment.
- 36
- Reality has no respect for logic.
- 37
- The secret to happiness is short-term stupid
self-interest. (Calvin's Proverb)
- 38
- If it seems too good to be true, you're sleeping.
- 39
- The owls are not what they seem.
- 40
- Paintbrushes and pianos will never go out of style.
- 41
- When you've eliminated all other possibilities, what you're
left with is no choice.
- 42
- The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and
Everything is Forty-Two.
(see Basic Mystery #42 )
- 43
- The likelihood that a substance will spill is directly
proportional to the amount of damage it would cause outside of
its container.
- 44
- The enclosed scoop holds 1/4 cup less 1 tablespoon.
- 45
- If you build it, they will come.
- 46
- It is difficult to see the obvious.
- 47
- Tests of the emergency broadcast system are far more entertaining
than 97% of television programming.
- 48
- God is an iron.
- 49
- Everything makes sense when misunderstood correctly.
- 50
- Made with Real Ingredients.
- 51
- Beavis and Butt-head are not role models.
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