1,001 Logical Laws, Accurate Axioms, Profound Principles, Trusty Truisms, Homey Homilies, Colorful Corollaries, Quotable Quotes, and Rambunctious Ruminations for All Walks of Life

by Gordon Bennett, George Booth (Illustrator)

Here's a witty, outrageous little opus full of maxims, proverbs, and aphorisms, whimsically illustrated by New Yorker cartoonist George Booth, that will arm the weak at heart with the proper perspective - and the sense of humor - to cope with life's daily insanities - in short, some hard-earned pieces of wisdom for all walks of life.

Samples: Radar's Fundamental Truth: The grass is brown on both sides of the fence. Kopchas Rule: There is always one more son of a b**** than you counted on. Van Roy's Rumination: Fools rush in where fools have been before. The Law of Probable Dispersal: Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. Jones's Motto: Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate. Preston's Axiom: Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid altogether.

Genres: Humor

189 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very exciting...

[James Swenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't count all 1001, and they're not numbered, but a few are repeated.

The most interesting aspect is that the "laws" in question are given names; this is often the best part of the law, and often the most irritating.

The good ones are like this:
"Utz's Second Law of Computer Programming: Any given program costs more and takes longer."

The bad ones are like this:
"Keegan's Corollary: Many Irishmen grow grapes, for raisins of their own."

The worst one, which appears near the end (p. 170), is objectively false, and retroactively ruins the experience of reading the book, is:
"Simmon's Law: The desire for racial integration increases with the square of the distance from the actual effect."

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Marcus Devin]

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