butter-side-down
Dutch translation: Napels de Italiaanse stad waar alles fout gaat wat fout kan gaan
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|  Selected response from: Nicolo United Kingdom Local time: 13:25 | |||
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| 5 +1 | Napels de Italiaanse stad waar alles fout gaat wat fout kan gaan |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Napels de Italiaanse stad waar alles fout gaat wat fout kan gaan Explanation: ... toast sliding off a plate or table has a natural tendency to land butter side down, thus providing prima facie evidence for Murphy's Law: "If something can go ... ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rajm/toast.htm Reference: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rajm/toast.htm |
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24 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1
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