Subject: Problems » Accidents (Page 3)

Experience varies directly with equipment ruined.

The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

A dropped object will fall with an acceleration of 32 feet per second per second, and if it is your wallet, it will make every effort to land in a public toilet.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

After you've heard two eyewitness accounts of an automobile accident, you begin to worry about history.

(1953 – ) comedian & actor

Man is the only kind of varmint who sets his own trap, baits it, then steps on it.

(1902 – 1968) novelist

If it jams, force it; if it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

Bare feet magnetize sharp metal objects so they always point upwards from the floor… especially in the dark.

The leading cause of hot air balloon crashes is blowing an open flame into a f**king cloth balloon with a basket attached.

(1973 – ) American writer, stand-up comedian, actor, director & producer

You can always hit what you don't aim at.

I am a poor man, but I have this consolation: I am poor by accident, not by design.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road; they get run over.

(1897 – 1960) Welsh labor leader & politician

Men still die with their boots on, but usually one boot is on the accelerator.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

I broke a leg one time… spilled coffee all over.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

A dropped power tool will always land on the concrete instead of the soft ground (if outdoors) or the carpet (if indoors) – unless it is running, in which case it will fall on something it can damage (like your foot).

If a dish is dropped while removing it from the cupboard, it will hit the sink, breaking the dish and chipping or denting the sink in the process.