By the way, it's not true. Even though I am an incredibly handsome and wealthy individual, I do not wish to marry. (Form an orderly queue here ladies...)
If you start a thread with a joke about wooden bikes it will run for far longer than you ever anticipated...
If you have something which is half an inch too long, once you cut half an inch off, it will be half an inch too short
When you put a 1st class stamp on a letter it'll arrive in good time with no drama. When you post signed for delivery to ensure it gets there, it doesn't. Bastards.