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Murphy’s law
« on: February 13, 2021, 03:56:38 PM »
Law of Mechanical Repair- After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2021, 03:57:35 PM »
Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe.
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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2021, 03:58:10 PM »
Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2021, 03:58:51 PM »
Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal; someone always answers.
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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2021, 03:59:29 PM »
Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now.
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« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2021, 04:00:05 PM »
Law of the Bath  - When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring.
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« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2021, 04:01:02 PM »
Law of Close Encounters - The probability of meeting someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2021, 04:02:49 PM »
Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, IT WILL!!!

Corollary: when you want to show it’s running, it won’t.
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« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2021, 04:03:31 PM »
Law of Biomechanics- The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
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« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2021, 04:04:25 PM »
Law of the Theater & Hockey Arena - At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance.

The aisle people are very surly folk.
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« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2021, 04:05:02 PM »
The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2021, 04:05:46 PM »
The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
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« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2021, 04:06:20 PM »
Law of Lockers - If there are only 2 people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.
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« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2021, 04:06:59 PM »
Law of Physical Surfaces - 
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.
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« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2021, 04:07:34 PM »
Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible IF you don't know what you are talking about.
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« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2021, 04:08:25 PM »
Law of Physical Appearance - If the clothes fit, they're ugly.
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« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2021, 04:09:08 PM »
Law of Public Speaking -- A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FEET!
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« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2021, 04:09:48 PM »
Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it OR the store will stop selling it!
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2021, 04:10:36 PM »
Doctors' Law - If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there, you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment and you'll stay sick.
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2021, 05:37:27 AM »
Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe.

Yep, had that happen to me a few days ago. Putting on crash bars on my motorcycle after some routine maintenance (this after putting back on the plastic fairing which comes in 7 different parts and is notoriously difficult), a castle nut fell down in the bottom part of the fairing. Had to take that plastic all the way down again (took about an hour) to retrieve that nut, another hour putting it all back together again, and then finish putting on the crash bars. Managed not to drop the castle nut this time.....
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2021, 03:42:21 PM »
Yep, had that happen to me a few days ago. Putting on crash bars on my motorcycle after some routine maintenance (this after putting back on the plastic fairing which comes in 7 different parts and is notoriously difficult), a castle nut fell down in the bottom part of the fairing. Had to take that plastic all the way down again (took about an hour) to retrieve that nut, another hour putting it all back together again, and then finish putting on the crash bars. Managed not to drop the castle nut this time.....

Ya mean you didn’t just turn the bike upside down and shake it?
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2021, 06:08:29 PM »
Law of unintended consequences- It wasn't suppose to do that.

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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2021, 06:09:44 PM »
Murphy's law collateral- Murphy as an optimist.

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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2021, 06:37:27 PM »
Finagle's Law:  Matter is perverse

Murphy's guide to the sciences:

* If it bleeds, it is biology
* If it stinks, it is chemistry
* If it doesn't work, it is physics.
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Re: Murphy’s law
« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2021, 06:39:32 PM »
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