Murphy's Laws - The reasons why things go wrong

• Have you ever been caught in the shower when the phone rings? You quickly finish the shower, towel down and run to the phone and pick it up – just here the sound of the receiver being put down at the other end?
• Have you ever been put on hold by a theatre’s phone booking service, and just as you put it down in disgust, you hear the voice at the other end, but it’s too late?
• If you drop a sandwich, why do both slices separate and fall so that the buttered sides on both are facing down?
• Why do you always just miss the last bus, catch a taxi, only to find a special service speed right past you minutes later?
• Have you ever felt that your life was a sort of divine conspiracy, orchestrated from above, making things go wrong at just the right time so as to inflict the maximum damage?
• Are you resigned to fate? Or resigned to screaming “Why me?” to an unoffending wall?

Don’t Worry – you’re not alone

Welcome to the domain of Murphy’s Law, that sacred tenet that so many people hold dear – because they have given up trying to hold on to anything else.
Murphy’s Law, simply stated, goes somewhat as follows:

“If anything can go wrong, it will”


There are many statements and corollaries of Murphy's Law, here are some of my favorites:

Murphy's Law :
"If anything can go wrong, it will"

O'Toole's Commentary on Murphy's Law:
"Murphy was an optimist"

Goldberg's Commentary on O'Toole's Commentary on Murphy's Law:
"O'Toole was an optimist"

Boling's Postulate:
"If you're feeling good...don't worry, you'll get over it."

White's Statement:
"Don't lose heart..."

Owen's Commentary on White's Statement:
"...they might want to cut it out..."

Byrd's addition to Owen's Commentary on White's Statement:
"...and the want to avoid a lengthy search"

Etorre's Observation:
"The other line moves faster"

O'Brien's variation of Etorre's Observation:
"If you change lines, the line you just left will start to move faster"

Kenton's Corollary
"Switching back screws up both lines and makes everyone angry"

Ginsberg's Theorems:

1. You can't win
2. You can't break even
3. You can't quit the game

Freeman's Commentary on Ginsberg's Theorems:
"Every major philospohy that tries to make life sound meaningful is based on the negation of one part of Ginsberg's Theorem :

1. Capitalism is based on the assumption that you can win
2. Socialism is based on the assumption that you can break even
3. Mysticism is based on the assumption that you can quit the game

Impressed? This collection, however, cannot remotely be called a complete set of Murphy's Laws: There are much more, these are just the few I chose to fit on sheets of paper.

Do you want more? - Tell me - Comment

Here's one more one liner to bide you over till my next Edition

The Murphy Phliosophy:
"Smile...Tomorrow will be worse"