MURPHY'S LAW
If anything can go wrong, it will.
O'TOOLE'S COMMENTARY
Murphy was an optimist.
MURPHY'S FOURTH COROLLARY
Whenever you set out to do something,
something else must be done first.
MURPHY'S CONSTANT
Matter will be damaged in direct proportion
to its value.
HILL'S COMMENTARIES ON MURPHY'S LAW
1.If we have much to lose by having things go wrong,
take all possible care.
2.If we have nothing to lose, relax.
3.If we have everything to gain, relax.
4.If it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.
BOLING'S POSTULATE
If you're feeling good, don't worry.
you'll get over it.
CHISHOLM'S COMMENTARY
Anytime things appear to be going better,
you have overlooked something.
SCOTT'S SECOND LAW
When an error has been detected and corrected
it will be found to have been correct in the first place.
FINAGLE'S THIRD LAW
In any collection of data, the figure most
obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.
GUMPERSON'S LAW
The probability of anything happening is in
inverse ratio to its desirability.
ISSAWI'S LAWS OF PROGRESS
The Course of Progress:
Most things get steadily worse.
The Path of Progress:
A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.
MURPHY'S LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
Things get worse under pressure.
GINSBERG'S THEOREM
1. You can't win
2. You can't break even.
3. You can't even quit the game.
ZYMURGY'S FIRST LAW OF EVOLVING
(System Dynamics:)
Once you open a can of worms, the only way to recan them
is to use a larger can.
NON-RECIPROCAL LAWS OF EXPECTATIONS
Negative expectations yield negative results.
Positive expectations yield negative results.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE LAW
You never find an article until
you replace it.
HARTLEY'S LAW FOR LOVERS
Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.
THE SAUSAGE PRINCIPLE
People who love sausage and respect
the law should never watch either one being made.
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