Thursday, March 02, 2006

Murphy's Laws

1. If anything can go wrong, it will.

2. If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the first one to go wrong.

3. If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

4. If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.

5. Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.

6. If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

7. Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.

8. Mother nature is a bitch.


O'Toole's Commentary on Murphy's Laws
Murphy was an optimist.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Missed possibly the most important aspect of Murphy's prime law - "If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong - AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME"

Sal said...

And you say I'm cynical. Tsk, Dr Jackson. Sx

Anonymous said...

Hi James,

Have thought of another one for you:

COLES LAW: Thinly sliced cabbage.