I thought I would start a topic that should be fun - Variations on Murphy's Law and other things we have learned!

Since I am starting this topic, I'm going to start!

Chaunte

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"Da Rules"

Murphy's Law: What ever can go wrong will go wrong.

O'Toole's Commentary:  Murphy was an optimist.

Finangles 1st Law:  The probability of something going wrong is directly proportional to the importance of someone watching.

Finangles 2nd Law:  The part that breaks is the one guaranteed not to fail.

Watch your six.  (As in watch what is coming up behind you...)

The three most useless things for a pilot
                                         - Altitude above you.
                                         - Runway behind you
                                         - A tenth of a second ago.

From Murphy's Laws of Combat: 
                    Friendly Fire isn't.
                    If you are ahead of your line, supporting artillery will fall short
                    The diversionary skirmish you are ignoring is actually the main assault.
                    Remember: your weapon was built by the lowest bidder.


What else?

No matter how many times you cut a board it is still too short.

36 - 14 = 24    Yes, I know it does.  Until the project is done and then 36 -14 =32

If there is wet finish, a fly will find it.

1 mile in the Sierra trail network equals 3 miles on a road.

It always clouds up on new moon weekends.

If you wash your car, it will rain for 3 minutes.

Cindi

Ahh!  Good ol' Murphy!

Here's one - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.

Words to live by, by golly!
helen

so bad it would make you wish you were dead...... or if your a clear minded thinker, wish the person causeing you all the grief was dead instead.....(paraphrased from Douglas Adams)

Yeah, Douglas Adams!  I'm such a geek, I love Hitchiker's Guide!

Here's another law.

Kelly and Jocelyn's Law of Girlfriend Gravity

Girlfriend Gravity is a force which holds one down to the spot where one's girlfriend has spent the most time. If you're lucky, it's the bed.     

The amount of Girlfriend Gravity is directly relative to the amount of appeal the girlfriend possesses added to the total amount of time the girlfriend spent in that location. 

Girlfriend Gravity will dissipate at a rate proportional to the amount of time the girlfriend spent in the affected area.

For example:  Jocelyn slept in the bed for eight hours.  I couldn't make myself leave the bed for 4hrs and would've felt inclined to stay in the bed for 4 more hours had she not dragged me out.

It is generally believed that Boyfriend Gravity works the same way, but there is no conclusive evidence at this time that Boyfriend Gravity exists.  Further studies are planned at an undisclosed time.

And then there is the law of lateral gravity:  At any school function with kids 8th grade or younger, gravity will pull the girls to one wall and the boys to a wall exactly opposite from the girls.

This force tends to disapate as the students get older.

Chaunte