Category Archives: Murphy’s Law desk calendar

A curation of Murphy’s Law saying from over the years.

“Murphy’s Law”

From my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives thanks to Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Pipey, and cousin Nancy:

Wethern’s Law of Suspended Judgement: Assumption is the mother of all screwups.

Goofy guy’s recall of Wethern’s Law: Best explained by Tony Randall’s character Felix Unger in the “Odd Couple” television series during a courtroom scene when Felix wrote “Assume” on the flip chart, divided it into his syllabic breakdown, and proclaimed, “‘Ass-u-me’ makes an ass out of you and me.”

“Murphy’s Law”

From my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives thanks to Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Pipey, and cousin Nancy:

Fifth Law of Unreliability: To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.

Goofy guy’s comment on the Fifth Law of Unreliability: This human can foul things up exponentially when he has a computer.

“Murphy’s Law”

From my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives thanks to Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Pipey, and cousin Nancy:

Cornuelle’s Law: Authority tends to assign jobs to those least able to do them.

Goofy guy’s disagreement concerning Cornuelle’s Law:  When i was loaded down with a whole bunch of tasks because of my position on a staff, my friend and Admin Officer Al Pavich asked my boss why he kept giving me more things to do; the boss replied, “If you want something to get done, you give it to the busiest worker.”