Category Archives: Murphy’s Law desk calendar

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

“Murphy’s Law”

Murphy's Law desk calendar

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

Schopenhauer’s Law of Entropy: if you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.

Goofy guy’s admiration of Schopenhauer’s Law of Entropy: This, of all the fifty years of the desk calendar Christmas gifts daily entry, is my oft repeated favorite.

“Murphy’s Law”

Murphy's Law desk calendar

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

McGee’s First Law: It’s amazing how long it takes to complete something you are not working on.

Goofy guy’s corollary to McGee’s First Law: It is even more amazing those somethings you aren’t working on have to be done before you can work on what you are working on.

“Murphy’s Law”

Murphy's Law desk calendar

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

Ruckert’s Law: There is nothing so small that it can’t be blown out of proportion.

Goofy guy’s clarification of Ruckert’s Law: This law applies to all of us all of the time and is usually activated rather than recognized and dismissed; it is a requirement to be followed by all politicians and political positions.

“Murphy’s Law”

Murphy's Law desk calendar

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

Big Al’s Law: A good solution can be successfully applied to almost any problem.

Goofy guy’s conclusion to Big Al’s Law: Big Al past away trying to clean an electrical switchboard with soap and water.