Category Archives: Murphy’s Law desk calendar

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

“Murphy’s Law”

January 12, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

This morning, i discovered i had gone through all of my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives — there were a number of years i did not paste any of them; now, i regret that. i decided i will go through them one more time before quitting this effort. It occurred to me i wanted my grandson to have access to them when he gets into the world of business, whatever that might be. So for one more time, here are entries from my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives thanks to Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Pipey, and cousin Nancy:

Lefty Gomez’s Law: If you don’t throw it, they can’t hit it.

Goofy guy’s apologia of Lefty Gomez’s Law: Lefty was Yogi Berra before Yogi Berra. Another one of many quotes from Lefty, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Yankees and Senators was: “One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you’ve got another shot at him.” 

“Murphy’s Law”

January 11, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Trischmann’s Paradox: A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to put in his mouth.

Goofy guy’s admission  about Trischmann’s Paradox: Flummoxed by the paradox and unable to figure out which i was, i gave up on pipe smoking before i turned thirty.

“Murphy’s Law”

January 10, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

The Sausage Principle: People who love sausage and respect the law should never watch either one being made.

Goofy guy’s observation about The Sausage Principle: Apparently, there are lots of folks who want to watch one of them being made. Not me.

“Murphy’s Law”

January 9, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Jaffe’s Law: There are some things which are impossible to know; but it is impossible to know these things.

Goofy guy’s observation about Jaffe’s Law: Now i feel better about not knowing a lot.

“Murphy’s Law”

January 8, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Heller’s Law: The first myth of management is that it exists.
Johnson’s Corollary: Nobody really know what is going on anywhere in the organization.

Goofy guy’s admission to Heller’s Law and Johnson’s Corollary: Been there; done that…i’m afraid to admit.