From my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives thanks to Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Pipey, and cousin Nancy:
Weatherwax’s Postulate: The degree to which you overreact to information will be in inverse proportion to its accuracy.
Goofy guy’s Analysis of Weatherwax’s Postulate: In these times, it seems everyone is reacting in accordance with this postulate regardless of where the information is coming from. Exponentially.
From my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives thanks to Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Pipey, and cousin Nancy:
Jaffe’s Precept: There are some things which are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know these things.
Goofy guy’s Pronouncement about Jaffe’s Precept: And in these times of pestilence, it appears most of the media (and many others) have ignored this precept.
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 Exception to Lefty Gomez’s Law: When i pitched, they hit everything…even if i didn’t throw it.
From my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives thanks to Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Pipey, and cousin Nancy:
Theory of Selective Supervision: The one time in the day you lean back and relax is the one time the Boss walks through the office.
Goofy guy’s amendment to the Theory of Selective Supervision: For some subordinates i have had, the time i could walk through when they were relaxing was every time.
From my “Murphy’s Law” desk calendar archives thanks to Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Pipey, and cousin Nancy:
Green’s Law of Debate: Anything is possible if you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Goofy guy’s realization of Green’s Law of Debate: Every presidential debate ever.