Category Archives: Murphy’s Law desk calendar

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

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October 8, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Grelb’s Reminder: Eighty percent of all people consider themselves to be above average drivers.

 Goofy guy’s augmentations to Grelb’s Reminder: …and only one percent actually are…and that may be too high of an estimate…and i confess i’m in the eighty percent, not in the one percent.

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October 2, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Golub’s Third Law of Computerdom: The effort required to correct course increases geometrically with time.

 Goofy guy’s redirection of Golub’s Third Law of Computerdom: This law is more applicable to conning ships at sea.. not to mention just about every other thing in life.

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September 30, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

O’Brien’s Law: Nothing is ever done for the right reason.

 Goofy guy’s corollary to O’Brien’s Law: Anything begun because of the right reason will not turn out right in the end.

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September 29, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Kovac’s Conundrum: When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

 Goofy guy’s addition to Kovac’s Conundrum: And you never get to talk to the person you called. 

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September 25, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

The Smiths’ Law: No real problem has a solution.

 Goofy guy’s evidence of The Smiths’ Law: Current politics.