Category Archives: Murphy’s Law desk calendar

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

“Murphy’s Law”

September 25, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Mars’ Rule: An expert is anyone from out of town.

 Goofy guy’s extension to Mar’s Rule: and if they are carrying a brief case, flip chart, and slide projector, he knows all there is to know…but never really did anything.

“Murphy’s Law”

September 23, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Farmer’s Credo: Sow your wild oats on Saturday night; then on Sunday, pray for crop failure.

 Goofy guy’s objection to the Farmer’s Credo: i have never known too many farmers who lived by this law, but i have known a whole lot of other folks for whom this was a mantra. 

“Murphy’s Law”

September 22, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Rule of the Great: When people you admire appear to be thinking deep thoughts, they probably are thinking about lunch.

 Goofy guy’s codicil to Rule of the Great: And people whom you don’t particularly admire just keep talking before, during, and after eating lunch. 

“Murphy’s Law”

September 21, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Jacob’s Law: To err is human; to blame it on someone else is even more human.

 Goofy guy’s addition to Jacob’s Law: And sadly, the folks making the errors actually believe it was someone else, not them who erred. 

“Murphy’s Law”

September 11, 2019Murphy's Law desk calendarJim

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

Atwood’s Fourteenth Corollary: No books are lost by lending, except those you particularly wanted to keep.

 Goofy guy’s uber corollary to Atwood’s Fourteenth Corollary: And of course, i didn’t, as my wife reminds me every time, did not record to whom i lent…oh, about a dozen of those kind of books.