Category Archives: Murphy’s Law desk calendar

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

“Murphy’s Law”

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”

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”

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. 

“Murphy’s Law”

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

Wethern’s Law of Suspended Judgement: Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups.
 Goofy guy’s reflection on Wethern’s Law of Suspended Judgement: i have witnessed and even contributed to many assumptions, and by golly, they were all mothers of screw-ups.