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Laws of Probability

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Laws of Probability

Garrett in Victoria BC

>1. Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee.

2. Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

3. Law of probability: The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

4. Law of the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

5. Law of the Alibi: If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.

6. Variation Law: If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now. (Works every time).

7. Bath Theorem: When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

8. Law of Close Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

9. Law of the Result: When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

10. Law of Biomechanics: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

11. Theater Rule: At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

12. Law of Coffee: As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something, which will last until the coffee is cold.

13. Murphy's! Law of Lockers: If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

14. Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich of landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness, color and cost of the carpet/rug.

15. Law of Location: No matter where you go, there you are.

16. Law of Logical Argument: Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.

17. Brown's Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly.

18. Oliver's Law: A closed mouth gathers no feet.

19. Wilson's Law: As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

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Denis Ch�nard, Orl�ans, Ont.

>Regarding #14, there was a study done years ago to detemine the physics of buttered bread favoring falling buttered face down, or something of the kind. IIRC that study was nominated for the IgNobel prize :-)

DC

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Ellis Walentine

I'd call these Murphy's Rules :-)

Ellis Walentine

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Law #20...

Ray Newman

>Sh*t happens & @ the most inopportune time(s).

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DB

>If the government says a project will only cost a certian amount then it will cost at least twice that amount by the time it is finished.

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As long as we're doing this...

J D Thomas

>my semi-favorite Murphy's Law:

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time.

And that is sufficient.

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Keep in mind Murphy was an optimist.

Dave Smith, Longview, WA

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Even more likely...

Rob Lee

>If the government says a project will only cost a certian amount then it will cost at least twice that amount by the time it is CANCELLED"

:)

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