Murphy's LawFor more than a quarter of a century, Murphy's Law has provided the last word on things going wrong. Positive thinking is all very fine when the world is treating you right, but when things go awry, it's Murphy's Law that comes up with the goods-the pithy revelations and undeniable truths that document our limitless potential for misplaced insight, hopeless wit, and pessimistic wisdom. This special anniversary collection features the best of Murphy's Law--plus new 21st-century entries proving that with advances in technology, even more can go wrong. For example: No matter what goes wrong, there is always somebody who knew it would. Anything is easier to take apart than to put together. For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. The less you do, the less can go wrong. Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens. |
Contents
CYBERMURPHOLOGY | 92 |
ECONOMURPHOLOGY | 113 |
SOCIOMURPHOLOGY | 131 |
ROADSMANSHIP | 153 |
LEGAL MURPHOLOGY | 169 |
MURPHOLOGY AND THE ARTS | 186 |
TRANSCENDENTAL MURPHOLOGY | 207 |
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Murphy's Law: The 26th Anniversary Edition: The 26th Anniversary Edition Arthur Bloch Limited preview - 2003 |
Common terms and phrases
advice Arthur Bloch Axiom become believe break bureaucracy CATCHPHRASE childproof Clarke's Law committee completion component computer system Corollary cost directly proportional easier error everything exam experiment fall Finagle's fool HIERARCHIOLOGY Hofstadter's Law important impossible Internet inversely proportional Jones's Law Lament Law Never Law No matter Law of Automotives Law of Large Law of Politics Law of Relativity Law of Revision Law You never lawyer Lawyer Joke least Lemma less looks lost Maxim mistake move MURPHology Murphy Observation Parkinson's Law Particle Physics percent person Peter Principle possible Postulate Principle Never problem Programming Repair Research Rule schedule screws Second Law Software bugs solution someone stupidity takes task Theorem theory there's Things Go Wrong Third Law tion tool truth Uncertainty Principle varies inversely waiting worse worst Wright Field Young's Law