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Taking a Closer Look at Murphy’s Law and who Murphy was
Thanks Murphy – your laws have
helped me to understand what happened yesterday!!!!
Arrgh!!!
You were right Murphy – it did
go wrong and wouldn’t work when I MOST NEEDED IT!
Who was Murphy anyway and how
did he get so famous?
He was a real person that
served as an Air Force Captain for the United States. He was working on a project that was testing
the G Force effects on humans during sudden deceleration.
Someone goofed up on a wiring
connection of a certain part and he cursed and said, “If there is any way to do
it wrong, he’d find it.” – referring to a fellow worker.
As I read the account of Mr.
Murphy and his life I caught some other facts of what he was and what
happened to him…
Like… How did Mr. Murphy die?
Answer – “One dark evening (in the
U.S.), Mr. Murphy's car ran out of gas. As he hitchhiked to a gas station,
while facing traffic and wearing white, he was struck from behind by a British
tourist who was driving on the wrong side of the road.”
Like… The Brits think that Murphy’s Law is an Irish joke – the Irish are
the butt of many jokes… In Canada it would likely be the “Newfie’s Law”.
Murphy may not be the first person to utter this Law… but rather his
name should be “Sod” – in Britain any poor guy that did something stupid or
wrong was a “poor sod”. So it could be
called “Sod’s Law” as well – according to some sources.
The funny part is that Murphy’s Law has now been defined and redefined
over and over again… as a study in human nature. In all likelihood someone has been granted
their Doctorate in Murphy’s Law – somewhere – sometime.
Murphy’s Law has morphed and gone in a hundred ways different from the
original utterance. For example…
If anything can go wrong, it will
Corollary: It can (Corollary sent by Dr. Allen Roberds)
Corollary: It should Corollary sent by Earl R. Johnson (MacGillicuddy's Corollary: At the most inopportune time)
Extension: it will be all your fault, and everyone will know it. (Extension sent by Dean A. Izett)
Corollary: It can (Corollary sent by Dr. Allen Roberds)
Corollary: It should Corollary sent by Earl R. Johnson (MacGillicuddy's Corollary: At the most inopportune time)
Extension: it will be all your fault, and everyone will know it. (Extension sent by Dean A. Izett)
I add this…
The Husband’s Law… as defined by his wife and known deeply by the man – ahem…
“If anything can go wrong, it will be all your fault, and everyone will know it.”
Hey you can have
fun with these Laws!
How about the Law
Dealing With Teenagers… “If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can
go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly
develop.”
The one above can also be restated about Teens, “Left to themselves,
things tend to go from bad to worse.”
I added the Teenager and Teen part… and that is the way that this Murphy’s
Law developed… one person applying it here and then another person applying it
there.
Whoa! This is way too much fun!
You need to look at this Web Site – you will see all kinds of wonderful
new possibilities!
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