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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke
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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (14040)4/9/2000 10:37:00 AM
From: Barney  Read Replies (4) of 62549
 
Okay, you've heard of Murphy's famous Law: Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.

There are many other related Laws, as well. Here are some:

After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch. ~ Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair

Identical parts aren't. ~ Beach's Law

Any tool, when dropped, will roll into the least accessible corner. ~ Anthony's Law of the Workshop

Nothing is as inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.
~ Tussman's Law

If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway. ~ Lowery's Law

The solution to a problem changes the problem. ~ Peer's Law

There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance. ~ William's Law

Handy Guide to Modern Science:
1. If it's green or it wiggles, it's Biology.
2. If it stinks, it's Chemistry.
3. If it doesn't work, it's Physics.

Machines should work. People should think.
~ IBM's Pollyanna Principle:

The most ineffective workers will be systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage management.
~ The Dilbert Principle

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts. ~ Ehrlich's Law

It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object to realize that you are in a hurry. ~ Ralph's Observation

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
~ Cannon's Comment

Thinly sliced cabbage. ~ Cole's Law
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