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Murphy's and other laws of life

 
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We are all aware of Murphy's Law.  But there are others.  One of my favorites is Horowitz's First Law of the Admiralty: A collision at sea can ruin your entire day.

Which other laws of life can you share?

I learn from the mistakes of others who take my advice.

 
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No matter when you last filled it, every grease gun is just a few pumps away from being empty.

“It’s said war—war never changes. Men do, through the roads they walk. And this road—has reached its end.”

 
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"No good deed shall ever go unpunished."  A universal law I have found to be axiomatic in my life.  But rules are meant to be broken, right?
 
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"If you push something hard enough, it will fall over" -- Fudd's law of opposition, which, according to Firesign Theater, led to the invention of the motor-operated pushover.

Devoured by giant spiders without benefit of legal counsel isn't called "justice" where I come from!
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Hi Jack

I do believe in the rule regarding good deeds.  I also will continue to do them.

I learn from the mistakes of others who take my advice.

 
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Herblock's Law: "If it's good, they'll stop making it."

Doug's corollary: "If said item is on final clearance, buy a lifetime supply. If it's in a thrift shop, grab with both hands."
 
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From a knife sharpener, a Persian proverb, vaguely remembered: "A blade is not satisfied until it has tasted its owner." (Think about it -- devious wisdom here.)
 
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John F Dean wrote:Hi Jack

I do believe in the rule regarding good deeds.  I also will continue to do them.



It is odd.  I have met people whom don't 'get' that statement.  I tend to treat them somewhat suspiciously...
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When I was a CEO, that was a phrase I would pound into my new managers. ...not to get them to stop good deeds, but for them to realize there might be unintended consequences.  

 
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If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

I learn from the mistakes of others who take my advice.

 
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If a man falls in the forest and his wife's not there to hear it... he's still wrong.

Devoured by giant spiders without benefit of legal counsel isn't called "justice" where I come from!
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Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than get out of.

Edelstein's Advice: Don't worry about what other people think of you - They're too busy worrying about what you think of them.

"Study books and observe nature; if they do not agree, throw away the books." ~ William A. Albrecht

 
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Dagget's Law:  Total indifference is a requirement for a totally open mind.

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