[SOC] Fw: Universal Truths

[Jim M]

Are you an ARRL member? If you search the online archives for "Edsel Murphy" you'll find a pretty good one in the Feb. 1968 edition of QST. I think if you follow the correspondence it was actually lifted from some other source. It's got things like:

If a particular resistance is needed, that value will not be available. Further, it cannot be developed with any available series or parallel combination.

Any wire cut to length will be too short.

A dropped tool will land where it can do the most damage. (Also known as the law of selective gravitation.)

By a strange coincidence, the file does not include the continuation of the article in the back pages. :-)

I sent a notification to the ARRL on that, although it almost seems a shame to correct that particular mistake...

73,
Jim W4JBM



----- Original Message ----
From: Sandy <ebjr37 at charter.net>
To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:56:27 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Fw: Universal Truths

There WAS an article published years ago.....mid or late 1960's I 
think....Murphy's Laws and colloraries...or something like that...in 
"Electronics" magazine published by McGraw-Hill.

Does anyone know if there is a copy of that somewhere on the web?  I've 
searched for it some time ago and came up with nothing.  Perhaps my "search" 
methods are lacking!

73,

Sandy W5TVW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Krueger" <wb9ukq at ticon.net>
To: "SOC post" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:14 AM
Subject: [SOC] Fw: Universal Truths


> sent by bob wb9ukq
>
> Might not be new but seems to be true.
>
>
>
>
>
> THE LAWS OF ULTIMATE REALITY
>
> & Law of Mechanical Repair
> After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch 
> and
> you'll have to pee.
>
> & Law of Gravity
> Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
>
> & Law of Probability
> The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity
> of your act.
>
> & Law of Random Numbers
> If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always
> answers.
>
> & 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.
>
> & Variation Law
> If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always 
> move
> faster than the one you are in now (works every time).
>
> & Law of the Bath
> When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.
>
> & Law of Close Encounters
> The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when 
> you
> are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
>
> & Law of the Result
> When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
>
> & Law of Biomechanics
> The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
>
> & Law of the Theatre
> At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive
> last.
>
> & The Starbucks Law
> 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.
>
> & Murphy's Law of Lockers
> If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent
> lockers.
>
> & Law of Physical Surfaces
> The chances of an open-faced jam sandwich landing face down on a floor
> covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the 
> carpet/rug.
>
> & Law of Logical Argument
> Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
>
> & Brown's Law of Physical Appearance
> If the shoe fits, it's ugly.
>
> &  Wilson's Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy
> As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making
> it.
>
> & Doctors' Law
> If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the 
> time
> you get there you'll feel better. Don't make an appointment and you'll 
> stay
> sick
>
>
>
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