Gerrold’s Laws of Infernal Dynamics
David Gerrold
1. An object in motion will always be heading in the wrong direction.
2. An object at rest will always be in the wrong place.
3. The energy required to change either one of these states will always be more than you wish to expend but never so much as to make the task totally impossible.
Gumperson’s Law
R. F. Gumperson
The contradictory of a welcome probability will assert itself whenever such an eventuality is likely to be most frustrating, or, in other words, the outcome of a given desired probability will be inverse to the degree of desirability.
Keppner’s Law
Otto Keppner
You never find an article you have lost until you replace it.
Koppett’s Law
Leonard Koppett
Whatever creates the greatest inconvenience for the largest number of people must happen.
Mrs. Murphy’s First Law (a.k.a. The Law of Perversity)
Anon
You cannot tell for certain, ahead of time, which side of the bread to put the butter on.
Mrs. Murphy’s Second Law
Anon
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong while Mr. Murphy or the man of the house, whomever he may be, is out of town.
Murphy’s Fifth Law
Edward A. Murphy
Left to themselves things, tend to go from bad to worse.
Murphy’s Fourth Law
Edward A. Murphy
If you play with anything long enough, it will break.
Murphy’s Fourth Military Law
Edward A. Murphy
If you really need an officer in a hurry take a nap.
Murphy’s Law
Edward A. Murphy
If anything can go wrong, it will.
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