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Saturday, March 18, 2023

It Figures!

          You've heard of Murphy's famous Law: Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. I guess there is some truth to this.
          Computers have been an important part of my life for several decades.  Now I know I am probably in the minority, but I am an Apple/Mac fan.  They are easy to use. You just plug them in and get to work.  They aren't prone to get a virus.  But they are expensive.  I had to also get a pc when I was doing church finances, but I really didn't like it. I'm not a fan of Windows.
          Then about two years ago suddenly my Mac computers could no longer be upgraded to handle my browsers. I no longer could use many of my websites.  I suffered with this for many months and finally decided to give up and buy a new Mac.  So, I ordered one.
         Then Murphy's Law kicked in – the next day I heard on television that Apple is coming out with a new, updated line of computers.  Too late for me. Murphy'S Law I guess, figures!
          Well, there are many other related Laws. 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.

And then my favorite -

--Cannon's Comment - Cole's Law
Thinly sliced cabbage

 
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