Murphy's Law

Corruptedmorals · 08-01-2008 12:30AM

Busses come in pairs after waiting ages.
The more you want to get off till, the longer the queue gets.
The more the clothes are reduced, the messier it gets and the ruder the customers get.

Sam Vimes · 08-01-2008 12:32AM

dsmythy wrote: »

Another minor one if your crossing the road away from lights and you see a car coming and stop. He snails his way up and past you leaving you wishing you just crossed the road.

not really the same situation but you reminded me of something that happened the other day. i was stuck behind a van that was driving about 15kph for no apparent reason and we were coming up to one of those sets of traffic lights that are green for 5 seconds and red for ten minutes. the little bastard managed to time it exactly so he got through just as it went red and left me stuck there. then he sped up to normal speed.

i felt like driving after him and ramming him just to teach him a lesson but i didn't because i'm not quite that insane

Manic Moran · 08-01-2008 12:44AM

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

When queuing in a supermarket / fast food restaurant:

You decide to change queues as you think the one you are in is going slower.

Never works out. Someone ahead of you in the other queue will throw a spanner in the works and order something awkward or take ages to pay with the credit card.

A few years ago some Canadian scientists got together to figure out why the other lane always moves faster. Their conclusion was that it was an illusion, because the points in time when you're looking around are when you're not doing anything yourself. The times that you're moving, you're focused on looking ahead and not noticing the other lane stationary.

However, this proved controversial, with other scientists in the US saying that the lane -does- actually move faster. Quantum theory, anyone?

http://www.pass.maths.org.uk/issue17/features/traffic/index.html

A traditional old tanker's one is that the heater in your tank will break in October, and the part to repair it will arrive in April.

NTM

carbsy · 08-01-2008 12:45AM

You get a great chance of a shag with someone you've been after for ages but you're having a bad hair day! haha

P.S. Happy 1000th post to me la la laaaaaa

dsmythy · 08-01-2008 12:58AM

If your in a real rush and you drop something. It will take an inhumanely long time and a number of attempts to manage to pick it up again

Crumble Froo · 08-01-2008 08:53AM

Toots85 wrote: »

Toast will always land buttery/jammy side down.

Following on from that, you will always drop a piece of toast made from the last piece of bread in the packet, and when you do the floor will always be dirty.

ha, and the likelihood of it landign butter side down is always proportional to the expense of the carpet...

Archeron · 08-01-2008 10:59AM

When you're in an important meeting with your peers, there is no such thing as a "silent sneaky fart". It will always sound like a small dog being hit by a bin truck and smell like an open grave.

Splinter · 08-01-2008 12:15PM

when you need to send a text message about someone and instead of sending it to a different person you send it to the one person you definetly dont mean to

Reku · 08-01-2008 01:53PM

It's only when you're carrying something too big and heavy to put down in a hurry that you'll suddenly need to sneeze and it'll be the messiest thing you've ever done.

Mister Fister · 08-01-2008 03:16PM

Toots85 wrote: »

Toast will always land buttery/jammy side down.

Following on from that, you will always drop a piece of toast made from the last piece of bread in the packet, and when you do the floor will always be dirty.

This my friend is where the 5 second rule comes into play!

-Leelo- · 08-01-2008 03:24PM

When you're getting your hair cut and you have to stay still, THATS when your nose gets unbearably itchy.

Fremen · 08-01-2008 03:29PM

This may not be in the spirit of the thread, but here's a different kind of Murphy's law:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/RoboCop.jpg

Archeron · 08-01-2008 03:34PM

Fremen wrote: »

This may not be in the spirit of the thread, but here's a different kind of Murphy's law:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/RoboCop.jpg

Just when you realize how lucky you are to have a beautiful loving wife and child, that'll be the day you get riddled into tiny pieces by a gang of ruthless sadistic criminals who laugh as your arms fall off.

Meirleach · 08-01-2008 03:44PM

The harder you work, the more work you'll be given.

Murphy's Law

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