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In the UK Murphy's Law is called Sod's Law, I was told it got known as Murphy's Law by the Americans due to their being an in rush of Irish immigrants doing a variety of jobs including police. 
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"Murphy's Law" is an expression which is applied to things going wrong if they can. One law but the possibilities are infinite. The etymology is given in Wikipedia Murphy's law - Wikipedia[^].
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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I am sure, that NOT Murphy discovered that law. 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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is he subject or direct object? (despite we all like to reject him!)
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I think the definite book for Murphy and all other meta-"laws" is this one:
Murphy's Law: Complete [^]
It is fun, in any case!
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About 25 years ago, here in Norway a series of four or five books were published with variations on Murphy's Law - in Norwegaian, so they are probably of no use to you. Besides, after the third volume or so, the Murphy element became gradually weaker; the later books are more collections of funny observations / "laws".
And, where do you draw the line for "Murphy's Law derivatives"? Like the T-shirt I am wearing today, stating "Experience: The ability to recognize a mistake when you repeat it": Is that a derivative of Murphy, or not?
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super wrote: all the murphy's law or its that people just made up some law as they fit and credited to Murphy
It certainly wasn't Murphy's intent to have all those laws, but.. well.. you know the rest.
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See, even Murphy{s Law can go wrong!
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My Denon amp and Bowers & Wilkins speakers are usually used by my kids watching tv in the mornings. /sarcasm
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RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have an old fashion clockwork alarm clock. When it wakes up, so do you! Man, it's loud ...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Pink Floyd - Time (Dark Side_
starts off quiet (clocks ticking), then riiiiing ding-ding-ding bong-bong-bong (lots of alarms/clocks chiming)
if I've had a good sleep I can wake up during the early quiet part (the tick-tick-tick)
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lopati: roaming wrote: Pink Floyd - Time (Dark Side_
Hah! I was going to mention that one - I used to wake up to it every morning when I was 18-19.
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Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Wake me up before you go go,
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo. 
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Usually any old thundering Delta Blues tune will do. Not the phony stuff that passes for R&B nowadays. Give me old school stuff from Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon etc. I especially like Steppenwolf's version of "Hoochie Coochie Man"[^]
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Yeah, thats my kind of music, good old thumping blues/rock. I have a great heavy version of Boom Boom by Hooker that also excellent.
You must like my choice to I guess?
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Munchies_Matt wrote: You must like my choice to I guess?
Oh heck yes. Thorogood's among my favorites.
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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A couple years ago, my kid did a project on Muddy Waters for school, so being the responsible parent I took him to the Blues Heaven Foundation[^] at the site of the old Chess records building in Chicago. Where I talked with Willie Dixons grandson, and played his bass for a little while, it was pretty darn cool. 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
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"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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jeron1 wrote: it was pretty darn cool.
Yeah, I'm a little jealous right now.
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Michael Giacchino is incredible, the Lost soundtrack is amazing!
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I wake up to talk radio.
At the time the radio starts up (5h45), there is a song that is playing, but it changes every morning.
I'd rather be phishing!
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