[CAUT] New Laws

[Jeff Olson]

Those are good, Don.  Are they original to you?  (I can 
personally confirm the reality of most of them -- even the last 
one, I'm chagrined to admit ;-)

Jeff O.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nichols" <nicho@zianet.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] New Laws


> Don't forget the "Law of Holy String Breakage":  The frequency 
> of broken piano strings is directly proportional to the length 
> of the name of the church.
>
> anon
>
>
> At 10:38 AM 2/14/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>>New Laws
>>
>>Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with 
>>grease
>>your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee.
>>
>>Law of the Workshop: 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 the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never 
>>get a
>>busy signal.
>>
>>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 start to move faster than the one you are in now. 
>>(works every
>>time)
>>
>>Bath Theorem: When the body is fully immersed in water, the 
>>telephone
>>rings.
>>
>>Law of Close Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you 
>>know
>>increases 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 Bio mechanics: The severity of the itch is inversely
>>proportional to the reach.
>>
>>Theatre Rule: At any event, the people whose seats are furthest 
>>from
>>the aisle arrive last.
>>
>>Law of Coffee: 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 Dirty Rugs/Carpets: The chances of an open-faced jelly 
>>sandwich
>>of landing face down on a floor covering are directly 
>>correlated to the
>>newness and cost of the carpet/rug.
>>
>>Law of Location: No matter where you go, there you are.
>>
>>Law of Logical Argument: Anything is possible if you don't know 
>>what
>>you are talking about.
>>
>>Brown's Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly.
>>
>>Oliver's Law: A closed mouth gathers no feet.
>>
>>Wilson's Law: As soon as you find a product that you really 
>>like, they
>>will stop making it.
>>
>>Piano Tuner's Law: The best way to get a customer to come into 
>>the room
>>during
>>a tuning is to pass gas.
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