This year our Ten Things series, on the tenth of each month, is concentrating on things which are wackier than usual, if not by much. From odd road names to Christmas carols by way of saints and scientists. So here goes with June …
Ten Humorous Laws
- Hanlon’s Razor. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
- Hofstadter’s Law. It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take Hofstadter’s Law into account.
- Mechanical Repair Law #3. If you take something apart and put it back together enough times, you will eventually have two of them.
- Moer’s Truism. The trouble with most jobs is that the job holder resembles a member of a sled dog team. No one gets a change of scenery except the lead dog.
- Mr Cole’s Axiom. The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.
- Murphy’s Military Law #4. The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map. (right)
- Natural Perversity Law. You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter.
- Ralph’s Observation. It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object to realise that you are in a hurry.
- Rudin’s Law. If there is a wrong way to do something, most people will do it every time.
- Stewart’s Law of Retroaction. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
