Murphy's Travel Laws

Magellan's Allegory: If someone giving you directions says at any time, "You can't miss it," be assured that you will. Sent by Wag.

- Wag

You're already having a bad day, the shortest. In that case, the most seemingly innocent trip will occur during the hottest, dustiest hour, along the most crowded, traffic-jammed street, with a broken traffic light, an accident blocking the way, wailing children in the back seat, and your car almost out of gas. Sent by Mendhak.

- Mendhak

The first escalator you find is always going the wrong way. Sent by romanaround.

- romanaround

When looking for a street, it will be the only one you drove past before you saw the street sign. Sent by Lonnie McLaughlin.

- Lonnie McLaughlin

Once the stewardess serves the coffee, the airline re-encounters turbulence.

Travel is a delight if you have a place to leave and return to. Sent by Milind.

Murphy was a frequent flyer.

The departure gate number is inversely proportional to the time available to get there. Sent by Bob McAuliffe, Jr.

- Bob McAuliffe, Jr

The distance to your departure gate is directly proportional to the weight of your carry-on luggage and inversely proportional to the time remaining before your flight. Sent by Rick Delaney.

- Rick Delaney