Murphy's Law
Source status: Attributed to Daniel Ellery
When you remember the trash needs taking out, the garbage truck is two doors down.
- Daniel Ellery
Sooner or later, you will spill your beer.
- Mike Berneathy
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This law belongs with Murphy's Miscellaneous Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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