Murphy's Law

Source status: Attributed to Jesse Janowiak

The more certain you are that your thought is original, the more obscure the source from which you accidentally plagiarized it. Sent by Jesse Janowiak.

- Jesse Janowiak

Category: Murphy's Miscellaneous Laws

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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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