Murphy's Law
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Doctors only ask your name when the patient isn't doing well.
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Doctors only ask your name when the patient isn't doing well.
This law belongs with Murphy's Nurses Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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