Murphy's Law

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The impossibility of slapping someone silly over the net is not recognized as a potential weakness that requires careful consideration, but is abused as if there were no tomorrow.

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This law belongs with Murphy's Role-Playing by Internet Message Board Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.

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