Murphy's Law
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Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep.
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Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep.
This law belongs with Murphy's Volunteer Bushfire Brigade Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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