Murphy's Law
Source status: Attributed to Ralph
A paint drip will always find the hole in the newspaper and land on the carpet underneath (and will not be discovered until it has dried). Sent by Ralph.
- Ralph
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This law belongs with Murphy's Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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