Similar to the old "wax your car if you want it to rain" joke, this saying reads: "It can be mild and sunny for days on end, but then just as soon as you hang out a whole bunch o' laundry to dry, THAT'S when da sun will abruptly disappear behind huge dark clouds and you'll have a bleepin' MONSOON FOR A WEEK!"
The weather had been totally "bright 'n' balmy" for a good while, and so one afternoon last week I tried to save money and electricity by using my clothesline instead of the watts-sucking dryer, but then it rained heavily during the night, and it's been foggy and drizzly ever since! Sounds like a classic case of "Murphy's Law of Clothes-drying" to me.
by QuacksO October 30, 2018
"You can keep purchasing small costlier-per-piece packages of a product till Doomsday, and you will always continue needing a sizable amount/quantity of it per week/month/year. But then just as soon as you plunk down a tidy sum for an economy-priced bulk-quantity of said commodity, your needs and/or lifestyle will immediately change, and so now you will likely never even begin to consume that much volume in your entire lifetime."
For example, you purchase several cases of plain white paraffin candles for your antique chandelier that you love to illuminate every evening, only to then discover that an electric-candle "upgrade" kit is available, and comes with fixtures that look just like the elegant candles and fit perfectly into your chandelier's holders! So now you're stuck with many hundreds of little white-wax tapers that you'll probably never have any use for.
For example, you purchase several cases of plain white paraffin candles for your antique chandelier that you love to illuminate every evening, only to then discover that an electric-candle "upgrade" kit is available, and comes with fixtures that look just like the elegant candles and fit perfectly into your chandelier's holders! So now you're stuck with many hundreds of little white-wax tapers that you'll probably never have any use for.
I feel like such a total bulk-buying buffoon --- I had been consuming several expensive plywood-cutting circular-saw blades per year in my household woodworking-tasks, and so eventually I had purchased a bargain-priced fifty-pack of only-minutely-rusty "new old stock" Skilsaw-blades from a private seller on E-Bay. But then I had started using a larger-bladed table-saw for most of my panel-slicing/trimming needs, and so I've only used one or two of the circular-saw blades from the package in the many months since that time! Sounds like a classic case of "Murphy's Law Of Buying In Bulk" to me!!!
by QuacksO August 8, 2018
"You can apathetically sit around the house for hours, and the weather will be sunny and mild. But then just as soon as you actually manage to groggily struggle up off'n yer but and head for the door to be productive with outdoor activities, it will either start raining, the temps will soar/plummet, or the breeze will die down and allow black flies and mosquitoes to swarm you."
I am a long-term vicitim of Murphy's Law of Weather vs. Gumption, so I employ the unconventional strategy of working naked outdoors (long live tall dense shrubbery along the road out front!) so that I can feel cooler and move about more easily than I could with restrictive clothing, and thus I am able to strugglingly get work done during more-favorable weather, even when I strongly don't feel like it.
by QuacksO September 12, 2019
The simple fact of reality which states that whenever one is in a hurry, one or more of the following effects are experienced when driving a car:
-Chance of encountering consecutive red lights is increased.
-When in an intersection, chance of having a left turn larry in your line is increased.
-Chance of getting stuck behind an extremely conservative driver or a naturally slower vehicle is greatly increased.
Basically, the Murphy's Law of driving. If you need to get their fast, you're going to get their less quickly.
-Chance of encountering consecutive red lights is increased.
-When in an intersection, chance of having a left turn larry in your line is increased.
-Chance of getting stuck behind an extremely conservative driver or a naturally slower vehicle is greatly increased.
Basically, the Murphy's Law of driving. If you need to get their fast, you're going to get their less quickly.
Boss - You're late.
Flunky - Sorry. 6 red lights in a row, got stuck behind an 18-wheeler, and it seemed like everyone just wanted to turn left today.
Crony - Murphy's Traffic Law. Respect.
Flunky - Sorry. 6 red lights in a row, got stuck behind an 18-wheeler, and it seemed like everyone just wanted to turn left today.
Crony - Murphy's Traffic Law. Respect.
by magzillas November 7, 2010
My high-beam dimmer--switch is faulty, yet when I took the car to the mechanic for troubleshooting, the switch worked perfectly for him! Typical Murphy's Mechanic's Law at work!
by QuacksO July 18, 2018
Any situation where something INCREDIBLE happens. Eg: Fighter Jets flying in formation really fast.
And you scramble to take the picture with a camera.
But you don't get the photo in time. Or the photo is too blurry to use.
Also see Pics or it didn't happen
And you scramble to take the picture with a camera.
But you don't get the photo in time. Or the photo is too blurry to use.
Also see Pics or it didn't happen
JOHN! Get the camera out there's a deer in our backyard!
*goes to get the camera in the house.*
JOHN! QUICK! THE DEER IS LEAVING!
*comes back out*
Too late. Murphy's camera law strikes again.
*goes to get the camera in the house.*
JOHN! QUICK! THE DEER IS LEAVING!
*comes back out*
Too late. Murphy's camera law strikes again.
by robsterw February 23, 2016
When there's a four-way stop sign intersection a quarter mile ahead of you with no cars in it, that suddenly has cars converging from all sides at the same as you, making it impossible to discern who's supposed to go, and making a hazardous situation.
I had a bad case of Murphy's Intersection Law driving home. No one knew who was supposed to go, and we all crashed into each other.
by Tbonerstalloner August 30, 2017