Murphy's Law of stacked boxes

"No matter how storage-containers are arranged in a stack, the one you want will always be on the bottom, and so you'll have to move all of the others first."

Regardless of whether you arrange a stack of boxes in alphabetical/numerical order from top to bottom or bottom to top, Murphy's Law of stacked boxes will always "get you" --- i.e., da box you'll need will always be ether da first or last one, depending on which way you stacked them, and so you'll always need to take them all down to get to da one you need.

by QuacksO February 28, 2025

Murphy's Law of Post-repair Reassembly

"A device that you're repairing will operate **absolutely perfectly** while you have it taken apart to work on it, but then when you get it all put back together and have all the cabinet-screws re-inserted, THAT'S when the device will decide not to work again."

To lessen the chance of getting "bitten" by Murphy's Law of Post-repair Reassembly, one should double-check everything on a refurbished device before putting it back together again.

by QuacksO March 7, 2019

murphy

if something is good

yo that was so murphy

by murphyguy March 31, 2024

Murphy Field

From Murphy's Law: an area of bad luck, misfortune, unlikely accidents, etc. surrounding a person or even a place. Sometimes affects others more than the focus. Can be specific to certain things like electronics, cooking, relationships, travel, etc.

My Murphy Field is especially strong; I am the Death of Electronics.

by FreddieSpaghetti December 26, 2023

Murphy's Law of shaving

You can wait 'n' wait till clear into mid-May to trim off your itchy bushy Santa-Claus winter beard and you'll have nuthin' but sweltering-skinned moderate-temperature days all along, but if you "break out da Norelco" at any point during dat period, da weather will immediately turn frigid and blustery again, and then you'll have chilly-cheeks syndrome for an entire month!

One good way to minimize da "Murphy's Law of shaving" debacle is to simply wait till da end of March to "mow da lawn" --- dat way, you'll not be so likely to needlessly suffer from extra-warm weather-temps' making your chin and jowls feel like they're inside a blast-furnace, but on da other hand, it will minimize da chances of "freezin' yer face off", too, since there are seldom any significant cold snaps later than three months into da new year.

by QuacksO March 15, 2025

Murphy's Syndrome

A (mostly eradicated) disease where an adult-oriented film/franchise is heavily reworked for children, or at least for a family-friendly audience due to its toyetic potential. Murphy's Syndrome was most prevalent from the 70s to the 90s, with specific examples including Rambo, The Toxic Avenger, The Mask, and Alien. It's a syndrome because nobody fucking knows why some stuffed shirts thought such a practice would be a good idea.

The name derives from the real name of RoboCop, Alex Murphy, one of the most well-known victims of the disease, having two shitty cartoons, a bland live-action show that only lasted one season, and two PG-13 rated films that nobody likes.

My cousin Chris grew up with RoboCop: Alpha Commando, not realizing that it was the result of Murphy's Syndrome.

by Hoagy Macintosh January 2, 2024

Ciaran Murphy

One who is best described as "me." That is correct; I am Ciaran. Congratulations if anyone in my immediate circle finds this, you think about me too much. Worry not, onlookers, I doubt anyone I know will actually see this. I merely wanted to say that in the off chance it actually happens. If you are currently reading this and know me, let me know, if you dare.

I refuse to give an example, I won't bend to your will, Urban Dictionary.

For reasons that I cannot control, I must include the word that I am "defining." So... Ciaran Murphy.

by CFortune September 6, 2024