bilbobaggins
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Sod\'s law
Who else, besides my good self, is well acquainted with this.....?
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Who else, besides my good self, is well acquainted with this.....?
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Sod's law
- Thread starter bilbobaggins
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graham
Well-known member
Re: Sod\'s law
intimately.....
intimately.....
jimi
Well-known member
bilbobaggins
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Re: Sod\'s law
Jings 'n things, you've got a law-w-w-ng memory.
....Ouch!
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Jings 'n things, you've got a law-w-w-ng memory.
....Ouch!
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Twister_Ken
Well-known member
Re: Sod\'s law
From the cradle.
From the cradle.
Rowana
Two steps lower than the ships' cat
Re: Sod\'s law
Is that the one which goes something like -
The likelyhood of ony event is inversely proportional to its desireability.
If it is, then I'm INTIMATELY aquainted. And often !
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Is that the one which goes something like -
The likelyhood of ony event is inversely proportional to its desireability.
If it is, then I'm INTIMATELY aquainted. And often !
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Poignard
Well-known member
Re: Sod\'s law
If you drop your toast it will land on the marmalade.
If you drop your toast it will land on the marmalade.
Oliveoyl
New member
Re: Sod\'s law
OK, we know that toast always lands marmelade side down, and that cats always land on their feet. So wot if you tie toast to a cat's feet, and chuck it out the window? Does the cat go into orbit?
OK, we know that toast always lands marmelade side down, and that cats always land on their feet. So wot if you tie toast to a cat's feet, and chuck it out the window? Does the cat go into orbit?
Poignard
Well-known member
Re: Sod\'s law
Dunno. Now where's that Ginger Tom from next door?
Dunno. Now where's that Ginger Tom from next door?
bilbobaggins
N/A
Re: Sod\'s law
Don't talk to me about bluddy cats....!
However, you've given me a good idea! Just a minute........
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Ah! That's better.
The cat has now gone to the dogs. Like, 'Gone With The Wind'.
Didn't know that a fat 14-year old cat could outrun a pair of German Shorthaired Pointers.......
( see my 'Mega-rant' #1487842 - 19/06/2007 17:45' )
Hee, hee!
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Don't talk to me about bluddy cats....!
However, you've given me a good idea! Just a minute........
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Ah! That's better.
The cat has now gone to the dogs. Like, 'Gone With The Wind'.
Didn't know that a fat 14-year old cat could outrun a pair of German Shorthaired Pointers.......
( see my 'Mega-rant' #1487842 - 19/06/2007 17:45' )
Hee, hee!
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Slinky Spring
Member
Re: Sod\'s law
Sod's Law is a name for the axiom "Anything that can go wrong, will".[1] "Toast will always land butter side down" is often given as an example of Sod's Law in action. The phrase is seemingly derived, at least in part, from the colloquialism an "unlucky sod"; a term used to describe someone who has had some bad unlucky experience, and is usually used as a sympathetic reference to the person.
The term is still commonly used in Britain, though in North America the newer eponymous "Murphy's law" has become more popular.[2]
Sod's Law is similar to, but broader than, Murphy's law ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong"). For example, concepts such as "bad fortune will be tailored to the individual" and "good fortune will occur in spite of the individual's actions" are sometimes given as examples of Sod's Law in action. This would broaden Sod's Law to a general sense of being "mocked by fate". In these aspects it is similar to some definitions of irony, particularly the irony of fate. Murphy's technological origin on John Stapp's Project MX981 is more upbeat — it was a reminder to the engineers and team members to be cautious and make sure everything was accounted for, to let no stone be unturned — not an acceptance of an uncaring uninfluencable fate.
Some examples of "bad fortune will be tailored to the individual" include:
Ludwig van Beethoven's loss of hearing — loss of hearing is bad fortune for anyone, but it is Sod's Law that it would happen to a brilliant composer.
Adolph Coors III, who was allergic to beer, was the heir to the Coors beer empire — being allergic to beer is bad fortune for many, but it is Sod’s Law that someone allergic to beer would inherit a beer empire (and, due to a botched kidnapping attempt, die because of the empire's wealth, thus being killed by beer, but only indirectly).
Some examples of "good fortune will occur in spite of the individual's actions" include:
If you take your raincoat and umbrella with you, it will be sunny — any attempt you make to control your destiny (in this case how wet you get) will be thwarted by fate.
You move to another city, only to meet and fall in love with someone from your home town.
In French, Sod's law is rendered by the phrase "c'est bien le Diable que..." (literally: "it really is the Devil that...")[
Sod's Law is a name for the axiom "Anything that can go wrong, will".[1] "Toast will always land butter side down" is often given as an example of Sod's Law in action. The phrase is seemingly derived, at least in part, from the colloquialism an "unlucky sod"; a term used to describe someone who has had some bad unlucky experience, and is usually used as a sympathetic reference to the person.
The term is still commonly used in Britain, though in North America the newer eponymous "Murphy's law" has become more popular.[2]
Sod's Law is similar to, but broader than, Murphy's law ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong"). For example, concepts such as "bad fortune will be tailored to the individual" and "good fortune will occur in spite of the individual's actions" are sometimes given as examples of Sod's Law in action. This would broaden Sod's Law to a general sense of being "mocked by fate". In these aspects it is similar to some definitions of irony, particularly the irony of fate. Murphy's technological origin on John Stapp's Project MX981 is more upbeat — it was a reminder to the engineers and team members to be cautious and make sure everything was accounted for, to let no stone be unturned — not an acceptance of an uncaring uninfluencable fate.
Some examples of "bad fortune will be tailored to the individual" include:
Ludwig van Beethoven's loss of hearing — loss of hearing is bad fortune for anyone, but it is Sod's Law that it would happen to a brilliant composer.
Adolph Coors III, who was allergic to beer, was the heir to the Coors beer empire — being allergic to beer is bad fortune for many, but it is Sod’s Law that someone allergic to beer would inherit a beer empire (and, due to a botched kidnapping attempt, die because of the empire's wealth, thus being killed by beer, but only indirectly).
Some examples of "good fortune will occur in spite of the individual's actions" include:
If you take your raincoat and umbrella with you, it will be sunny — any attempt you make to control your destiny (in this case how wet you get) will be thwarted by fate.
You move to another city, only to meet and fall in love with someone from your home town.
In French, Sod's law is rendered by the phrase "c'est bien le Diable que..." (literally: "it really is the Devil that...")[
Twister_Ken
Well-known member
Re: Sod\'s law
Slinky,
Absolute cobblers. The enlightened know that Sod's law is named from Senior Officer Dubrovnik. The enlightened will need no further enlightenment. The rest can remain in the dark, along with Murphy.
Slinky,
Absolute cobblers. The enlightened know that Sod's law is named from Senior Officer Dubrovnik. The enlightened will need no further enlightenment. The rest can remain in the dark, along with Murphy.
Sixpence
Active member
Re: Sod\'s law
nothing wrong with Murphy , it's that damn drink he made that I can't stand
nothing wrong with Murphy , it's that damn drink he made that I can't stand
Rum_Pirate
Well-known member
Re: Sod\'s law
O'Toole's commentary on Murphy's Law
"Murphy was an optomist""
O'Toole's commentary on Murphy's Law
"Murphy was an optomist""
Gunfleet
New member
Re: Sod\'s law
Murph, I think you'd better look up Stigler's law of eponymy
Murph, I think you'd better look up Stigler's law of eponymy
silver-fox
Active member
Re: Sod\'s law
There is a lot of well intentioned confusion here which I am happy to clear up.
Murphy's Law does indeed state "anything that can go wrong will go wrong"
Sod's Law merely states "Murphy was an optimist" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
There is a lot of well intentioned confusion here which I am happy to clear up.
Murphy's Law does indeed state "anything that can go wrong will go wrong"
Sod's Law merely states "Murphy was an optimist" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
fisherman
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Re: Sod\'s law
Sod's third law; ' Every action has an equal and opposite malfunction'
Sod's third law; ' Every action has an equal and opposite malfunction'