Finagle's law

Finagle's law
An adage which states that if anything can go wrong, then it will at the worst possible moment.
Syn: Murphys law, Sods law

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  • Murphy's law — For other uses, see Murphy s Law (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Muphry s law. Murphy s law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong . Contents 1 History 2 Association with Murphy …   Wikipedia

  • Sturgeon's Law — Sturgeon’s Law is the name given to two different adages derived from quotes by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon. The first (which was first stated in the story “The Claustrophile” in a 1956 issue of Galaxy ) is “Nothing is always… …   Wikipedia

  • Hofstadter's law — is a self referencing time related adage, coined by Douglas Hofstadter and named by himself.Hofstadter s Law was a part of Douglas Hofstadter s 1979 magnum opus . It is often cited among programmers, especially in discussions of techniques to… …   Wikipedia

  • Loi de Finagle — Loi de Murphy La loi de Murphy est un principe empirique énonçant que si quelque chose peut mal tourner, alors cette chose finira infailliblement par mal tourner. Une autre version du même adage indique que s il existe au moins deux façons de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Murphy's Law — states, if something can go wrong it will. Also known as Finagle s 2nd law (there are no 1st or 3rd laws) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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