Laws of the Natural Universe

1. Law of Mechanical Repair:

After your hands become coated with grease your nose will begin to itch.

2. Law of the Workshop

Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

3. Law of Probability

The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

4. Law of the Telephone

When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

5. Law of the Alibi

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tyre, the very next morning you will have a flat tyre.

6. Variation Law

If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now.

7.Bath Theorem

When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

8. Law of Close Encounters

The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

9. Law of the Result

When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

10. Law of Biomechanics

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

11. Theatre Rule

At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

12. Law of Coffee

As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

13. Murphy's Law of Lockers

If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

14. Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets

The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich of landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

15. Law of Location

No matter where you go, there you are.

16. Law of Logical Argument

Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.

17. Brown's Law

If the shoe fits, it's really ugly.

18. Wilson's Law

As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.