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Law of Random Numbers – If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers.

Law of Gravity – Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. 

 Variation Law – If you change traffic lanes, the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now 

Law of Close Encounters -The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with.

 Law of the Result – When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will. 

 Law of Biomechanics – The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

 Law of the Theatre – At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. The folks in the aisle seats come early, have long gangly legs or big bellies. The aisle people also are very surly folk.

 Law of Physical Surfaces – The chances of an open-faced jam sandwich landing face down on a floor, are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

Law of Logical Argument – Anything is possible if you don’t know what you are talking about. 

Wilson’s Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy – As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

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