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From: suhre@trwrba.UUCP (Maurice E. Suhre)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Murphy Predecessor?
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Date: Mon, 5-Nov-84 12:42:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  5 12:42:16 1984
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When I was in high school, I was an active radio amateur (ham, that is).
I subscribed to QST and CQ.  One of these magazines (probably CQ)
published an articale entitled "The Inate Perversity of Inanimate
Objects".  IPOIO for short.  A few examples I remember are 

	1.  Toast always falls buttered side down.

	2.  Receiver servicing.  Look to see which part, if replaced,
	will require the most other wires and parts to be temporarily
	unsoldered.  Or, call your local parts supplier and determine
	which components are out of stock and will not be available
	for at least 90 days.

The article concluded with a short quiz to see how well you understood
the principles.  For example,

	1.  Neighbor X weight 225 and works in a steel mill.  Neighbor
	Y weighs 135 and is an accountant.  Which one will have
	television interference?

	2.  You cut your antenna wire 2 inches short to allow for
	stretching.  How much will the antenna actually stretch?

This is all I remember off the top of my head.  It wasn't until today
that I realized that this may have been a forerunner of Murphy's laws.

Maurice

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