jeniwren@compuserve.com
As you might have gathered from my previous Rants, despite the fact that I'm not a proponent of more government, I do think that there are a few laws that we as a society would benefit from having. I'm going to show now that there is at least one law that I think should be repealed.
You've probably heard of the Brady Bill. You might have heard of Kelsey's Law or Amanda's Law. All of these are proposed legislation named after victims of crimes that the laws they propose are intended to help prevent. With this in mind, I suggest that Murphy must have been a victim of such extreme good fortune that he couldn't cope with it anymore and became world-famously grouchy. How he got this law passed is beyond me. He must have connections with the NRA's lobbyist group.
I suggest a petition to have this law removed. The cost to businesses must run in the trillions as Murphy's Law continues to be in effect. Interestingly enough, as I was researching to write this Rant, I couldn't find any financial statistics reporting the estimated costs incurred as a direct result of this Law, so I had to guesstimate. However, if anyone asks, just tell them I got the figure from an unnamed source. That's what real reporters do.
Of course, like all things, even Murphy's Law has its benefits. OMNI magazine solicited ideas for inventions a couple of years ago, one of the submissions for which caught my eye as a fantastic idea. It utilizes Murphy's Law for power generation, though as yet, I've not heard of any prototypes being developed. It's the Buttered Toast/Cat Turbine. The idea is that you strap some buttered toast to the back of a cat and then drop the cat. Murphy's Law will force the buttered toast to fall face down, while the natural law of cat's agility will force the cat to land feet first, producing a phenomenon well worth watching (especially if you don't like cats).
Still, I doubt that the revenues generated from harnessing this use would offset the costs incurred daily by businesses all over the country. In fact, you'll have to excuse me…one of the printers in the Data Center just jammed and the network just went down.
See you later! Don't forget to sign the petition before you leave.
