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Drew’s Law of Highway Biology

The first bug to hit a clean windshield lands directly in front of your eyes.

最初にフロントガラスにぶつかった虫は、目の前に付着する

ドリューの高速道路の生物学

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Quigley’s Law

A car and a truck approaching each other on an otherwise deserted road will meet at the narrow bridge.

空いている道路をお互い逆方向から走ってきた乗用車とトラックが狭い橋でかち合う

キグリーの法則

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Snider’s Law

Nothing can be done in one trip.

何事も一回で済まない

スナイダーの法則

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Diner’s Dilemma

A clean tie attracts the soup of the day.

綺麗なネクタイは「本日のスープ」と仲が良い

ダイナーのジレンマ

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Marquette’s Third Law of Home Repair

A lost tool will be found immediately upon purchasing a new one.

なくした工具は新しいものを買った直後に見つかる

マーケットの家の修理の法則

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Bell’s Theorem

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

体がどっぷりと漬かった瞬間、電話が鳴る

ベルの定理

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Malone’s Law of Repair

If you wait all day for the repairman, you’ll wait all day. If you go out for five minutes, he’ll arrive and leave while you’re gone.

修理工を―1日待っていると、まる1日待つことになる。待っている間5分でも外出すると、修理工はその間に来て、行ってしまう

マロンの修理の法則

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Clark’s Law

Everything leaks.

何事も漏れる

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Ballance’s Law of Relativity

How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re on.

1分がどれくらい長いかは、トイレのドアのどちら側に立っているかによる

バランスの相対性理論

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Yeager’s Law

Washing machines only break down during the wash cycle.

 

Corollaries

  1. All breakdown occur on the plumber’s day off.
  2. Cost of repair can be determined by multiplying the cost of your new coat by 1.75, or by multiplying the cost of a new washer by .75

洗濯機は必ず洗濯中に壊れる

推論

1. 故障は配管工が休みの時に起きる

2. 修理費用は、自分の新しいコートの1.75売価、新しい機械の0.75倍である

 

イェーガーの法則

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The Reja-Jansen Law

On the first pull of the cord, the drapes will move the wrong way.

紐を引くと、覆いは逆方向に動く

レジャ-ジャンセンの法則

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Mrs. Fergus’s Observation

The lost sock reappears only after its match has been discarded.

靴下の片割れは、もう一方を捨てた後に出て来る

ファーガス夫人の観察

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Hamilton’s Rule For Cleaning Glassware

The spot you are scrubbing is always on the other side.

 

Corollary

If the spot is on the inside, you won’t be able to reach it.

 

引っ掻こうとしている染みは反対側にある

推論

それが内側の場合、指が届かない

 

ハミルトンのガラス製品の掃除の規則

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Scanlan’s Law

Wedding presents always come in pairs; two toasters, two blenders, two umbrella stands.

結婚祝いは必ず対になって来る。トースター2つ、ミキサー2つ、傘立て2つ。

スキャンランの法則

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Hammond’s Fifth Law of the Kitchen

Whatever you prepare, somebody will have had it for lunch.

何を準備しようと、誰かがそれを昼飯に食べてしまう

ハモンドの台所の第五法則

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Hammond’s Fourth Law of Kitchen

Time spent consuming a meal is in inverse proportion to time spent preparing it.

料理を食べるのに要する時間は、それを作るのに要した時間に反比例する

 

ハモンドの台所の第4法則

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Hammond’s Third Law of the Kintchen

Any measuring utencil used for liquid ingredients will be needed immediately thereafter for dry ingredients.

液体の材料の計量 に使った器具は、直後に乾いた材料の計量に必要になる

 

ハモンドの台所の第三法則

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Seventh Law of Kitchen Confusion

The more time and energy you put into preparing a meal, the greater the chance your guests will spend the entire meal discussing other meals they have had.

一つの料理に時間とエネルギーを使えば使うほど、客はそれ以外の料理の話に時間を使う

台所の混乱の第7法則

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Murphy’s Rule of Term Paper

The book or periodical most vital to the completion of your term paper will be missing from  the library.

学期末レポートの完成に必要な本あるいは定期刊行物は、図書館にない。

マーフィーの学期末レポートの規則

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Darrow’s Dictim

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, the second half by our children.

人生の前半は親によって、後半は子供達で滅茶苦茶にされる

ダローの記事

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Sixth Law of Kitchen Confusion

The one ingredient you made a special trip to the store to get will be the one thing your guest is allergic to.

わざわざ特別に売っている店まで言って買って来た材料は、お客がアレルギーを起こすものだった

台所の混乱の第6法則

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Fifth Law of Kitchen Confusion

You are always complimented on the item that took the least effort to prepare.

 

Example

If you make “duck a l’orange,” you will be complemented on the baked potato.

いつも最も手間をかけていない料理が褒められる

 

ダック アロランジュを作ったが、付け合せのベイクドポテトを褒められる

 

台所の混乱の第五法則

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First Law of Class Scheduling

If the course toy wanted most has room for “n” students, you will be the “n+1” to apply.

最も受けたい授業の定員がn人の場合は、自分はn+1番目である

受講計画の第一法則

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First Law of Kitchen Confusion

Multiple-function gadgets will not perform any function adequately.

多機能の道具は、一つとしてまともに機能しない

台所の混乱の第一法則

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Vile’s Law

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

ミスをするまで誰も聞いていない

 

パイルの法則

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Armey’s Axiom

You can’t get ahead while getting even.

並ぶことはできても勝ち越すことはできない

アーミーの金言

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Lowe’s Law

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full public view.

成功は常に一人でいるときに起こり、失敗は常に衆人環視の中で起こる

ローの法則

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Seay’s Law

Nothing ever comes out as planned.

何事も計画通りに進まない

セイの法則

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Schulmann’s First Law

Books will exceed book shelving.

本は本棚から溢れるまで増える

シュルマンの第一法則

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Law of Observation

Nothing looks as good close up as it does from away.

Or — nothing looks as good from away as it does close up.

遠くから見て良かったもので、近づいて見た時にも良かったものはない

或いは — 近くから見て良かったもので、離れて見ても良かったものはない

 

観察の法則

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Lampner’s Law of Correctness

You can’t be 100 percent right, but you can be 100 percent wrong.
自分が100パーセント正しいということはないが100パーセント悪いということはある
ランプナーの正義の法則
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