Murphy's Law

[Dave Wilton]

See http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/murphys_law/ for the
most likely explanation. The entry needs to be updated with the recent
antedatings.


-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Baker, John
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:09 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Murphy's Law

        I've just been looking over the excellent ADS-L work on Murphy's
Law, now traced back to 1928.  I'm still unclear, however, on its
association with Murphy.  When did this aphorism first become known as
"Murphy's Law"?


John Baker

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