Some phenomena (Idiosyncrasies) that have no names or words in English language…I tried searching in the Oxford dictionary and it too was of not much help…
You join a line (queue) at the cashier’s counter and the line stalls or someone before you has a credit card that does not seem to work…. all the other lines seem to be going fast….really fast.
What would you call this? – Mis-alignment
You buy a stock, it goes DOWN…..As soon as you sell a stock it goes UP….
What would you call this? –
This happens a lot at the movies…you take a seat and the person who ends up sitting in front has to taller than you….
What would you call this? –
Any other such phenomenon that have no names???
I can relate to the first two. :-). (And I thought I was the only one 😉 ).
Here are some more examples courtesy of another post in Nimit’s medavo.org
These are the laws of the natural universe…
Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Law of the Telephone:
When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.
Law of the Alibi:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.
Variation Law:
If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now.
Bath Theorem:
When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.
Law of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases 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.
Theater Rule:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
Law of Coffee:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
Murphy’s Law of Lockers:
If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.
Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets:
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on the 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.
Law of Politics….
Putting up with those people whom you always disliked in past
Little Surprises of Life
The Good Things that you thought would never happen to you, actually do happen at times…
The month in which you really try hard to live under budget is the month you end up paying for most of the unseen expenses (car breakdowns, unexpected guests,etc)
Law of Success
The folks whom you thought to be real nuts in school down the years are the people who turn out to be one of the few successful ones from your batch
You buy a stock, it goes DOWN…..As soon as you sell a stock it goes UP….
What would you call this? – I would call that (Bad- Naseeb) Mis Fortune…Rather apun ka bad luck hi hamesha kharab hai
You buy a stock, it goes DOWN…..As soon as you sell a stock it goes UP….
I would call that as “JAB NASEEB HI AANDU TO KYA KAREGA PANDU”
This is a true incident. In 1997-98 when cell phones were just introduced in India, it was a prestige to own one as they were heavy expense items… In college one rich son got a cell phone and in college canteen was trying to show off the latest piece of technology…He was talking over the phone for over 10 mins but to his embarrasment the phone actually rang at the 11th minute…This is called Mis Ringing
Can relate to “Murphy’s law of Lockers” – courtesy
Sun’s Gym…:-) It has happened so many times in-spite having told the Gym guys about this problem…
I agree with Sneha and Nitul on You buy a stock, it goes DOWN…..As soon as you sell a stock it goes UP….
its “Bad Naseeb” but its too generic and can be used for a whole lot of other situations….
How about “Bears Missed the Bull”
I call the second one “A big Mistoke” (play on Mistake and Stock) and the third one “Misfit”.