What's a Snafu?
The saying was originated by a couple of Army Signal Men. It became the enlisted men's recognized state of the military at the time, "Situation Normal, All Fucked Up!"

Snafu is now used to indicate any foul up.

More Observations of Murphy's Law in action:

Murphy observations from visitors to my site.
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• Whenever you want to open the curtain, you will pull the "close" side of the rope.
  
• Conversely, when you want to close the curtain, you will pull the "open" rope.
  
• Whenever you want to adjust the sound on the TV, everyone will stop talking.
  
• When "surfing" for something on TV, all the channels will be in commercial.
  
• By doing just a little every day, you can gradually let the task completely overwhelm you.
  
• If you choose the shortest line in the supermarket, the person at the back of the longest line will be pulling into their driveway when you get to the checkstand.
• If you are in a hurry, you will hit all the red lights. If you want to go slower, all the lights will be green.
• If you unscrewed the 12 screws on your computer you'll find out, that you opened the wrong side of it.
• If you answered 'Yes' to the question 'Are you sure?' you'll realize that you're totally unsure.
• Coffee and other drinks spilled on your desk will find the way to the most important printouts and diskettes on their own.
• No good deed goes unpunished.
• If n components are required to do a job you will have n-1 in stock.
• The component exists to protect the fuse.
• Any dropped part will fall to the least accessible point.
• If you have two of anything (Sunglasses, pens etc) one expensive and high quality and the other cheap rubbish, the expensive one will disappear instantly whilst the cheap one hangs around forever.
• If everything seems to be coming your way, you're probably headed the wrong way on a one-way street.
• If you are in need of something-you cant find it, and when you give up it will appear in front of you. (from Lea)
• Anything important will promptly be forgotten till you wake up at 2 a.m. and then promptly forgotten again when you wake up in the morning. (from Lea)
• The best way to find a lost item is to buy a new one. (from Charles Lahser)
• If you are in need of something-you cant find it, and when you give up it will appear in front of you. (from Lea)
• Anything important will promptly be forgotten till you wake up at 2 a.m. and then promptly forgotten again when you wake up in the morning. (from Lea)
• If you do your work every day, it will never be checked. The one day you don't do it, it will be checked and you will be screwed. (Morgan)
• When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane! (From Diona)
• If you've had something in the basement or attic and haven't used it in over 8 years, you will need that item within 2 weeks after you throw it away. (Allen Family)
• The car will invariably break down the day before you receive your income tax refund. (Stun1)
• Eagles may soar but weasles dont get sucked into jet engines!
• He who stays calm in the face of chaos doesnt understand the severity of the situation!
• The beatings will continue until moral improves!
• Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers! (last 4 submitted by Philip Fishwick)
• (A statement about life) Aim low, achieve your goals and don't be disappointed. (submitted by Mike White)
• Shins - a tool for finding things in the dark. (Submitted by Bum and Swear Bug)
• If you are in a hurry to get money all of the people ahead of you in the ATM line will be computer illiterate and intellectually challenged individuals. (Submitted by Kent Van Gent)
• If there is a chance of two things going wrong, the one that goes wrong will be the one that can do the greater harm. (Submitted by Sparky)
• When it goes wrong it will do so at the worst possible time. (Sparky)
• No matter what lane you get into at a toll booth it will be the slowest line and when you pull out all of the slower cars you passed before you got to the booth will be in front of you again. (Submitted by Kent Van Gent)
• Through a whole day of listening to music, the only song that you heard that you didn't really like will be the one to stick in your head. (Submitted by Ryan Lind)
• When someone asks, "Does anyone have any money", all fingers point to you. (submitted by Ryan)
• The standard of living in a country can be judged by the percentage of obese people in the population. (submitted by Michael Koclega)
• Internet downloads ALWAYS go quicker if you watch them. (submitted by Nick T.)

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