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Author: Aunt Emmie’s First Law

A cigarette placed in an ashtray will go out if you stay in the room; if you leave the room, the cigarette will topple to the table, burn through, and drop to the floor, where it will smolder until it descends to ignite the drapes in the room below.

Aunt Emmie’s First Law
Murphy’s Laws Cigarette From Owen Elliott’s Aunt Emmie

A cigarette placed in an ashtray will go out if you stay in the room; if you leave the room, the cigarette will topple to the table, burn through, and drop to the floor, where it will smolder until it descends to ignite the drapes in the room below.

Aunt Emmie’s First Law
Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems Things Cigarette From Owen Elliott’s Aunt Emmie

A cigarette placed in an ashtray will go out if you stay in the room; if you leave the room, the cigarette will topple to the table, burn through, and drop to the floor, where it will smolder until it descends to ignite the drapes in the room below.

Aunt Emmie’s First Law
Murphy’s Laws From Owen Elliott’s Aunt Emmie Smoking













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