Murphy's Convention Laws

[Cara Drume]

Any of these ever happen to you?

Murphy’s Convention Laws

-If you set your alarm for 5:00 AM, you will wake up at 4:00 (and not be able to get back to sleep)
-You never remember that forgotten item until after you are on the road/in the air.
-The length of the line you stand in is inversely proportional to the quality of the show
-No matter how early you wake up, the bus/plane is always full.
-The width of the aisles of the bus/plane is inversely proportional to the size of your carry-on bag
-The size of your bag is directly proportional to the distance you have to walk
-The more important/expensive the costume, the more likely it is to get lost in transit
-Lanyards are migratory (they never stay in the same place)
-People with small children always have the right of way
-Your child never has to use the bathroom until his/her costume is on
-The more interesting the show, the more likely there will be a screaming child in the audience.
-There are always flashing cameras during ‘no flash photography’ shows
-A cell phone always rings in the middle of cool show
-A Klingon will always show up at a Star Wars convention
-A Jedi will always show up at a Star Trek convention
-When you bring something perishable, there is no refrigerator; when you don’t bring something perishable, there is a refrigerator
-You never remember that yogurt you packed for breakfast until you get home (EW!)
-The more time and money you put into your costume, the more likely it is to fall apart/get stained/get damaged
-You never find a lost item until you buy a replacement
-The opinion you have of your costume is inversely proportional to the number of people wanting your picture
-Your lightsaber will always run out of juice when everyone elses’ works perfectly
-When signing autographs, the pen/marker run out of ink in mid-stroke
-Costume pieces always get rearranged/fall off/crooked when there is a group photo
-There are always more lookie-loos than professionals at a photo shoot
-Bad hair days always happen on the day you get your picture taken the most
-The cost of the item you want to buy the most is inversely proportional to the size of your pocketbook
-The more famous a celebrity, the more likely you are to miss a photo op.
-The more expensive the hotel, the less time you will spend there
-You never find the remedy for sore feet until you get home
-The number of shows you want to see in a day is inversely proportional to your energy level
-The person sitting in front of you is always taller than you
-Just when you think the line is over, it turns a corner and keeps going
-You can never find your friends when you’re looking for them, and when you’re not looking, they’re right behind you
-The souvenier you want to keep the most is the first one you lose. The free souveneirs, however, never get lost
-The line never takes as long as you think it will
-Two words: lens cap
-The quality of food at a convention center is inversely proportional to the price you paid for it
-The warmth of your costume is inversely proportional to the temperature
-Your ‘convention exclusive’ is unique and special…until the same item pops up on Ebay a month later.
-No matter how much you enjoyed the convention, there is always someone who hated it- and says so…loudly.

[Granny-Wan]

All very true.... and add to that one.... If you live in a desert and have a brand new costume with a special hairstyle, it will rain they first time you wear it...

[Kryy Jacobi]

theundercoverjedi said:

-Costume pieces always get rearranged/fall off/crooked when there is a group photo

And it gets WORSE as the day goes on....

Been there, done that!

[Solinbeb Newau]

I know day 1 of CIII my lightsaber decided it was wanting to fall apart.

Though, it was the one I had reworked a couple of times and found out that someone had dropped which cracked the epoxy on it.

[Jauhzmynn Enz]

A few of these happened to me. hehehe.

Lines: one word Dragon COn. 'Nuff said. :-D
Hotel food verses price: Marriott, Icky. I bring my OWN grub.


I was the Jedi that showed up at a Trek con, and won a costume contest for best of show as jedi. <snicker> The funny thing was the judges were Babylon 5 actors. However I was seriously rooting for the Romulan trio as winners, those guys' costumes rocked and were hilarious.


Here's another law:

The you want to see is running at the same time as the panel you're hosting.

[Jan-Qui Coran]

So true so true so true no matter at whatever convention OR event you go to, even close to home but especially far far away.

[acalsohei]

If you set your alarm for 6AM, you inadvertently set it for 6PM instead.
Don't buy a new alarm clock right before Celebration.
Shuttle busses that run on the hour simply mean that SOMEWHERE in the city, a bus is running at the time you need it. It doesn't guarantee that it will actually be at your stop on time. In fact, check at a totally different stop-it's probably over there!

[Kryin Dragen]

And I thought the gods only picked on me
try walking all uphill in costume 5 blocks in Atlanta they loved me (They thought I was crazy!, old Klingon war story really happened!!)
Every wonder why a lot of Atlantaiens dont know about Dragon Con? really lots dont, so you stand around explaining it to them strainge to say the least.

[Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar]

Yea, we had the experience of being away from Con territory in Atlanta last D*C (shudder). At least no one bothered us....

[acalsohei]

The pretty boys in the short-shorts on that jaunt looked curious, though. Maybe they didn't like to be upstaged with better costumes...

[Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar]

OMG! That just flashed through my mind! Thanks for the reminder Acal! LOL

I don't know if Jedi robes can compete with shiny shorts, a bow tie and a sparkly bowler hat, though!

[Jauhzmynn Enz]

That's really shocking that most of the people don't even know about the con, yet it brings in such revenue. They even advertise on TV and radio.

[Orion Knight-Star]

and here is one

no matter what con after the con you will be sick for a few days called the con crud or con aitias

[Cara Drume]

Not true; I didn't get the con crud after CIV...and that was my first convention!