Remembering John Bangsund: Muphry’s Law
by Bridget Blair
This month we introduce a short series of articles by the inimitable John Bangsund, who was editor of the Society of Editors (Victoria) Newsletter between 1978 and 1996.
John was well known for his witty, rambling style — or, as Janet Mackenzie put it, ‘the stream-of-consciousness newsletter’.
These articles are reproduced from At the Typeface, a collection of memorable newsletter articles published by the Society in 2005 to celebrate its 35th anniversary and edited by Janet Mackenzie. The first article expounds John’s notorious maxim, ‘Muphry’s Law’ [PDF, 559KB]. Enjoy.
Bridget Blair can be contacted at edvic.communication@iped-editors.org.