The Murphy rule may be invoked with a maximum number of automatic doubles allowed and that limit is agreed to prior to a game or match commencing.

The Murphy rule is not an official rule in backgammon and is rarely, if ever, seen in use at officially sanctioned tournaments.

After being killed by a criminal gang, police officer Alex Murphy is transformed by a private company into a cyborg cop.

His films include To Hell and Back, the autobiography of Audie Murphy, who is considered the most decorated soldier in the military history of the United States ; John Wayne's war film The Green Berets ( 1968 ), and opposite Gregory Peck in the space story Marooned about three stranded astronauts.

* Sam Murphy ( Kevin J. Wilson ) is the executive producer during series 2, hired immediately after Brian is fired.

Modeled after recent successes in downtown ballpark building ( such as San Francisco's AT & T Park ), and incorporating San Diego history in the form of the preservation of the facade of the historic Western Metals Company building ( now the left-field corner, the corner of the building substituting for the left field foul pole ), the new Petco Park is a sharp contrast to their previous home at Qualcomm ( Jack Murphy ) Stadium which was a cookie-cutter type football-baseball facility located in an outer, mostly commercial-industrial, area of the city near an interstate interchange.

Initially created for Sierra On-Line by Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy ( who called themselves the " Two Guys from Andromeda "), the games parodied both science fiction properties such as Star Wars and Star Trek ( the theme song itself is a parody of the Star Wars theme ), as well as pop-culture phenomena from McDonald's to Microsoft.

Murphy Student Centre ( 2002 ), MacLauchlan Arena ( 2004 ), Bill and Denise Andrew Hall residence facility ( 2006 ), expansions to the Atlantic Veterinary College ( 2007 and 2009 ), Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre ( 2007 ), a research and development laboratory which is home to the National Research Council of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and other partners, and Don and Marion McDougall Hall ( 2008 ).

* January 26 – WWII: Infantry action at Holtzwihr, France, for which Audie Murphy is awarded the Medal of Honor.

* May 31 – Eric Rudolph, suspected in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996, is captured in Murphy, North Carolina.

The dish is featured in the 2008 comedy The Ramen Girl starring Brittany Murphy as Abby, an American woman stuck in Tokyo after her boyfriend leaves her.

" The British historian of the Arab Revolt, David Murphy wrote that though the film was flawed due to various inaccuaries and omissions, " it was a truly epic movie and is rightly seen as a classic ".

In 1982, veteran actor Nick Nolte and rising comedian Eddie Murphy smashed box office records with the action-comedy 48 Hrs, which is credited as the first " buddy-cop " movie.

" In later publications " whatever can happen will happen " occasionally is termed " Murphy's law ," which raises the possibility — if something went wrong — that " Murphy " is " De Morgan " misremembered ( an option, among others, raised by Goranson on American Dialect Society list ).

" Nichols ' account is that " Murphy's law " came about through conversation among the other members of the team ; it was condensed to " If it can happen, it will happen ," and named for Murphy in mockery of what Nichols perceived as arrogance on Murphy's part.

Others, including Edward Murphy's surviving son Robert Murphy, deny Nichols ' account ( which is supported by Hill, both interviewed by Spark ), and claim that the phrase did originate with Edward Murphy.

Hill and Nichols believe Murphy was unwilling to take the responsibility for the device's initial failure ( by itself a blip of no large significance ) and is to be doubly damned for not allowing the MX981 team time to validate the sensor's operability and for trying to blame an underling when doing so in the embarrassing aftermath.

* In RoboCop ( 1987 ): A police officer known as Alex J. Murphy is brutally killed by a gang of murderer's and rebuilt the following year as a cyborg.

Edward Regan " Eddie " Murphy ( born April 3, 1961 ) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.

Akeem Joffer ( Eddie Murphy ), the prince and heir to the throne of a fictitious, wealthy African country called Zamunda, is discontented with being pampered all his life.

Trading Places is again referenced as the royal entourage leaves the Waldorf-Astoria in the final New York – based scene in the movie: the driver of Akeem and Semmi's limo is played by the same actor who played the Dukes ' driver in Trading Places, from whom Billy Ray Valentine ( Murphy ) seeks counsel when the Dukes pick him up after bailing him out of jail.

His best friend, Yale ( Michael Murphy ), married to Emily ( Anne Byrne ), is having an affair with Mary Wilkie ( Diane Keaton ); her ex-husband and former teacher, Jeremiah ( Wallace Shawn ), also appears.

Nimoy approached Beverly Hills Cop writer Daniel Petrie, Jr. to write the screenplay when a concept that executive producer Jeffrey Katzenberg described as " either the best or worst idea in the world " arose — Star Trek fan Eddie Murphy wanted a starring role.

* Kevin Murphy ( actor ) ( born 1956 ), American actor, author and puppeteer, best known for his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000

His best known act was as a stuntman character called " Sylveste McCoy " in a play entitled An Evening with Sylveste McCoy ( the name was coined by actor Brian Murphy, part of the Roadshow at the time ), where his stunts included putting a fork and nails up his nose and stuffing ferrets down his trousers, and setting his head on fire.

In 1959 his band, still featuring Matt " Guitar " Murphy, cut LP Memphis Slim at the Gate of the Horn, which featured a lineup of his best known songs, including " Mother Earth ," " Gotta Find My Baby ," " Rockin ' the Blues ," ' Steppin ' Out ," and " Slim's Blues.

Murphy is best known for her 1965 book Full Tilt: Ireland to India With a Bicycle, about an overland cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Murphy is best known for casting the only vote against secession at the Arkansas Secession Convention.

Murphy decided to remain in office and worked for the best interests of the State while taking abuse from both sides.

George Murphy " Pops " Foster ( May 19, 1892 – October 29, 1969 ) was a jazz musician best known for his vigorous playing of the string bass.

* Eddie Murphy as Jim Evers: A workaholic real estate agent who is often late for family gatherings but tries his best to make up for it.

He also participated at the Players Tour Championship, where his best results came at the Paul Hunter Classic, where he reached the quarter-finals, but lost 1 – 4 against Shaun Murphy.

" She, again, also commended the cast by calling it " well-chosen ", commenting on Murphy and Aykroyd as " the two actors best suited ", stating that the Duke brothers were " played delightfully " by Ameche and Bellamy and — concluding that " the supporting cast is also quite good "— praising Curtis for managing " to turn a hard-edged, miniskirted prostitute into a character of unexpected charm.

Farley was elected Chairman of the Rockland County Democratic Party in 1918, and used this position to curry favor with Tammany Hall Boss Charles F. Murphy by convincing him that Al Smith would be the best choice for Governor.

When the trio arrive at the tryouts in Chicago, they meet taxi dancer " All the Way " Mae Mordabito and her best friend, Doris Murphy, both tough-talking New Yorkers ; soft-spoken right fielder Evelyn Gardner ; illiterate and shy left fielder Shirley Baker ; and pitcher and former Miss Georgia Ellen Sue Gotlander.

The balance of the script was written by Warren Murphy, the mystery writer perhaps best known for co-writing the Destroyer series of men's action novels.

Merv's best friend since the sixth grade, Robert ( Bob ) Murphy, was the producer of The Merv Griffin Show, and eventually became president of Merv Griffin Enterprises.

Geoff Murphy ( born 13 October 1938 ) is a New Zealand filmmaker best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s.

In 2007 he lost 12 – 13 to Murphy in the quarter-finals of the World Championship having led 11 – 5 and 12 – 7, making him the first person to ever lose a best of 25 match from leading 12 – 7.

Murphy stars as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who heads to Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend.

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote " Beverly Hills Cop finds Eddie Murphy doing what he does best: playing the shrewdest, hippest, fastest-talking underdog in a rich man's world.

Progressive Conservative Bob Runciman credited him for his competence and managerial skills, while Liberal Tim Murphy described him as " the best of a bad bunch ".

John Cullen Murphy ( May 3, 1919 – July 2, 2004 ) was an American illustrator best known for his three decades of work on the Prince Valiant comic strip.

Kevin Wagner Murphy ( born November 3, 1956 in River Forest, Illinois ) is an American actor and writer best known as the voice and puppeteer of Tom Servo on the Peabody Award-winning comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

However, in 2006 Murphy and Brydon, along with long-time Moloko guitarist Cooke, played a select number of acoustic radio performances to promote the Moloko best of album Catalogue.