Subject: Murphy’s Laws

Murphy’s Laws:

Various “laws,” axioms, principles and observations that usually convey a cynical view of life and an underlying sense of futility. Most do not prove, or even explain anything, but rather simply state a maxim – usually that things will go wrong.

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Them what gets – has.

Murphy’s Laws People

The effectiveness of a telephone conversation is in inverse proportion to the time spent on it.

Communication Conversation Murphy’s Laws Time

Children should be heard, not obscene.

Children Murphy’s Laws

When you're not in a hurry, the traffic light will turn green as soon as your vehicle comes to a complete stop.

Autos Murphy’s Laws

Nothing will be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Murphy’s Laws

If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Information necessitating a change of design will be conveyed to the designer after and only after the design is complete. (Often referred to as the ‘Now They Tell Me' Law)

Communication Murphy’s Laws

If it jams, force it; if it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

Accidents Failure Murphy’s Laws

The fact that you do not know the answer does not meant that someone else does.

Murphy’s Laws People

The incidence of anything worthwhile is either 15-25 percent or 80-90 percent.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

If your advance is going well, you are walking into an ambush.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The less you know about an opportunity, the more attractive it is.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Chicken Little only has to be right once.

Murphy’s Laws

Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.

(1888 – 1965) British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet
Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Any philosophy that can be put "in a nutshell" belongs there.

Murphy’s Laws

Talent in staff work or sales will recurringly be interpreted as managerial ability.

Murphy’s Laws

Most jobs resemble a sled dog team: no one gets a change of scenery, except the lead dog.

Animals Dogs Murphy’s Laws Situations Work

The best way to publicize a governmental or political action is to attempt to hide it.

Government Murphy’s Laws

When things just can't possibly get any worse, they will.

Murphy’s Laws

The lights are most likely to come back on at the precise moment you find the flashlight.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
Murphy’s Laws Things

The ideal resume will turn up one day after the position is filled.

Murphy’s Laws Work