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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When things go wrong, don’t go with them.

Murphy’s Laws

Then, of course, there's that old one: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Murphy's Law was not propounded by Murphy, but by another man with the same name.

Murphy’s Laws

The quantity which must be multiplied by, divided by, added to or subtracted from the answer you get to give the answer you should have got.

Murphy’s Laws

1. When they want it bad (in a rush), they get it bad.
2. There's never time to do it right, but always time to do it over.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Try to look unimportant, because the bad guys may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Murphy’s Law never fails except when you try to demonstrate it.

Murphy’s Laws

1. Important mail arrives late. 2. Junk mail arrives the day it was sent.

Murphy’s Laws Time

An object will fall so as to do the most damage.

Murphy’s Laws Things

If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.

Murphy’s Laws

Nothing is so frustrating as a bad situation that is beginning to improve.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord.

Computers Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Things

Those supplies necessary for yesterday's experiment must be ordered no later than tomorrow noon.

Murphy’s Laws

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws People

Any facts which, when included in the argument, give the desired result, are fair facts for the argument.

Beliefs Facts Murphy’s Laws

The amount of work done varies inversely with the amount of time spent in the office.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

When traveling with children… at least one child of any number of children will request a rest room stop exactly halfway between any two given rest areas.

Activities Children Family Murphy’s Laws Travel

No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

Murphy’s Laws

Leftover nuts never match leftover bolts.

Murphy’s Laws

He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.

Driving Murphy’s Laws Travel

Some is good, more is better, too much is just right.

America Murphy’s Laws Things