Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 10)

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Never tell them what you wouldn't do.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

A professional is one who does a good job even when he doesn't feel like it.

Murphy’s Laws Occupations Work

When you drop coins, the pennies will fall nearby, while all the others will roll out of sight.

Murphy’s Laws

If you want your name spelled wrong, die.

Communication Death Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Possessions increase to fill the space available for their storage.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Byrne's Law: In any electrical circuit, appliances and wiring will burn out to protect fuses.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator
Failure Murphy’s Laws Things

You will save yourself a lot of needless worry if you don't burn your bridges until you come to them.

Murphy’s Laws Situations Time

1. In dealing with their “own” problems, faculty members are the most extreme conservatives 2. In dealing with “other” people's problems, they are the world's most extreme liberals.

Beliefs Government Murphy’s Laws Situations

Anyone having supervisory responsibility for the completion of a task will invariably protest that more resources are needed.

Murphy’s Laws Work

Caveats are always* forgotten.
*Caveat: except in rare instances

Murphy’s Laws

The first 90 percent of the task takes 90 percent of the time. The last 10 percent takes the other 90 percent.

Murphy’s Laws Time

If at first you don't succeed, transform your data set.

Murphy’s Laws Success

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.

Death Murphy’s Laws

It is after you have lost your teeth that you can afford to buy steaks.

(1841–1919) French artist
Food/Drink Life Murphy’s Laws

Any given program, when running, is obsolete.

Computers Murphy’s Laws Things

Social innovations tend to the level of minimum tolerable well-being.

Murphy’s Laws

Inside every small problem is a large problem struggling to get out.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

If you do something which you are sure will meet with everybody's approval, somebody won't like it.

Murphy’s Laws

Everything goes wrong all at once.

Murphy’s Laws Time

When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.

Murphy’s Laws

No one is as ugly as their passport photo.

Appearance Murphy’s Laws Ugly