Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 11)

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Money isn’t everything as long as you have enough.

Money Murphy’s Laws

We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The shortest measurable interval of time is the time between the moment one puts a little extra aside for a sudden emergency and the arrival of that emergency.

Money Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

When in trouble, obfuscate.

Murphy’s Laws

If there are two possible ways to spell a person’s name, you will pick the wrong spelling.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Since no matter can be created or destroyed (excluding nuclear and cafeteria substances), as one attempts to remove unwanted material (i.e., trash) from one's living space, the remaining material mutates so as to occupy 30 to 50 percent more than its original volume.

Murphy’s Laws

Undetectable errors are infinite in variety, in contrast to detectable errors, which by definition are limited.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Murphy’s Laws

The difference between a politician and a snail is that a snail leaves its slime behind.

Murphy’s Laws Politicians

People ask stupid questions for a reason.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

Murphy’s Laws

Badness comes in waves.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Old age is always fifteen years older than I am.

Age Murphy’s Laws

The Cavalry doesn’t always come to the rescue.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Success can be insured only by devising a defense against failure of the contingency plan.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

Certain items which are crucial to a given activity will show up with uncommon regularity until the day when that activity is planned, at which point the item in question will disappear from the face of the earth.

Murphy’s Laws Things

The number of laws will expand to fill the publishing space available.

Murphy’s Laws

At some time in the life cycle of virtually every organization, its ability to succeed in spite of itself runs out.

Murphy’s Laws Success

A cat walking into a room containing twelve seated people will jump into the lap of the person who hates cats the most.

Animals Cats Murphy’s Laws

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

Murphy’s Laws Time

1. An object in motion will be heading in the wrong direction.
2. An object at rest will be in the wrong place.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Things