Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 13)

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If you don't need it and don't want it you can have tons of it.

Murphy’s Laws

Urgency varies inversely with importance.

Murphy’s Laws Time

There's no such thing as a large whiskey.

Alcohol Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

Mediocrity imitates.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

No matter how often the lie is shown to be false, there will still remain a percentage of people who believe it true.

Beliefs Honesty Lies Murphy’s Laws

When an irresistible force meets an immovable object, an unethical lawyer will immediately appear.

Lawyers Murphy’s Laws

If not controlled, work will flow to the competent man until he submerges.

Murphy’s Laws Work

Every day, in every way, things get better and better; then worse again in the evening.

Murphy’s Laws

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

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws People

The probability of anything happening is in inverse ratio to its desirability.

Murphy’s Laws

When no viable candidate exists, someone will nominate a Kennedy.

Government Murphy’s Laws Politicians

A writer mustn’t shift your point of view.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

To protect your position, fire the fastest rising employees first.

Murphy’s Laws People Situations Work

There are no answers, only cross references.

Murphy’s Laws

Never throw away anything unless you know what it came from.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Any technical problem can be overcome given enough time and money.

Lerman's Corollary: You are never given enough time or money.

Money Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

Never create a problem for which you do not have the answer.

Corollary: Create problems for which only you have the answer.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

When you need to knock on wood is when you realize that the world is composed of vinyl, naugahyde and aluminum.

Murphy’s Laws

The rush job you spent all night on won't be needed for at least two days.

Murphy’s Laws

Anyone taken as an individual is tolerably sensible and reasonable – as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

Fools Individuals Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People

Copying machines mangle only important documents.
Corollary: If a machine goes wild and runs off 180 copies, it will do so only when you are copying a personal letter.

Murphy’s Laws