Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 13)

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If it can be borrowed and it can be broken, you will borrow it and you will break it.

Murphy’s Laws

A cigarette placed in an ashtray will go out if you stay in the room; if you leave the room, the cigarette will topple to the table, burn through, and drop to the floor, where it will smolder until it descends to ignite the drapes in the room below.

Murphy’s Laws

Washing machines only break down during the wash cycle.
Corollary: All breakdowns occur on the plumber's day off.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

In a three-story building served by one elevator, nine times out of ten the elevator car will be on a floor where you are not.

Murphy’s Laws

A pair of scissors should be a true pair; the second pair is to be used in place of the pair that is never where it is always supposed to be.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Everyone who does not work has a scheme that does.

Murphy’s Laws Work

Circumstances can force a generalized incompetent to become competent, at least in a specialized field.

Murphy’s Laws

If you did manage to get any good shots, they will be ruined when someone inadvertently opens the darkroom door and all of the dark leaks out.

Murphy’s Laws Places

Experience varies directly with equipment ruined.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Unlimited warranties are usually neither.

Murphy’s Laws

Anyone who says he isn't going to resign, four times… definitely will.

Murphy’s Laws

Children should be heard, not obscene.

Children Murphy’s Laws

The minute you sign a client is the minute you start to lose him.

Murphy’s Laws

Nothing looks as good close up as it does from far away.

Appearance Murphy’s Laws

The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately

Corollary: Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both

Communication Murphy’s Laws

A few months in the laboratory can frequently save a couple of hours in the library.

Murphy’s Laws

Urgency varies inversely with importance.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.

Murphy’s Laws

In a social situation, the most difficult thing to do is usually the right thing to do.

Murphy’s Laws

Anything that can be changed will be changed up until there is no time left to change anything.

Murphy’s Laws Time