Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 14)

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All inanimate objects can move just enough to get in your way.

Murphy’s Laws Things

You can't push on a rope.

Murphy’s Laws

Education is the process of moving from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty.

Education Murphy’s Laws

When a person says that, in the interest of saving time, he will summarize his prepared statement, he will talk only three times as long as if he had read the statement in the first place.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech Time

On the TV screen, pure drivel tends to drive off ordinary drivel.

Communication Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Speech Television

No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney.

Murphy’s Laws

A little ignorance can go a long way.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Stupidity

Don't abbrev.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.

Golf Murphy’s Laws Problems Sports

Rare is the “improvement” that will ever repay the time lost in performing it.

Computers Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Things

After a salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you had before.

Money Murphy’s Laws Work

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man tired in mid afternoon.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Sleep

Never eat prunes when you're hungry.

Eating Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

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

When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer.

Corollary: Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

If everything seems to be coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Situations

Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

Murphy’s Laws

All rush jobs are due the same day.

Murphy’s Laws

A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.

Murphy’s Laws Time

1. You can get “anywhere” in ten minutes if you go fast enough.
2. Speed bumps are of negligible effect when the vehicle exceeds triple the desired restraining speed.
3. The vehicle in front of you is traveling slower than you are.
4. This lane ends in 500 feet.

Activities Autos Driving Murphy’s Laws Travel

It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

Fools Intelligence Murphy’s Laws