Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 16)

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In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

The lagging activity in a project will invariably be found in the area where the highest overtime rates lie waiting.

Money Murphy’s Laws Work

The Dilbert Principle: People are idiots.

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)
Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Gravity is a contributing factor in 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Evil and stupidity are randomly distributed.

Murphy’s Laws Stupidity

The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.

Clothing Military Murphy’s Laws

If the converse of a statement is absurd, the original statement is an insult to the intelligence and should never have been said.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Speech

The number of rational hypotheses that can explain any given phenomenon is infinite.

Murphy’s Laws

The one ingredient you made a special trip to the store to get will be the one thing your guest is allergic to.

Cooking Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

1. Anything done while honking your horn is legal.
2. You may park anywhere if you turn your four-way flashers on.
3. A red light means the next six cars may go through the intersection.

Autos Driving Murphy’s Laws New York City Places

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

The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.

Murphy’s Laws

Important things that are supposed to happen do not happen, especially when people are looking.

Murphy’s Laws

Virtue is just vice at rest.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

When all else fails, try the boss's suggestion.

Murphy’s Laws Work

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

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

On successive charts of the same organization the number of boxes will never decrease.

Murphy’s Laws

You never run out of things that can go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.

Murphy’s Laws

Nothing is so frustrating as a bad situation that is beginning to improve.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

Law expands in proportion to the resources available for its enforcement.

Government Murphy’s Laws