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When you want to unlock a door but only have one hand free, the keys will be in the opposite pocket.

Von Fumbles Law

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Expenditure rises to meet income.

Parkinson's Second Law

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Among economists, the real world is often a special case.

Horngren's Observation

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

Gumperson's Law

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The more boring and out-of-date the magazines in the waiting room, the longer you will have to wait for your scheduled appointment.

Second Principle for Patients

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Never, ever, fly on the airline of the country from which you are departing.

Litzler's Law of International Travel

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The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired.

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The more a recruit knows about a given subject, the better chance he has of being assigned to something else.

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When team members are finally in a position to help the team, it turns out they have quit the team.

Evan's Law of Politics

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The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.

Murphy's 11th Military Law

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

Brien's First Law

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Indecision is the key to flexibility.

Weiner’s Wisdom

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A malfunctioning car will stop displaying symptoms of imminent breakdown when driven to within one-quarter mile of a garage.

Rawson’s Third Law

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Don’t draw fire, it irritates the people around you.

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The squeaky wheel gets replaced.

Lafayette's Reprisal

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An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

Weinberg's Corollary

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You can never be sure how many beers you had last night.

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If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 17)

Less is more.

Mediocrity imitates.

If you do a job twice, it’s yours.

When you want to unlock a door but only have one hand free, the keys will be in the opposite pocket.

Expenditure rises to meet income.

Among economists, the real world is often a special case.

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

The more boring and out-of-date the magazines in the waiting room, the longer you will have to wait for your scheduled appointment.

Never, ever, fly on the airline of the country from which you are departing.

The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired.

The more a recruit knows about a given subject, the better chance he has of being assigned to something else.

When team members are finally in a position to help the team, it turns out they have quit the team.

The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.

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

Indecision is the key to flexibility.

A malfunctioning car will stop displaying symptoms of imminent breakdown when driven to within one-quarter mile of a garage.

Don’t draw fire, it irritates the people around you.

The squeaky wheel gets replaced.

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

You can never be sure how many beers you had last night.

If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.