Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 2)

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If you start walking, the bus will come when you are precisely halfway between stops.

Murphy’s Laws

A clever remark is one you don’t make at the appropriate moment, but compose immediately after.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.

Murphy’s Laws

Incoming fire has the right-of-way.

Military Murphy’s Laws

1. If you're wondering if you took the meat out to thaw, you didn't. 2. If you're wondering if you left the coffee pot plugged in, you did.

Cooking Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

Attempt to be seen with important people.

Murphy’s Laws

Experiments should be reproducible… they should all fail in the same way.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

When things just can't possibly get any worse, they will.

Murphy’s Laws

Inside every small problem is a large problem struggling to get out.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Everyone who does not work has a scheme that does.

Murphy’s Laws Work

In any dealings with a collective body of people, the people will always be more tacky than originally expected.

Murphy’s Laws People

1. Any great truth can – and eventually will – be expressed as a cliche.

2. Half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

Communication Facts Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

The rate of hospital admissions responds to bed availability; if we insist on installing more beds, they will tend to get filled.

Health Murphy’s Laws

Murphy's Law was not propounded by Murphy, but by another man with the same name.

Murphy’s Laws

Everything is in a state of utter dishevelment.

Life Murphy’s Laws Problems

The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Murphy’s Laws People

How attractive a given person appears to be is directly proportionate to how unattractive your date is.

Appearance Dating Murphy’s Laws People Relationships

Caveats are always* forgotten.
*Caveat: except in rare instances

Murphy’s Laws

Adding manpower to a late technology project only makes it later.

Murphy’s Laws People Time

Never conduct negotiations before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. Before 10:00 you appear too anxious, and after 4:00 they think you're desperate.

Murphy’s Laws

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