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Subject:
Murphy’s Laws
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In approaching a double door, you will always go to the one door that is locked, pull when you should have pushed, and push when the sign says pull.
Ehre's Double-Door Law
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Doors
Pull
Push
At least fifty percent of the human race doesn’t want their mother-in-law within walking distance.
Margaret Mead's Law of Human Migration
Murphy’s Laws
Relationships
Mother-in-law
No matter how many times you've had it, if it's offered, take it, because it'll never be quite the same again.
John Cameron's Law
Murphy’s Laws
The price of any product produced for a government agency will be not less than the square of the initial Firm Fixed-Price Contract.
Connolly's Law of Cost Control
Government
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Contracts
Prices
When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room for the mouse.
Cook's Cogitation
Murphy’s Laws
Situations
A committee of three gets things done if two don’t show up.
Anonymous
Murphy’s Laws
People
Committees
The wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.
Law of Raspberry Jam
Murphy’s Laws
Culture
The other line moves faster.
Etorre's Observation
Activities
Murphy’s Laws
Shopping
Lines
The more underdeveloped the country, the more overdeveloped the women.
Galbraith's Second Law
Appearance
Body
Murphy’s Laws
Places
Women
World
Most accidents in well-designed systems involve two or more events of low probability occurring in the worst possible combination.
Titanic Coincidence
Accidents
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
The most difficult light bulb to replace burns out first and most frequently.
Occam's Electric Razor
Failure
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Light bulbs
When all else fails, follow instructions.
Allen's Axiom
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Instructions
1. If you like it, they don't have it in your size. 2. If you like it and its in your size, it doesn't fit anyway. 3. If you like it and it fits, you can't afford it. 4. If you like it, it fits, and you can afford it, it falls apart the first time you wash it.
Hadley's Laws of Clothing Shopping
Appearance
Clothing
Murphy’s Laws
Shopping
If you play with anything long enough, it will break.
Zahner's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Time
Break
When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time.
Airplane Law
Activities
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Time
Travel
Airplanes
Even paranoids have enemies.
Pastore's Truth
Murphy’s Laws
People
(Also Delmore Schwartz)
Enemies
Paranoia
The successful pundit is provided more opportunities to say things than he has things worth saying.
Pike Law of Punditry
Murphy’s Laws
Pundits
If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy person – they will find an easier way to do it.
Hlade's Law
Characteristics
Murphy’s Laws
Work
Laziness
Tasks
Anything that happens enough times to irritate you will happen at least once more.
Parkins's Premise
Murphy’s Laws
No experiment is reproducible.
Wyszowski's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Science/Weather
Experiments
Reproducible
He who laughs last probably didn’t get the joke.
Boehm's 1st Law of Assistance
Emotions
Laughter
Murphy’s Laws
Jokes
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