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If you knew what you were doing you'd probably be bored.
Fresco's Discovery
Murphy’s Laws
Boredom
Competence
Once the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Last year's was always better.
Law of Regressive Achievement
Murphy’s Laws
The life expectancy of a house plant varies inversely with its price and directly with its ugliness.
Britt's Green Thumb Postulate
Appearance
Murphy’s Laws
Ugly
Plants
Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment.
Ducharme's Precept
Murphy’s Laws
Situations
Time
Opportunity
The splendor of an editor's speech and the splendor of his newspaper are inversely related to the distance between the city in which he makes his speech and the city in which he publishes his paper.
Bagdikian's Law of Editor's Speeches
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Places
Reading/Writing
Speech
Distance
1. Never arrive on time, or you will be stamped a beginner.
2. Don't say anything until the meeting is half over; this stamps you as being wise.
3. Be as vague as possible; this prevents irritating the others.
4. When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be appointed.
5. Be the first to move for adjournment; this will make you popular – it's what everyone is waiting for.
Anonymous Committee Laws
Murphy’s Laws
Committees
Any attempt to print Murphy's laws will jam the printer.
Anonymous
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Printers
1. Other people’s tools work only in other people’s yards. 2. Fancy gizmos don’t work. 3. If nobody uses it, there’s a reason. 4. You get the most of what you need the least.
Laws of Gardening
Murphy’s Laws
Gardening
Tools
When our friends get into power, they aren’t our friends any more.
Evans's Law of Political Perfidy
Age
Characteristics
Friends
Murphy’s Laws
Situations
Influence
Don’t ever be the first, don’t ever be the last and don’t ever volunteer to do anything.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Volunteering
When things go wrong, don’t go with them.
Murphy’s Comment
Murphy’s Laws
It's better to retire too soon than too late.
Mosher's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Retirement
What this world needs is a damned good plague.
Larrimer's Constant
Murphy’s Laws
World
Plagues
Whatever goes us, stays up.
Park's Law of Insurance Rates and Taxes
Government
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Taxes
Prices
If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.
Schopenhauer's Law of Entropy
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
If it is worth fighting for, it is worth fighting dirty for.
Bert's Bulwark
Conflict
Fights
Murphy’s Laws
The time it takes to rectify a situation is inversely proportional to the time it took to do the damage.
Drazen's Law of Restitution
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Situations
Rectify
When all else fails, follow instructions.
Allen's Axiom
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Instructions
Under any conditions, anywhere, whatever you are doing, there is some ordinance under which you can be booked.
Specht's Meta-Law
Government
Law
Murphy’s Laws
Robert Specht
Any member introducing a dog into the Society’s premises shall be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading a blind person shall be deemed to be a cat.
London
,
Oxford Union Society
,
Rule 46
Animals
Cats
Dogs
Murphy’s Laws
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