Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 26)

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Don't let go of something until you have a hold of something else.

Murphy’s Laws

Education is what you get from reading the small print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.

Communication Education Murphy’s Laws

Anyone taken as an individual is tolerably sensible and reasonable – as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

Fools Individuals Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People

Never drink anything that’s still on fire.

Alcohol Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

There are two sides to every argument, unless a person is personally involved, in which case there is only one.

Murphy’s Laws

Whenever someone you know, or someone you do business with, moves to a new location, it’s always farther away.

Murphy’s Laws People

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

Employees in a hierarchy do not really object to incompetence in their colleagues.

Murphy’s Laws Work

Every organization has an allotted number of positions to be filled by incompetents.

Murphy’s Laws People

Bad weather reports are more often right than good ones.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required on it.

Body Cold Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Situations

A kind heart is of little value in chess.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

Those who express random thoughts to legislative committees are often surprised and appalled to find themselves the instigators of law.

Government Ideas Intelligence Law Murphy’s Laws

You have taken yourself too seriously.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws People Self

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

Murphy’s Laws Work

Some object to the fan dancer, others to the fan.

Murphy’s Laws Opinion

A taxpayer is someone who does not have to take a civil service exam in order to work for the government.

Government Murphy’s Laws Taxes

If the first person who answers the phone cannot answer your question, it's a bureaucracy.

Murphy’s Laws

Some do; some don’t.

Murphy’s Laws People

1. If you can get to the faulty part, you won't have the tool to get it off. 2. If you can get the part off, the parts house will have it back ordered. 3. If it's in stock, it didn't need replacing in the first place.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Things

The first requisite of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Things