Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 27)

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Those who cannot teach – administrate.

Murphy’s Laws Occupations Work

Confusion creates jobs.

Murphy’s Laws Work

You can throw a burnt match out the window of your car and start a forest fire, but you can use two boxes of matches and a whole edition of the Sunday paper without being able to start a fire under the dry logs in your fireplace.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

The difference between a politician and a snail is that a snail leaves its slime behind.

Murphy’s Laws Politicians

A simple story, however inaccurate or misleading, is preferred to a complicated explanation, however true.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.

Murphy’s Laws

Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

If anything can go wrong it will go wrong when Mr. Murphy is out of town.

Murphy’s Laws

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

Autos Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

Regardless of whether a mission expands or contracts, administrative overhead continues to grow at a steady rate.

Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws War

People who can least afford to pay rent, pay rent; people who can most afford to pay rent, build up equity.

Money Murphy’s Laws

The remaining distance to your chosen campsite remains constant as twilight approaches.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

Don't use no double negatives.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Those whose approval you seek the most give you the least.

public relations manager
Characteristics Murphy’s Laws People

The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it.

Murphy’s Laws Time

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

Murphy’s Laws Work

The mountain gets steeper as you get closer.

Frothingham’s Corollary: The mountain looks closer than it is.

Murphy’s Laws

Things are more like they are now than they have ever been before.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Decisions are justified by the benefits to the organization, but they are made by considering the benefits to the decision-makers.

Murphy’s Laws

Teamwork is essential… it allows you to blame someone else.

Murphy’s Laws