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Murphy’s Laws
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We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Retreating
Teamwork is essential… it allows you to blame someone else.
Finagle's Eighth Rule
Murphy’s Laws
Blame
Teamwork
Smile, tomorrow will be worse.
Murphy Philosophy
Murphy’s Laws
1. If you keep anything long enough you can throw it away.
2. If you throw anything away, you will need it as soon as it is no longer accessible.
Richard's Complementary Rules of Ownership
Murphy’s Laws
Things
There are more horses’ asses in this world than there are horses.
Costello's Conclusion
Animals
Murphy’s Laws
People
Asses
Horses
The farther away from the entrance that you have to park, the closer the space vacated by the car that pulls away as you walk up to the door.
Berson's Corollary of Inverse Distances
Autos
Murphy’s Laws
Distance
Parking
For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
Bob Wells
(1966 – ) American magazine editor
Government
Murphy’s Laws
Action
Program
Being in politics is like being a football coach: you have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it’s important.
McCarthy's Law
Education
Government
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Politics
Sports
Coaches
Expenditure rises to meet income.
C. Northcote Parkinson
(1909 – 1993) British naval historian & author
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Automatic weapons – aren’t.
A Murphy's Military Law
Arms
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Whatever plan one makes, there is a hidden difficulty somewhere.
Van Gogh's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Plans
Don't worry… nobody gives a hoot anyway.
Murphy's Advice
Murphy’s Laws
People
Worry
Seven-eighths of everything can't be seen.
Titanics Generalized Iceberg Theorem
Murphy’s Laws
Perception
Visible
The first 90 percent of the task takes 90 percent of the time. The last 10 percent takes the other 90 percent.
Project scheduling "99" rule
Murphy’s Laws
Time
The bigger the discovery, the more likely it was made while testing for something else.
Wingo's Research Principle
Murphy’s Laws
Discovery
He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.
Nowlan's Theory
Driving
Murphy’s Laws
Travel
If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most embarrassment will be the one to
Wright's Coronary
Emotions
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Embarrassment
Jonathan Wright
If there isn’t a law there will be.
Faber’s First Law
Murphy’s Laws
(Harold Faber)
If you have only one nail, it will bend.
Bowersox's Law of the Workshop
Murphy’s Laws
Nails
All things being equal, you lose.
Corollary: All things being in your favor, you still lose.
Todd’s Law
Murphy’s Laws
(also Alan’s Law)
Losing
Whenever you decide to take the kids home, it is always five minutes earlier that they break into fights, tears, or hysteria.
Richman's Inevitables of Parenthood IV
Children
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Time
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