Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 3)

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All politics is local.

Government Murphy’s Laws Places Politics

The most important leg of a three legged stool is the one that's missing.

Murphy’s Laws Things

People to whom you are attracted invariably think you remind them of someone else.

Love Murphy’s Laws People

A continuing flow of paper is sufficient to continue the flow of paper.

Murphy’s Laws

Technology is dominated by two types of people: Those who understand what they do not manage and those who manage what they do not understand.

Murphy’s Laws People Science/Weather

Virtue is its own punishment.

Murphy’s Laws

No matter how careful one is in resealing the inner liner in a cereal box, it will tear where it is glued to the box.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

It (housework) expands to fill the time available plus half an hour: so obviously it is never finished.

Housework Murphy’s Laws

Any change looks terrible at first.

Murphy’s Laws

History doesn't repeat itself – historians merely repeat each other.

History Murphy’s Laws Time

If you explain it so clearly that nobody can misunderstand, somebody will.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Things hate people.

Murphy’s Laws People Things

As soon as you are served hot chow in the field, it rains

Food/Drink Military Murphy’s Laws

Fuses never blow during daylight hours.
Corollary: Only after fuses blow do you discover the flashlight batteries are dead and you’re out of candles, or matches, or both.

Murphy’s Laws Things

The guy you beat out of a prime parking space is the one you have to see for a job interview.

Murphy’s Laws

Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately

Corollary: Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

If you really need an officer in a hurry, take a nap.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Surprise is an event that takes place only in the mind of a commander.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Nature abhors people.

Murphy’s Laws People

Any task worth doing was worth doing yesterday.

Murphy’s Laws