Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 31)

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In approaching a double door, you will always go to the one door that is locked, pull when you should have pushed, and push when the sign says pull.

Murphy’s Laws Things

No matter how many times you've had it, if it's offered, take it, because it'll never be quite the same again.

Murphy’s Laws

The easier it is to do the harder it is to change.

Murphy’s Laws

Spend sufficient time in confirming the need and the need will disappear.

Murphy’s Laws Time

1. If the facts are against you, argue the law. 2. If the law is against you, argue the facts. 3. If the facts and the law are against you, yell like hell.

Government Intelligence Law Murphy’s Laws

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Your pocket radio won't pick up the station you want to hear most.

Entertainment Murphy’s Laws

How attractive a given person appears to be is directly proportionate to how unattractive your date is.

Appearance Dating Murphy’s Laws People Relationships

Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

In any human enterprise, work seeks the lowest hierarchical level.

Murphy’s Laws Work

The lead in a pencil will break in direct proportion to the importance of the notes being taken.

Murphy’s Laws

The snapshots you take of your husband are always more flattering than the ones he takes of you.

Husbands Murphy’s Laws Self Things Wives

The less you know about an opportunity, the more attractive it is.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Those who live closest arrive latest.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Time Travel

Everyone is always someplace else.

Murphy’s Laws Places

There is no such thing as a short beer. (As in, "I'm going to stop off at Joe's for a short beer on the way home.")

Beer Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

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

Murphy’s Laws

As soon as you sit down with a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something that will last until the coffee is cold.

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

Any change looks terrible at first.

Murphy’s Laws

The more innocuous the modification appears to be, the further its influence will extend and the more the design will have to be redrawn.

Murphy’s Laws

Never read any book in which the author’s name appears in gold or silver on the cover.

Books Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing