Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 32)

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If a taxpayer thinks he can cheat safely, he probably will.

Government Money Murphy’s Laws Taxes

How to locate the slow-moving traffic lane or check-out land: Get in it.

Murphy’s Laws

The new hardware will break down as soon as the old is disconnected and out.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations Things

The label "NEW" and/or "IMPROVED" means the price went up.

Murphy’s Laws Shopping Things

No matter where or what, there are makers, takers, and fakers.

Murphy’s Laws

The Cavalry doesn’t always come to the rescue.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.

Murphy’s Laws Time

An executive will always return to work from lunch early if no one takes him.

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Work

Don’t force it; get a larger hammer.

Murphy’s Laws Things

The scratch on the record is through the song you like most.

Entertainment Murphy’s Laws Music

Any paint, regardless of quality or composition, will adhere permanently to any surface, prepared or otherwise, if applied accidentally.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Disorder expands proportionately to the tolerance for it.

Murphy’s Laws

The more ridiculous a belief system, the higher the probability of its success.

Beliefs Murphy’s Laws Success

Never murder a man who is committing suicide.

Government Murphy’s Laws Politics Situations

It never heals correctly.

Health Murphy’s Laws

A dropped power tool will always land on the concrete instead of the soft ground (if outdoors) or the carpet (if indoors) – unless it is running, in which case it will fall on something it can damage (like your foot).

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Things

Any system or program, however complicated, if looked at in exactly the right way, will become even more complicated.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Whatever plan one makes, there is a hidden difficulty somewhere.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

If you can't fix it, feature it.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Where there's a will, there's a won't.

Murphy’s Laws

History does not repeat itself; historians simply repeat each other.

History Murphy’s Laws Time