Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 35)

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There's no special reason; it's just government policy.

Government Murphy’s Laws

The intelligence of any discussion diminishes with the square of the number of participants.

Communication Conversation Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People Speech

Negative expectations yield negative results; positive expectations yield negative results.

Murphy’s Laws

Information necessitating a change of design will be conveyed to the designer after and only after the design is complete. (Often referred to as the ‘Now They Tell Me' Law)

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Any significant military action will occur at the junction of two or more map sheets.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The person who buys the most raffle tickets has the least chance of winning.

Murphy’s Laws

The one ingredient you made a special trip to the store to get will be the one thing your guest is allergic to.

Cooking Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

When you need towns, they are very far apart.

Activities Autos Driving Murphy’s Laws Travel

Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.

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

More dirt comes out of a hole than you can get back into it.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

People specialize in their area of greatest weakness.

Murphy’s Laws People

The last rush-hour express bus to your neighborhood leaves five minutes before you get off work.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Time Travel

Bare feet magnetize sharp metal objects so they always point upwards from the floor… especially in the dark.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Situations Things

Any military project will take twice as long as planned, cost twice as much, and produce only half of what is wanted.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People Stupidity

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

Beliefs Murphy’s Laws Opinion

Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.

Food/Drink Life Murphy’s Laws Time

Experts in advanced countries underestimate by a factor of 2 to 4 the ability of people in underdeveloped countries to do anything technical.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Places

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

Murphy’s Laws