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When putting things back together again, there will always be at least one piece left over that will not fit anywhere.

Stanley's Law of Taking Things Apart

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If everything seems to be coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane.

Borstelmann's Rule

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The comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old to die young.

Diskson’s Rule of 49

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Whatever a parent does is wrong.

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If you want a track team to win the high jump you find one person who can jump seven feet, not seven people who can jump one foot.

Terman's Law of Innovation

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The bus that left the stop just before you got there is your bus.

Corcoroni's First Law of Bus Transportation

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Everything costs more and takes longer.

Pournelle's Law of Costs and Schedules

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You will never find any more loose change than you have already lost.

Skarstad's Observation

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A pair of scissors should be a true pair; the second pair is to be used in place of the pair that is never where it is always supposed to be.

Aunt Emmie’s Third Law

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The average time between throwing something away and needing it badly is two weeks. This time can be reduced to one week by retaining the thing for a long time first.

Bell’s Rule

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Anything is edible if it is chopped finely enough.

Mrs. Weiler's Law

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

Corcoroni's Fourth Law of Bus Transportation

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He who hesitates is last.

Lyon's Law of Hesitation

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The best investment opportunities are encountered when you are broke.

Firestone's Principle of Investment Timing

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Things go right so they can go wrong.

Maahs's Law

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Wear the right costume and the part plays itself.

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If you're confident after you've just finished an exam, it's because you don't know enough to know better.

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Batteries die at the most critical time of the most complex problem.

Shelton's Law of Pocket Calculators

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The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on.

Jones's Law

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Important letters that contain no errors will develop errors in the mail.
Corollary: Corresponding errors will show up in the duplicate while the boss is reading it.

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 36)

Anything that can be changed will be changed up until there is no time left to change anything.

When putting things back together again, there will always be at least one piece left over that will not fit anywhere.

If everything seems to be coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane.

The comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old to die young.

Whatever a parent does is wrong.

If you want a track team to win the high jump you find one person who can jump seven feet, not seven people who can jump one foot.

The bus that left the stop just before you got there is your bus.

Everything costs more and takes longer.

You will never find any more loose change than you have already lost.

A pair of scissors should be a true pair; the second pair is to be used in place of the pair that is never where it is always supposed to be.

The average time between throwing something away and needing it badly is two weeks. This time can be reduced to one week by retaining the thing for a long time first.

Anything is edible if it is chopped finely enough.

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

He who hesitates is last.

The best investment opportunities are encountered when you are broke.

Things go right so they can go wrong.

Wear the right costume and the part plays itself.

If you're confident after you've just finished an exam, it's because you don't know enough to know better.

Batteries die at the most critical time of the most complex problem.

The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on.

Important letters that contain no errors will develop errors in the mail.
Corollary: Corresponding errors will show up in the duplicate while the boss is reading it.