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The efficiency of a committee meeting is inversely proportional to the number of participants and the time spent on deliberations.

Old and Kahn's Law

Murphy’s Laws Time Committees

Traffic congestion increases in proportion to the length of time the street is supervised by a traffic control officer.

Bumper-To-Bumper Belief

Autos Government Murphy’s Laws Police Traffic

Don't let anyone kid you about the life of Riley.

Riley's Rumination

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In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty.

Imbesi's Law of the Conservation of Filth

Murphy’s Laws Clean Dirty

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

Zelman's Rule of Radio Reception

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A parade should have bands OR horses, not both.

Wells's Law

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Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don’t let anyone know it.

Beville’s Rule of Secrecy in Business

Murphy’s Laws Richard Beville Secrecy

The intensity of movie publicity is in inverse ratio to the quality of the movie.

Shalit's Law

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People would rather live with a problem they cannot solve than accept a solution they cannot understand.

Woolsey-Swanson Rule of Problems

Murphy’s Laws Robert D. Woolsey & Huntington S. Swanson

To make an enemy, do someone a favor.

McClaughry's Codicil on Jones's Motto

Murphy’s Laws People Enemies Favor

The amount of work done varies inversely with the amount of time spent in the office.

Cropp's Law

Murphy’s Laws Time Work Office

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

Parkinson's Law of Delay

Murphy’s Laws Time Delays Denial

When traveling with children… at least one child of any number of children will request a rest room stop exactly halfway between any two given rest areas.

Cripp's Law

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All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.

A Murphy's Military Law

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On the way to the corner, any dropped tool will first strike your toes.

Corollary to Anthony's Law of the Workshop

Murphy’s Laws Corner Toes Tools

The business contact that you have developed at great expense is the first person to be let go in any corporate reorganization.

Joe's Law

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Whenever someone you know, or someone you do business with, moves to a new location, it’s always farther away.

Springer’s Law

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The quantity which must be multiplied by, divided by, added to or subtracted from the answer you get to give the answer you should have got.

Skinner’s Constant

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There are two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who don't.

Barth's Distinction

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 38)

No real problem has a solution.

There are no winners in life; only survivors.

The efficiency of a committee meeting is inversely proportional to the number of participants and the time spent on deliberations.

Traffic congestion increases in proportion to the length of time the street is supervised by a traffic control officer.

Don't let anyone kid you about the life of Riley.

In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty.

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

A parade should have bands OR horses, not both.

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don’t let anyone know it.

The intensity of movie publicity is in inverse ratio to the quality of the movie.

People would rather live with a problem they cannot solve than accept a solution they cannot understand.

To make an enemy, do someone a favor.

The amount of work done varies inversely with the amount of time spent in the office.

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.

When traveling with children… at least one child of any number of children will request a rest room stop exactly halfway between any two given rest areas.

All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.

On the way to the corner, any dropped tool will first strike your toes.

The business contact that you have developed at great expense is the first person to be let go in any corporate reorganization.

Whenever someone you know, or someone you do business with, moves to a new location, it’s always farther away.

The quantity which must be multiplied by, divided by, added to or subtracted from the answer you get to give the answer you should have got.

There are two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who don't.