Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 41)

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Incoming fire has the right of way.

Military Murphy’s Laws War

On the TV screen, pure drivel tends to drive off ordinary drivel.

Communication Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Speech Television

An intelligent person can make a dumber statement than an idiot. The idiot is limited to his imbecility.

Communication Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Speech

Much work, much food; little work, little food; no work, burial at sea.

Food/Drink Life Murphy’s Laws Work

Computing power increases as the square of the cost; if you want to do it twice as cheaply, you have to do it four times slower.

Computers Money Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Situations Things

If you need n items of anything, you will have n – 1 in stock.

Murphy’s Laws Shopping Things

Some people manage by the book, even though they don't know who wrote the book or even what book.

Murphy’s Laws People

The fury engendered by the misspelling of a name in a (newspaper) column is in direct ratio to the obscurity of the mentionee.

Anger Characteristics Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

The bigger the man, the less likely he is to object to caricature.

Murphy’s Laws People

Never create a problem for which you do not have the answer.

Corollary: Create problems for which only you have the answer.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Fortify your front; you’ll get your rear shot up.

Military Murphy’s Laws

1. The tide comes in and the tide goes out, and what have you got?
2. They say an elephant never forgets, but what's he got to remember?

Murphy’s Laws

The sun always shines between the visors.

Murphy’s Laws

A 60-day warranty guarantees that the product will self-destruct on the 61st day.

Murphy’s Laws Things

No matter how careful one is in resealing the inner liner in a cereal box, it will tear where it is glued to the box.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

When you can’t discover the cause of a breakdown, all of the free advice you get will be for things you’ve already checked.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

Wear the right costume and the part plays itself.

Appearance Clothing Murphy’s Laws

Whenever A annoys or injures B on the pretence of saving or improving X, A is a scoundrel.

Murphy’s Laws

Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss putting in an honest day’s work.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Work

Don't ever eat yellow snow.

Murphy’s Laws

The man who knows "how" will always have a job. The man who knows "why" will always be his boss.

Murphy’s Laws Work