Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 46)

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The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it's compromising.

Money Murphy’s Laws

Just sometimes, every damn thing goes right.

Murphy’s Laws

The degree of technical competence is inversely proportional to the level of management.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Chicken Little only has to be right once.

Murphy’s Laws

A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years.

Computers Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Things Time

Bodies in motion tend to remain in motion; bodies at rest tend to remain in bed.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

The more heavily a man is supposed to be taxed, the more power he has to escape being taxed.

Government Money Murphy’s Laws Taxes

If the shoe fits, it’s ugly.

Clothing Murphy’s Laws Ugly

The distance to the gate from which your flight departs is inversely proportional to the time remaining before the scheduled departure of the flight.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Time Travel

If you think you're wrong, you're wrong

Corollary: If you think you're wrong, you're right.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Problems

If you run into an old girlfriend – no matter how innocently – your wife will know about it before you get home.

Husbands Marriage Murphy’s Laws Wives

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Any order that can be misunderstood has been misunderstood.

Military Murphy’s Laws Understanding

Don't ever eat yellow snow.

Murphy’s Laws

It is the essence of grantsmanship to persuade the foundation executives that it was they who suggested the research project and that you were a belated convert, agreeing reluctantly to all they had proposed.

Murphy’s Laws

If you find something you like buy a lifetime supply – they’re going to stop making it.

Murphy’s Laws Things

1. Trial balances don't.
2. Working capital doesn't.
3. Liquidity tends to run out.
4. Return on investments won't.

Money Murphy’s Laws

A pat on the back is only a few centimetres from a kick in the arse.

Murphy’s Laws

You will save yourself a lot of needless worry if you don't burn your bridges until you come to them.

Murphy’s Laws Situations Time

Politicians who vote huge expenditures to alleviate problems get re-elected; those who propose structural changes to prevent problems get early retirement.

Government Money Murphy’s Laws Politicians

1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. Sit down whenever possible.

Appearance Murphy’s Laws Situations