Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 49)

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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

Most jobs resemble a sled dog team: no one gets a change of scenery, except the lead dog.

Animals Dogs Murphy’s Laws Situations Work

If it is worth fighting for, it is worth fighting dirty for.

Conflict Fights Murphy’s Laws

Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low.

Education Government Murphy’s Laws Politics

The one you want is never the one on sale.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Shopping

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

There are four kinds of people: those who sit quietly and do nothing, those who talk about sitting quietly and doing nothing, those who do things, and those who talk about doing things.

Communication Murphy’s Laws People Speech

Don't ever stand up to be counted or someone will take your seat.

Murphy’s Laws

If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

Murphy’s Laws

1. If you like it, they don't have it in your size. 2. If you like it and its in your size, it doesn't fit anyway. 3. If you like it and it fits, you can't afford it. 4. If you like it, it fits, and you can afford it, it falls apart the first time you wash it.

Appearance Clothing Murphy’s Laws Shopping

The sun always rises in the baby's bedroom window.

Children Murphy’s Laws Situations

The leak in the roof is never in the same location as the drip.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

No project was ever completed on time and within budget.

Money Murphy’s Laws Time

Never expect the unexpected to be predictable.

Murphy’s Laws

All great discoveries are made by mistake

Corollary: The greater the funding, the longer it takes to make the mistake.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

If you think the problem is bad now, just wait until we've solved it.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Sin now – pray later.

Murphy’s Laws

An enterprise employing more than 1000 people becomes a self-perpetuating empire, creating so much internal work that it no longer needs any contact with the outside world.

Murphy’s Laws

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

Murphy’s Laws Time

The first place to look for anything is the last place you would expect to find it.

Murphy’s Laws Places Things

The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

Murphy’s Laws Time