Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 49)

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Anything you lose automatically doubles in value.

(1913 – 1983) journalist & author
Money Murphy’s Laws Things

Overdoing things is harmful in all cases, even when it comes to efficiency.

Murphy’s Laws

If you're going to rape, pillage and burn, be sure to do things in that order.

Murphy’s Laws

A dropped object will fall with an acceleration of 32 feet per second per second, and if it is your wallet, it will make every effort to land in a public toilet.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

Failure Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Then, of course, there's that old one: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Any plumbing pipes you choose to replace during renovation will prove to be in excellent condition; those you decide to leave in place will be rotten.

Murphy’s Laws

Hypocrisy is the Vaseline of social intercourse.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution and it is always wrong.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist
Murphy’s Laws Problems

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

Murphy’s Laws

When stupidity is a sufficient explanation, there is no need to have recourse to any other.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Stupidity

Merely because the group is in formation does not mean that the group is on the right course.

Appearance Murphy’s Laws

The effectiveness of a telephone conversation is in inverse proportion to the time spent on it.

Communication Conversation Murphy’s Laws Time

Undetectable errors are infinite in variety, in contrast to detectable errors, which by definition are limited.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

In a restaurant with seats which are close to each other, one will always find the decibel level of the nearest conversation to be inversely proportional to the quality of the thought going into it.

Communication Conversation Murphy’s Laws Speech

When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

After large expenditures of federal, state, and county funds; after much confusion generated by detours and road blocks; after greatly annoying the surrounding population with noise, dust, and fumes – the previously existing traffic jam is relocated by one-half mile.

Autos Murphy’s Laws

If you know something can go wrong, and take due precaution to prevent it, something else will go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Murphy’s Laws

The local density of mosquitos is inversely proportional to your remaining repellent.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

No matter how clear the skies are, a thunderstorm will move in 5 minutes after the papers are delivered.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather