Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 5)

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If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Murphy’s Laws

Never buy a car that has a wick.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Things

After a salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you had before.

Money Murphy’s Laws Work

Statistics are no substitute for common sense.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

The less you say, the less you have to take back.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

The volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases.

(1938 – ) U.S. governor (California) & politician
Murphy’s Laws Work

All five-second grenade fuses will burn down in three seconds.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

You can always hit what you don't aim at.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Those most opposed to serving on committees are made chairmen.

Murphy’s Laws

Don't use a run-on sentence you got to punctuate it.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

When responding to an urgent message requesting an immediate return call, you will get: (1) a wrong number, (2) a busy signal, or (3) no answer

Murphy’s Laws Things

He who trains his tongue to quote the learned sages will be known far and wide as a smart-ass.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

Security isn’t. Management can’t. Sales promotions don’t. Customer assistance doesn’t. Worker’s won’t.

Murphy’s Laws Work

The spirit of public service will rise, and the bureaucracy will multiply itself much faster, in time of grave national concern.

Government Murphy’s Laws

A crisis is when you can't say "let's forget the whole thing."

Murphy’s Laws

If a research project is not worth doing at all, it is not worth doing well.

Murphy’s Laws

In any household, junk accumulates to fill the space available for its storage.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Success is the result of behavior that completely contradicts the usual expectations about the behavior of a successful person.

Murphy’s Laws Success

One day you’re a peacock, the next day you’re a feather duster.

Murphy’s Laws

Consistency is always easier to defend than correctness.

Murphy’s Laws

A fool in a high station is like a man on the top of a small mountain: everything appears small to him and he appears small to everybody.

Fools Intelligence Murphy’s Laws