Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 50)

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1. In dealing with their “own” problems, faculty members are the most extreme conservatives 2. In dealing with “other” people's problems, they are the world's most extreme liberals.

Beliefs Government Murphy’s Laws Situations

The first 90 percent of the task takes 90 percent of the time. The last 10 percent takes the other 90 percent.

Murphy’s Laws Time

No matter which way you ride, it's uphill and against the wind.

Murphy’s Laws

Any attempt to print Murphy's laws will jam the printer.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty.

Murphy’s Laws

The inefficiency and stupidity of the staff corresponds to the inefficiency and stupidity of the management.

Murphy’s Laws

How to locate the slow-moving traffic lane or check-out land: Get in it.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Situations Things

Never conduct negotiations before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. Before 10:00 you appear too anxious, and after 4:00 they think you're desperate.

Murphy’s Laws

You will need three umbrellas: one to leave at the office, one to leave at home, and one to leave on the train.

Intelligence Memory Murphy’s Laws

The mountain gets steeper as you get closer.

Frothingham’s Corollary: The mountain looks closer than it is.

Murphy’s Laws

Given a conflict, Murphy’s Law supersedes Newton’s.

Murphy’s Laws

In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

As soon as you sit down with a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something that will last until the coffee is cold.

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

By definition, when you are investigating the unknown, you do not know what you will find.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Typesetters always correct intentional errors, but fail to correct unintentional ones.

Murphy’s Laws

The conclusions of most good operations research studies are obvious.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

The ideal resume will turn up one day after the position is filled.

Murphy’s Laws Work

A falling body always rolls to the most inaccessible spot.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Never tell them what you wouldn't do.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Spend sufficient time in confirming the need and the need will disappear.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The ratio of time involved in work to time available for work is usually about 0.6.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work