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Murphy’s Laws
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Never worry about the bullet with your name on it; instead, worry about shrapnel addressed to 'occupant.’
Murphy's Tenth Military Law
Conflict
Government
Military
Murphy’s Laws
War
Bullet
Shrapnel
Trouble strikes in series of threes, but when working around the house the next job after a series of three is not the fourth job – it's the start of a brand new series of three.
Avery's Rule of Three
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Work
Trouble
The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it's compromising.
Juhani's Law
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Compromises
A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead.
Newton's Little-known Seventh Law
Language
Murphy’s Laws
Bird in the hand
Any horizontal surface is soon piled up.
Ringwald's Law of Household Geometry
Murphy’s Laws
The best shots happen immediately after the last frame is exposed.
First Law of Photography
Murphy’s Laws
Best shots
The one time during the day you lean back and relax is the one time the boss walks by.
Theory of Selective Supervision
Murphy’s Laws
Work
Bosses
Kickbacks must always exceed bribes.
The Hidden Truth of Management
Murphy’s Laws
Bribes
Management
A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to attain because of a set of inherently illogical rules.
Catch-22
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Impossibities
Logic
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last.
Law of the Theater & Arena
Murphy’s Laws
Situations
Time
Seats
Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Jone's Motto
Age
Friends
Murphy’s Laws
People
Enemies
Information necessitating a change of design will be conveyed to the designer after and only after the design is complete. (Often referred to as the ‘Now They Tell Me' Law)
Fyfe's First Law of Revision
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Designs
Information
If you think the problem is bad now, just wait until we've solved it.
Epstein's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Solutions
The incidence of anything worthwhile is either 15-25 percent or 80-90 percent.
LaCombe's Rule of Percentages
Murphy’s Laws
Situations
Odds
The strength of the turbulence is directly proportional to the temperature of your coffee.
Gunter's Second Law of Air Travel
Activities
Murphy’s Laws
Travel
Airplanes
Turbulence
Those who express random thoughts to legislative committees are often surprised and appalled to find themselves the instigators of law.
Law of Lawmaking
Government
Ideas
Intelligence
Law
Murphy’s Laws
Legislature
No shoelace ever broke being untied.
Goldsmith's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Shoelace
A prerequisite for a desired course will be offered only during the following semester.
Second Law of Class Scheduling
Education
Murphy’s Laws
School
Classes
When you move something to a more logical place, you only can remember where it
used
to be and your decision to move it.
Alicia’s Discovery
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Alicia Dustria
1. Important mail arrives late. 2. Junk mail arrives the day it was sent.
Laws of Postal Delivery
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Mail
Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
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