Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 56)

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Statistics are no substitute for common sense.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Envelopes and stamps which don't stick when you lick them will stick to other things when you don't want them to.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on.

Murphy’s Laws

When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room for the mouse.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

A valuable dropped item will always fall into an inaccessible place (a diamond ring down the drain, for example) – or into the garbage disposal while it is running.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Everything tastes more or less like chicken.

Animals Eating Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

The only time you've had enough is when you've just finished.

Murphy’s Laws Sex

If you play with anything long enough, it will break.

Murphy’s Laws Things Time

The longer the title, the less important the job.

Murphy’s Laws Work

No one is as ugly as their passport photo.

Appearance Murphy’s Laws Ugly

By the time you get to the point where you can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

Money Murphy’s Laws Time

Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.

Murphy’s Laws Time

1. If it is green or it wiggles – it is Biology.
2. If it stinks – it is Chemistry.
3. If it doesn’t work – it is Physics.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Science/Weather

Social innovations tend to the level of minimum tolerable well-being.

Murphy’s Laws

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.

Murphy’s Laws

If a thing cannot be fitted into something smaller than itself, some dope will do it.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.

Baseball Murphy’s Laws Sports

Your own car uses more gas and oil than anyone else's.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Things

Since no matter can be created or destroyed (excluding nuclear and cafeteria substances), as one attempts to remove unwanted material (i.e., trash) from one's living space, the remaining material mutates so as to occupy 30 to 50 percent more than its original volume.

Murphy’s Laws

It is a simple task to make things complex, but a complex task to make them simple.

Murphy’s Laws

To make an enemy, do someone a favor.

Murphy’s Laws People Situations