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Murphy’s Laws
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Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.
Conran's Law of Cooking
Food/Drink
Life
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Mushroom
Actually, it only seems as though you mustn't be deceived by appearances.
The Obvious Law
Appearance
Characteristics
Murphy’s Laws
If an experiment works, you must be using the wrong equipment.
Bowie's Theorem
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Equipment
Experiments
Look after the molehills and the mountains will look after themselves.
Peter's Law of Substitution
Murphy’s Laws
Details
Molehills
If on an actuarial basis there is a 50-50 chance that something will go wrong, it will actually go wrong nine times out of ten.
Economists' Law II
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
50-50 chances
Odds
Whatever women do, they must do it twice as well as men to be thought half as good.
Whitton's Law
Characteristics
Murphy’s Laws
People
Women
Twice as well
The closest library doesn't have the material you need.
Hansen's Library Axiom
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Libraries
Research
1. You can get “anywhere” in ten minutes if you go fast enough.2. Speed bumps are of negligible effect when the vehicle exceeds triple the desired restraining speed.3. The vehicle in front of you is traveling slower than you are.4. This lane ends in 500 feet.
Barrett's Laws of Driving
Activities
Autos
Driving
Murphy’s Laws
Travel
The only time suppressive fire works is when it is used on abandoned positions.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Bus schedules are arranged so your bus will arrive at the transfer point precisely one minute after the connecting bus has left.
Corcoroni's Fifth Law of Bus Transportation
Activities
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Travel
Buses
Transportation
Any child who chatters nonstop at home will adamantly refuse to utter a word when requested to demonstrate for an audience.
Witzling's Law of Progeny Performance
Children
Communication
Family
Murphy’s Laws
Old
Speech
The person who buys the most raffle tickets has the least chance of winning.
Gumperson's – Corollary V
Murphy’s Laws
Raffle tickets
Winning
The repairman will never have seen a model quite like yours before.
Anonymous Murphy's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Situations
1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. Sit down whenever possible.
Alden’s Laws
Murphy’s Laws
Nancy Alden
Pregnancy
The idea is to die young as late as possible.
Montagu's Maxim
Age
Death
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Young
No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it it will be on sale somewhere cheaper.
Lewis's Second Law
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Shopping
Time
Expense
Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests.
Beerbohm’s Second Law
Murphy’s Laws
People
(Max Beerbohm)
Guests
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.
Second Law of Dormitory Life
Murphy’s Laws
Dormitories
Trash
Density of fire increases proportionally to the curiousness of the target.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
If you have watched a TV series only once, and you watch it again, it will be a rerun of the same episode.
Law of Reruns
Entertainment
Murphy’s Laws
Television
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.
Law of Road Construction
Autos
Murphy’s Laws
Traffic
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