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

Finagle's Third Law

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Women and elephants never forget an injury.

Saki's First Law

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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

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Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.

Hartley's Second Law

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In a bureaucracy, accomplishment is inversely proportional to the volume of paper used.

Fowler's Law

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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

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The specialist learns more and more about less and less until, finally, he knows everything about nothing; whereas the generalist learns less and less about more and more until, finally, he knows nothing about everything.

Donsen's Law

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The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want.

Second Law of Applied Terror

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If a computer cable has one end, then it has another.

Lyall's Conjecture

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The solution to a problem changes the problem.

Peer's Law

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Space expands to house the people to perform the work that Congress creates.

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You will save yourself a lot of needless worry if you don't burn your bridges until you come to them.

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The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

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Everyone is always someplace else.

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Everything will go wrong at one time.
Corollary: That time is always when you least expect it.

Murphy's Eighth Law

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All bridge hands are equally likely, but some are more equally likely than others.

Orwell's Law of Bridge

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Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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The success of any venture will be helped by prayer, even in the wrong denomination.

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The chief cause of problems is solutions.

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Murphy's Law was not propounded by Murphy, but by another man with the same name.

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Certain items which are crucial to a given activity will show up with uncommon regularity until the day when that activity is planned, at which point the item in question will disappear from the face of the earth.

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 60)

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

Women and elephants never forget an injury.

Never worry about the bullet with your name on it; instead, worry about shrapnel addressed to 'occupant.’

Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.

In a bureaucracy, accomplishment is inversely proportional to the volume of paper used.

Bus schedules are arranged so your bus will arrive at the transfer point precisely one minute after the connecting bus has left.

The specialist learns more and more about less and less until, finally, he knows everything about nothing; whereas the generalist learns less and less about more and more until, finally, he knows nothing about everything.

The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want.

If a computer cable has one end, then it has another.

The solution to a problem changes the problem.

Space expands to house the people to perform the work that Congress creates.

You will save yourself a lot of needless worry if you don't burn your bridges until you come to them.

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

Everyone is always someplace else.

Everything will go wrong at one time.
Corollary: That time is always when you least expect it.

All bridge hands are equally likely, but some are more equally likely than others.

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The success of any venture will be helped by prayer, even in the wrong denomination.

The chief cause of problems is solutions.

Murphy's Law was not propounded by Murphy, but by another man with the same name.

Certain items which are crucial to a given activity will show up with uncommon regularity until the day when that activity is planned, at which point the item in question will disappear from the face of the earth.