Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 60)

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If rats are experimented upon, they will develop cancer.

Murphy’s Laws

When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Things Time Travel

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

Find out the cost before you get in.

Money Murphy’s Laws

Absolutum obsoletum – If it works, it’s out of date.

Murphy’s Laws Things Time

Employees in a hierarchy do not really object to incompetence in their colleagues.

Murphy’s Laws Work

Any military project will take twice as long as planned, cost twice as much, and produce only half of what is wanted.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

Murphy’s Laws War

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man tired in mid afternoon.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Sleep

Don't let your superiors know you're better than they are.

Murphy’s Laws

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Don't worry… nobody gives a hoot anyway.

Murphy’s Laws People

The degree of failure is in direct proportion to the effort expended and to the need for success.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

An expert really doesn't know anymore than you do. He is merely better organized and has slides.

Murphy’s Laws People

A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.

Military Murphy’s Laws

1. Trial balances don't.
2. Working capital doesn't.
3. Liquidity tends to run out.
4. Return on investments won't.

Money Murphy’s Laws

At any particular time, there are more horse's asses in the world than horses.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws People

Even paranoids have enemies.

Murphy’s Laws People

Nobody really cares or understands what anyone else is doing.

Murphy’s Laws People

Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can get done sometime next week.

Murphy’s Laws Time

What really matters is the name you succeed in imposing on the facts – not the facts themselves.

Facts Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather