Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 61)

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A simple story, however inaccurate or misleading, is preferred to a complicated explanation, however true.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

If you view your problem closely enough, you will recognize yourself as part of the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Self

The comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old to die young.

Age Death Murphy’s Laws Old

A little ignorance can go a long way.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Stupidity

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Murphy’s Laws

No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney.

Murphy’s Laws

When dangling, don't use participles.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

The easy way is always mined.

Military Murphy’s Laws

If you volunteer to do a task that nobody likes to do, you'll be expected to do it every time in the future.

Murphy’s Laws Situations Work

It is better to have a horrible ending than to have horrors without end.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

A mediocre player will sink to the level of his or her opposition.

Games Murphy’s Laws Sports

Any facts which, when included in the argument, give the desired result, are fair facts for the argument.

Beliefs Facts Murphy’s Laws

Successful research attracts the bigger grant which makes further research impossible.

Murphy’s Laws

Anything you can do can get you killed – including doing nothing.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The cigarette smoke always drifts in the direction of the non-smoker regardless of the direction of the breeze.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Situations

Historical fancy is more persistent than historical fact.

History Murphy’s Laws

If things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something.

Murphy’s Laws

Virtue is just vice at rest.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Rare is the “improvement” that will ever repay the time lost in performing it.

Computers Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Things

If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you may have misjudged the situation.

Military Murphy’s Laws

If there is anything disagreeable going on, men are sure to get out of it.

Men Murphy’s Laws People Problems