Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 62)

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Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish yourself as an expert.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Situations

Children should be heard, not obscene.

Children Murphy’s Laws

The faster the plane, the narrower the seats.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Travel

Things go right so they can go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.

Murphy’s Laws Taxes Time

A theory is better than an explanation.

Murphy’s Laws

Women and elephants never forget an injury.

Intelligence Memory Murphy’s Laws Women

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

All general statements are false.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Everything will go wrong at one time.

Corollary: That time is always when you least expect it.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

Incoming fire has the right-of-way.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The quantity which must be multiplied by, divided by, added to or subtracted from the answer you get to give the answer you should have got.

Murphy’s Laws

Most jobs resemble a sled dog team: no one gets a change of scenery, except the lead dog.

Animals Dogs Murphy’s Laws Situations 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

In a three-story building served by one elevator, nine times out of ten the elevator car will be on a floor where you are not.

Murphy’s Laws

Any tool dropped while repairing an automobile will roll under the car to the vehicle's exact geographic center.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

The farther away from the entrance that you have to park, the closer the space vacated by the car that pulls away as you walk up to the door.

Autos Murphy’s Laws

Kickbacks must always exceed bribes.

Murphy’s Laws

Your wife's stored possessions will always be on top of your stored possessions.

Marriage Murphy’s Laws Things Wives

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

Money Murphy’s Laws

The effort expended by the bureaucracy in defending any error is in direct proportion to the size of the error.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Time