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Murphy’s Laws
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One important fact about Murphy's Law was that it was not actually coined by Murphy, but by another man of the same name.
A Note on Murphy’s Law
Murphy’s Laws
The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it's compromising.
Juhani's Law
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Compromises
The effectiveness of a telephone conversation is in inverse proportion to the time spent on it.
Parkinson's Law of the Telephone
Communication
Conversation
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Telephone
When opportunity knocks, you’ve got headphones on.
Schrimpton's Law of Teenage Opportunity
Life
Murphy’s Laws
Opportunity
Expenditure rises to meet income.
C. Northcote Parkinson
(1909 – 1993) British naval historian & author
Money
Murphy’s Laws
It works better if you plug it in.
Sattinger's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Electricity
A fool and his money are soon elected.
Walton's Law of Politics
Elections/Voting
Fools
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
The length of a marriage is inversely proportional to the amount spent on the wedding.
Thom's Law of Marital Bliss
Marriage
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Weddings
There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, hire someone, or forbid your kids to do it.
Crane's Rule
Children
Family
Murphy’s Laws
Forbid
Get things done
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.
Anonymous Murphy's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Simplicity
Systems
Government intervention in the free market always leads to a lower national standard of living.
Baxter's First Law
Government
Murphy’s Laws
Standard of living
1. The more tangled your line is, the better the fishing is around you. 2. The time available to go fishing shrinks as the fishing season draws nearer. 3. The least experienced fisherman always catches the biggest fish.
Corollary: The more elaborate and costly the equipment, the greater chance of having to stop at the fish market on the way home.
Porkingham's Laws of Sportfishing
Activities
Murphy’s Laws
Sports
Fishing
Experiments should be reproducible… they should all fail in the same way.
Law of Continuity
Failure
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Experiments
This will hurt me more than it hurts you.
Hare's Additional Lie
Murphy’s Laws
As the economy gets better, everything else gets worse.
Buchwald's Law
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Economy
Merely because the group is in formation does not mean that the group is on the right course.
Gadarene Swine Law
Appearance
Murphy’s Laws
Groups
Always leave room to add an explanation if it doesn't work out.
Rule of the Way Out
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Explanations
1. If you must make a decision, delay it.
2. If you can authorize someone else to avoid a decision, do so.
3. If you can form a committee, have them avoid the decision.
4. If you can otherwise avoid a decision, avoid it immediately.
Rangnekar's Modified Rules Concerning Decisions
Murphy’s Laws
Decisions
If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.
Murphy's Sixth Law
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Everything goes wrong all at once.
Thyme's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Time
When you arrive at your chosen campsite, it is full.
Barber's Fourth Law of Backpacking
Activities
Murphy’s Laws
Backpacking
Campsites
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