Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 63)

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An original idea can never emerge from committee in the original.

Ideas Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

The effectiveness of a politician varies in inverse proportion to his commitment to principle.

Government Murphy’s Laws Politicians

It (housework) expands to fill the time available plus half an hour: so obviously it is never finished.

Housework Murphy’s Laws

Urgency varies inversely with importance.

Murphy’s Laws Time

History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history.

History Murphy’s Laws Time

He who laughs last probably didn’t get the joke.

Emotions Laughter Murphy’s Laws

It is morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money.

Money Murphy’s Laws

In order to get a loan you must first prove you don't need it.

Money Murphy’s Laws

The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.

Murphy’s Laws

Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.

Food/Drink Life Murphy’s Laws Time

No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

Murphy’s Laws

The hardness of the butter is in direct proportion to the softness of the bread.

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

When our friends get into power, they aren’t our friends any more.

Age Characteristics Friends Murphy’s Laws Situations

When two people meet to decide how to spend a third person's money, fraud will result.

Money Murphy’s Laws People

Tracers work BOTH ways.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

The lead in a pencil will break in direct proportion to the importance of the notes being taken.

Murphy’s Laws

The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.

Murphy’s Laws Stupidity

Batteries die at the most critical time of the most complex problem.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

Men and nations will act rationally towards each other only after all other possibilities have been exhausted.

Characteristics Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People

Anyone taken as an individual is tolerably sensible and reasonable – as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

Fools Individuals Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People

Adding manpower to a late technology project only makes it later.

Murphy’s Laws People Time