Murphy’s Laws | Just-One-Liners.com

Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 72)

If you know something can go wrong, and take due precaution to prevent it, something else will go wrong.

Patry's Law

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Nobody notices the big errors.

Mayne's Law

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Errors

At any public relations luncheon, the quality of the food is inversely related to the quality of the information.

Ubell's Law of Press Luncheons

Food/Drink Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Information Luncheons

It works better if you plug it in.

Sattinger's Law

Murphy’s Laws Electricity

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it's compromising.

Juhani's Law

Money Murphy’s Laws Compromises

An enterprise employing more than 1000 people becomes a self-perpetuating empire, creating so much internal work that it no longer needs any contact with the outside world.

Parkinson's Law of 1000

Murphy’s Laws Bureaucracy Employment

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

Hoffer's Law

Murphy’s Laws Behavior Imitation

You can't fall off the floor.

Law of Drunkedness

Alcohol Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Drunk

The wrong quarterback is the one that’s in there.

Murray’s Rule of Football

Football Murphy’s Laws Sports Quarterbacks

A bachelor can only chase a girl until she catches him.

Draper's Law

Marriage Men Murphy’s Laws People Women Bachelors

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

Dhawan's Law for the Non-Smoker

Activities Murphy’s Laws Situations Cigarettes Non-smoker Smoke Wind

Random events tend to occur in groups.

Tylczak's Probability Postulate

Murphy’s Laws Random events

The only people making money these days are the ones who sell computer paper.

Wain's Conclusion

Computers Money Murphy’s Laws Things

Never say ‘yes’ to any invitation three months away that you would be dreading if it were tomorrow.

The Rule of Invitations

Murphy’s Laws Invitations

Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD.

The Law of Stupid Tricks

Murphy’s Laws

The first shall be last and the last shall be first, but if you're in the middle, you're stuck there.

Newman's Observation

Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

In every organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on… and this person must be fired.

Conway's Law

Murphy’s Laws People Situations Fired Organizations

When packing for a vacation, take half as much clothing and twice as much money.

Stitzer's Vacation Principle

Clothing Money Murphy’s Laws Vacations

Any order that can be misunderstood has been misunderstood.

Army Axiom

Military Murphy’s Laws Understanding Orders

Quotes and One Liners

humorous one-liners, quotations, jokes, Murphy's Laws & more

Categories

Additional Categories

Oops...

Some Popular Authors

Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 72)

The person with the least expertise has the most opinions.

What we learn after we know it all, is what counts.

If you know something can go wrong, and take due precaution to prevent it, something else will go wrong.

Nobody notices the big errors.

At any public relations luncheon, the quality of the food is inversely related to the quality of the information.

It works better if you plug it in.

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it's compromising.

An enterprise employing more than 1000 people becomes a self-perpetuating empire, creating so much internal work that it no longer needs any contact with the outside world.

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

You can't fall off the floor.

The wrong quarterback is the one that’s in there.

A bachelor can only chase a girl until she catches him.

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

Random events tend to occur in groups.

The only people making money these days are the ones who sell computer paper.

Never say ‘yes’ to any invitation three months away that you would be dreading if it were tomorrow.

Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD.

The first shall be last and the last shall be first, but if you're in the middle, you're stuck there.

In every organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on… and this person must be fired.

When packing for a vacation, take half as much clothing and twice as much money.

Any order that can be misunderstood has been misunderstood.