Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 81)

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The difference between a politician and a snail is that a snail leaves its slime behind.

Murphy’s Laws Politicians

If you're already in a hole, there's no use to continue digging.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Of all possible committee reactions to any given agenda item, the reaction that will occur is the one which will liberate the greatest amount of hot air.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

The volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases.

(1938 – ) U.S. governor (California) & politician
Murphy’s Laws Work

The weight of your pack increases in direct proportion to the amount of food you consume from it; if you run out of food, the pack weight goes on increasing anyway.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

To make an enemy, do someone a favor.

Murphy’s Laws People

Some of it, plus the rest of it, is all of it.

Murphy’s Laws

If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share to take.

Military Murphy’s Laws

One cannot have too large a party.

Murphy’s Laws

There are four kinds of people: those who sit quietly and do nothing, those who talk about sitting quietly and doing nothing, those who do things, and those who talk about doing things.

Communication Murphy’s Laws People Speech

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Caveats are always* forgotten.
*Caveat: except in rare instances.

Murphy’s Laws

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

Murphy’s Laws

Never conduct negotiations before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. Before 10:00 you appear too anxious, and after 4:00 they think you're desperate.

Murphy’s Laws

1. If you like it, they don't have it in your size. 2. If you like it and its in your size, it doesn't fit anyway. 3. If you like it and it fits, you can't afford it. 4. If you like it, it fits, and you can afford it, it falls apart the first time you wash it.

Appearance Clothing Murphy’s Laws Shopping

The more innocuous the modification appears to be, the further its influence will extend and the more the design will have to be redrawn.

Murphy’s Laws

If you pick up a chunk of broken concrete and try to pitch it into an adjacent lot, it will hit a tree limb and come down right on the driver’s side of your car windshield.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

You climb the ladder of success easier when you lay it flat.

Murphy’s Laws Success

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History Murphy’s Laws People Wisdom

[When parachuting] it is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

Military Murphy’s Laws