Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 81)

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When there are sufficient funds in the checking account, checks take two weeks to clear; when there are insufficient funds, checks clear overnight.

Money Murphy’s Laws Time

If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Bodies in motion tend to remain in motion; bodies at rest tend to remain in bed.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

You can never do merely one thing.

Murphy’s Laws

You are always complimented on the item that took the least effort to prepare. Example: If you make roast turkey, you will be complimented on the baked potato.

Cooking Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

The bigger they are, the harder it is to see your shoes.

Appearance Body Murphy’s Laws

Any product cut to length will be too short.

Murphy’s Laws Things

As soon as the stewardess serves the coffee, the airliner encounters turbulence.
Davis's Explanation of Roger's Law: Serving coffee on aircraft causes turbulence.

Murphy’s Laws Travel

The best way to publicize a governmental or political action is to attempt to hide it.

Government Murphy’s Laws

Whatever a parent does is wrong.

Failure Family Murphy’s Laws Parents Problems Young

All things being equal, you lose.
Corollary: All things being in your favor, you still lose.

Murphy’s Laws

Merely because the group is in formation does not mean that the group is on the right course.

Appearance Murphy’s Laws

Reforms come from below; no man with four aces howls for a new deal.

Murphy’s Laws

1. If the facts are against you, argue the law. 2. If the law is against you, argue the facts. 3. If the facts and the law are against you, yell like hell.

Government Intelligence Law Murphy’s Laws

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

Murphy’s Laws People Time

A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. sit down whenever possible.

Murphy’s Laws

If you need n items of anything, you will have n – 1 in stock.

Murphy’s Laws Shopping Things

The first requisite of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Things

Things equal to nothing else are equal to each other.

Murphy’s Laws

No matter how long it takes for you to get back to pick up the shoes the shoemaker will tell you that they won't be ready until tomorrow.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Time