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When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?"

Brady's First Law of Problem Solving

Murphy’s Laws Problems Lone Ranger

Never characterize the importance of a statement in advance.

(Charles) Ross's Law

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

Children have more energy after a hard day of play than they do after a good night's sleep.

Gumperson's – Corollary IV

Children Murphy’s Laws Situations Sleep Energy

Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.

Murphy's Constant

Murphy’s Laws Damage Value

In letters themes reports articles and stuff like that we use commas to keep strings apart.

The 19 Rules for Good Riting - 12

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

The tire is only flat on the bottom.

Fishbein's Conclusion

Murphy’s Laws Situations Things Flat tires

1. Never play cards with a man called Doc.
2. Never eat at a place called Mom's.
3. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.

Algren's Precepts

Murphy’s Laws Nelson Algren

A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.

Golub's Second Law of Computerdom

Murphy’s Laws Time Planning

The more food you prepare, the less your guests eat.

The Party Law

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Guests Parties

A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years.

Horowitz's Rule

Computers Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Things Time

Nothing is easy.

Wright’s Constant

Life Murphy’s Laws Problems Jonathan Wright

Attempt to be seen with important people.

Spark's Second Rule for Managers

Murphy’s Laws Management

A motion to adjourn is always in order.

Parker's Rule of Parliamentary Procedure

Murphy’s Laws Meetings

If an idea can survive a bureaucratic review and be implemented, it wasn't worth doing.

Mollison's Bureaucracy Hypothesis

Murphy’s Laws Bureaucracy

1. Anyone else who can be blamed should be blamed.
2. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong faster with computers.
3. Whenever a computer can be blamed, it should be blamed.

Parallels To Murphy's Law

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Blame

What you don't know will always hurt you.

First Law of Blissful Ignorance

Murphy’s Laws Knowledge

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

Acheson's Rule of the Bureaucracy

Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing Memo Protection Writer

No politician talks taxes during an election year.

First Political Principle

Elections/Voting Government Murphy’s Laws Politicians Taxes

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.

Murphy's First Military Law

Military Murphy’s Laws Bravery Foxhole

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 81)

Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.

When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?"

Never characterize the importance of a statement in advance.

Children have more energy after a hard day of play than they do after a good night's sleep.

Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.

The number of adjectives and verbs that are added to the description of a menu item is in inverse proportion to the quality of the dish.

In letters themes reports articles and stuff like that we use commas to keep strings apart.

The tire is only flat on the bottom.

1. Never play cards with a man called Doc.
2. Never eat at a place called Mom's.
3. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.

A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.

The more food you prepare, the less your guests eat.

A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years.

Nothing is easy.

Attempt to be seen with important people.

A motion to adjourn is always in order.

If an idea can survive a bureaucratic review and be implemented, it wasn't worth doing.

1. Anyone else who can be blamed should be blamed.
2. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong faster with computers.
3. Whenever a computer can be blamed, it should be blamed.

What you don't know will always hurt you.

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

No politician talks taxes during an election year.

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.