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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.

Computers Murphy’s Laws

In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air.

(1942 – ) British travel writer & novelist
Murphy’s Laws Places

When a problem goes away, the people working to solve it do not.

Murphy’s Laws People Problems

There's no such thing as a large whiskey.

Alcohol Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.

Driving Murphy’s Laws Travel

Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid all together.

Murphy’s Laws Time

If you want a track team to win the high jump you find one person who can jump seven feet, not seven people who can jump one foot.

Murphy’s Laws Sports Success

Don't use a run-on sentence you got to punctuate it.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.

Murphy’s Laws

The speed of exit of a civil servant is directly proportional to the quality of his service.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Work

Nothing is a temporary as that which is called permanent.

Corollary: Nothing is a permanent as that which is called temporary.

Murphy’s Laws

The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.

Military Murphy’s Laws War

When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Things Time Travel

All committee reports conclude that “it is not prudent to change the policy (or procedure, or organization, or whatever) at this time.”

Murphy’s Laws People

Anything can be made to work if you fiddle with it long enough.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Traffic increases to fill the road space available.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Things

One good turn gets most of the blanket.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

A kind heart is of little value in chess.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The difficulty of finding any given trail marker is directly proportional to the importance of the consequences of failing to find it.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

The illness you come down with is the one ailment your company-covered insurance does not cover.

Health Murphy’s Laws