Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 83)

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The longer ahead you plan a special event, and the more special it is, the more likely it is to go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Anytime you wish to demonstrate something, the number of faults is proportional to the number of viewers.

Murphy’s Laws People Problems

The amateur is the one with all the answers.

Murphy’s Laws

Flattery is the sincerest form of lying.

Honesty Lies Murphy’s Laws

All other things being equal, a bald man cannot be elected President of the United States.

Appearance Government Hair Murphy’s Laws President

Everything tastes more or less like chicken.

Animals Eating Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

The mountain gets steeper as you get closer.

Frothingham’s Corollary: The mountain looks closer than it is.

Murphy’s Laws

If a string has one end, it has another.

Murphy’s Laws Things

The closest library doesn't have the material you need.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

You never have the right number of pills left on the last day of a prescription.

Health Murphy’s Laws Time

The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.

Murphy’s Laws

If you take your boots off, you'll never get them back on again.

Murphy’s Laws

When reviewing your notes before an exam, the most important will be illegible.

Education Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing School

In a bureaucracy, accomplishment is inversely proportional to the volume of paper used.

Murphy’s Laws

The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle.

(1910 – 1999) American U.S. Air Force officer & flight surgeon
Murphy’s Laws Success

1. Fat expands to fill any apparel worn.
2. A fat person walks in the middle of the hall.

Appearance Body Fat Murphy’s Laws

Each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Check to see if you any words out.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Far-away talent always seems better than home-developed talent.


Murphy’s Laws People

Everything goes wrong all at once.

Murphy’s Laws Time