Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 85)

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An enterprise employing more than 1000 people becomes a self-perpetuating empire, creating so much internal work that it no longer needs any contact with the outside world.

Murphy’s Laws

Your own car uses more gas and oil than anyone else's.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Things

The real objective of a committee is not to reach a decision, but to avoid it.

Murphy’s Laws

No shoelace ever broke being untied.

Murphy’s Laws Things

One child is not enough, but two children are far too many.

Children Family Murphy’s Laws

The most interesting paper will be scheduled simultaneously with the second most interesting paper.

Murphy’s Laws

Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it.

Fools Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

No matter which direction you start it’s always against the wind coming back.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

There is nothing so small that it can't be blown out of proportion.

Murphy’s Laws

How to locate the slow-moving traffic lane or check-out land: Get in it.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Situations Things

Smile, tomorrow will be worse.

Murphy’s Laws

You can always hit what you don't aim at.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

A valuable dropped item will always fall into an inaccessible place (a diamond ring down the drain, for example) – or into the garbage disposal while it is running.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Progress is made on alternate Fridays.

Murphy’s Laws

Those who express random thoughts to legislative committees are often surprised and appalled to find themselves the instigators of law.

Government Ideas Intelligence Law Murphy’s Laws

If you have something to do and you put it off for long enough, the chances are someone else will do it for you.

Murphy’s Laws Time

If you can be off by one… you will be.

Murphy’s Laws

Never program and drink beer at the same time.

Alcohol Beer Computers Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Things

Whatever carrousel you stand by, your baggage will come in on another one.

Murphy’s Laws Travel

Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People Stupidity Wisdom

After you’ve mailed your last card, you will receive a card from someone you overlooked.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing