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Murphy’s Laws
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If you take your boots off, you'll never get them back on again.
Barber's Seventh Law of Backpacking
Murphy’s Laws
Backpacking
Hiking
In a bureaucracy, accomplishment is inversely proportional to the volume of paper used.
Fowler's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Accomplishments
Bureaucracy
Paper
A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking.
Matz's Maxim
Murphy’s Laws
Thinking
Conclusions
A watched pot never boils over.
Skye’s Third Rule
Murphy’s Laws
J. Skye
Thinly sliced cabbage.
Cole's Law
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Wordplay
Things are never as bad as they turn out to be.
White’s Law
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Situations
Richard N. White
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor, are directly correlated to the newness & cost of the carpet or rug.
Law of Physical Surfaces
Murphy’s Laws
Carpets
Sandwiches
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
The best investment opportunities are encountered when you are broke.
Firestone's Principle of Investment Timing
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Investments
If you allow someone to get in front of you, you both will have the same destination, and the other car will get the last parking space.
Athena’s Rule of Driving Courtesy
Driving
Murphy’s Laws
For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution and it is always wrong.
H.L. Mencken
(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Solutions
Wrong
Don't use a run-on sentence you got to punctuate it.
The 19 Rules for Good Riting - 10
Communication
Language
Murphy’s Laws
Reading/Writing
There is always a way… and it usually doesn’t work.
Anonymous Murphy’s Law
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.
Brooks's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Manpower
Projects
All five-second grenade fuses will burn down in three seconds.
A Murphy's Military Law
Arms
Military
Murphy’s Laws
No matter which direction you start it’s always against the wind coming back.
Andrews's Canoeing Postulate
Activities
Murphy’s Laws
Canoeing
Directions
Wind
The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want.
Second Law of Applied Terror
Education
Murphy’s Laws
School
Exams
Studying
Any task worth doing was worth doing yesterday.
Grossman's Lemma
Murphy’s Laws
Procrastination
Evil is live spelled backwards.Corollary: If it feels good, don't do it.
Puritan's Law
Beliefs
Murphy’s Laws
Evil
Vices
The higher the “higher-ups“ are who've come to see your demo, the lower your chances are of giving a successful one.
Deadline-Dan's Demo Demonstration
Murphy’s Laws
People
Success
Demonstrations
Importance
The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.
Linus Pauling's Rumination
Ideas
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
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