Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 4)

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The first myth of management is that it exists.
The second myth of management is that success equals skill.
Corollary (Johnson) – Nobody really knows what is going on anywhere within your organization.

Murphy’s Laws Work

He from whom you first ask the way will be a stranger too.

Murphy’s Laws People

There is no such thing as a ‘little bit of garlic.’

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

Hockey is a game played by six good players and a home team.

Hockey Murphy’s Laws Sports

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may diet.

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Wordplay

If it’s good, they’ll stop making it.

(1909 – 2001) editorial cartoonist & author
Murphy’s Laws Things

He who hesitates is probably right.

Murphy’s Laws

An inexorable upward movement leads administrators to higher salaries and narrower spans of control.

Money Murphy’s Laws

The comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old to die young.

Age Death Murphy’s Laws Old

All other things being equal, the side with the simplest uniforms wins.

Appearance Clothing Military Murphy’s Laws

The length of debate varies inversely with the complexity of the issue.

Murphy’s Laws Time

You only have a problem if you think it is a problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

No matter how minor the task, you will inevitably end up covered with grease and motor oil.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Things

Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.


Memory Murphy’s Laws People Problems Situations

If someone says, "I'm expensive" – believe them.

Money Murphy’s Laws

A consultant may be defined as an unemployed practitioner.

Murphy’s Laws

There are those who don't even like to be rubbed the right way.

Murphy’s Laws People

Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.

Money Murphy’s Laws Work

The more heavily a man is supposed to be taxed, the more power he has to escape being taxed.

Government Money Murphy’s Laws Taxes

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Everybody wants to peel his own banana.

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws