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Nothing is a temporary as that which is called permanent.

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

Jose's Axiom

Anyone taken as an individual is tolerably sensible and reasonable – as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

Schiller's Dictum

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Competence always contains the seed of incompetence.

Peter's Law of Evolution

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Crowded lifts (elevators) smell different to people with restricted growth.

Renau's Ramblings

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One important fact about Murphy's Law was that it was not actually coined by Murphy, but by another man of the same name.

A Note on Murphy’s Law

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A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking.

Matz's Maxim

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Statistics are no substitute for common sense.

Bialac’s Conclusion

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On the TV screen, pure drivel tends to drive off ordinary drivel.

Kitman's Law

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The Dilbert Principle: People are idiots.

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If you can’t explain what you’re doing in simple English, you are probably doing something wrong.

Kahn's Law

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Justice always prevails… three times out of seven.

Alley's Axiom

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Things always go from bad to worse.

Hunter's Corollary to Murphy's Law

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Nobody really cares or understands what anyone else is doing.

Law of the Individual

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When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.

Law of Annoyance

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Never trust a private with a loaded weapon, or an officer with a map and compass.

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A Woman's Rule of Thumb: If it has tires or testicles, you're going to have trouble with it.

Woman's Rule of Thumb

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The accessibility, during recovery of small parts which fall from the work bench, varies directly with the size of the part and inversely with its importance to the completion of the work underway.

Spare Parts Principle

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Following the path of least resistance is what makes men and rivers crooked.

Nowlan’s Deduction

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Just when you get really good at something you don’t need to do it anymore.

Lowery's Law of Expertise

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Any task worth doing was worth doing yesterday.

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 18)

Nothing is a temporary as that which is called permanent.

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

Anyone taken as an individual is tolerably sensible and reasonable – as a member of a crowd, he at once becomes a blockhead.

Competence always contains the seed of incompetence.

Crowded lifts (elevators) smell different to people with restricted growth.

One important fact about Murphy's Law was that it was not actually coined by Murphy, but by another man of the same name.

A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking.

Statistics are no substitute for common sense.

On the TV screen, pure drivel tends to drive off ordinary drivel.

The Dilbert Principle: People are idiots.

If you can’t explain what you’re doing in simple English, you are probably doing something wrong.

Justice always prevails… three times out of seven.

Things always go from bad to worse.

Nobody really cares or understands what anyone else is doing.

When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.

Never trust a private with a loaded weapon, or an officer with a map and compass.

A Woman's Rule of Thumb: If it has tires or testicles, you're going to have trouble with it.

The accessibility, during recovery of small parts which fall from the work bench, varies directly with the size of the part and inversely with its importance to the completion of the work underway.

Following the path of least resistance is what makes men and rivers crooked.

Just when you get really good at something you don’t need to do it anymore.

Any task worth doing was worth doing yesterday.