Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 19)

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In a surplus labor economy, the squeaking wheel does not get the grease; it gets replaced.

Murphy’s Laws Occupations Work

Whenever a superstar is traded to your favorite team, he fades. Whenever your team trades away a useless no-name, he immediately rises to stardom.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Sports Success

There must be one day above all others in each life that is the happiest

Corollary: What if you’ve already had it?

Emotions Happiness Murphy’s Laws Time

Never leave hold of what you've got until you've got hold of something else.

Murphy’s Laws

The greater the funding, the longer it takes to make the mistake.

Mistakes Money Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

The hidden flaw never remains hidden.

Murphy’s Laws

An object at rest will be in the wrong place.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Everything I like is either illegal, immoral, or fattening.

(1887 – 1943) theater critic & commentator
Murphy’s Laws

When you are right, be logical; when you are wrong, be-fuddle.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Wear the right costume and the part plays itself.

Appearance Clothing Murphy’s Laws

In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty.

Murphy’s Laws

A spoon placed in the sink will locate to maximize splash from the faucet.

Murphy’s Laws

As soon as you are served hot chow in the field, it rains

Food/Drink Military Murphy’s Laws

The measure of a bird dog's intelligence can be determined by the length of time it takes to resign yourself to his way of thinking.

Animals Dogs Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

If you are given an open-book exam, you will forget your book.

Education Murphy’s Laws School

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don’t let anyone know it.

Murphy’s Laws

A theory is better than an explanation.

Murphy’s Laws

Justice always prevails… three times out of seven.

Murphy’s Laws

Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.

Age Friends Murphy’s Laws People

The degree of technical competence is inversely proportional to the level of management.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Don't abbrev.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing