Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 2)

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Information necessitating a change of design will be conveyed to the designer after and only after the design is complete. (Often referred to as the ‘Now They Tell Me' Law)

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

(1918 – 1990) American aerospace engineer
Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

When in trouble, obfuscate.

Murphy’s Laws

If anything can go wrong, it will do so in triplicate.

Government Murphy’s Laws Problems

If you have to travel on a Titanic, why not go first-class?

Murphy’s Laws

No matter how early you arrive, someone else is in line first.

Murphy’s Laws

The most valuable quotation will be the one for which you cannot determine the source.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Every clarification breeds new questions.

Murphy’s Laws

If it looks easy, it's tough… if it looks tough, it's near impossible.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Situations

Anytime you wish to demonstrate something, the number of faults is proportional to the number of viewers.

Murphy’s Laws People Problems

As soon as you’re doing what you wanted to be doing, you want to be doing something else.

Life Murphy’s Laws

Always remember that you are absolutely unique, just like everyone else.

Murphy’s Laws People Self

The amount of time you have to wait for a bus is directly proportional to the inclemency of the weather.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

Even paranoids have enemies.

Murphy’s Laws People

No matter where or what, there are makers, takers, and fakers.

Murphy’s Laws

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

Love letters, business contracts and money due you always arrive three weeks late, whereas junk mail arrives the day it was sent.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The length of a progress report is inversely proportional to the amount of progress.

Murphy’s Laws

The only way to avoid hitting a tree is to aim at it.

Golf Murphy’s Laws Sports

The number of person's relatives is directly proportional to his fame.

Family Murphy’s Laws Relationships

The book you spent $20.95 for today will come out in paperback tomorrow.

Books Communication Money Murphy’s Laws