Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 21)

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The illness you come down with is the one ailment your company-covered insurance does not cover.

Health Murphy’s Laws

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

Information travels more surely to those with a lesser need to know.

Beliefs Murphy’s Laws

Copying machines mangle only important documents.
Corollary: If a machine goes wild and runs off 180 copies, it will do so only when you are copying a personal letter.

Murphy’s Laws

Those who rise to executive positions lack the qualifications for anything lower.

Murphy’s Laws Work

When no viable candidate exists, someone will nominate a Kennedy.

Government Murphy’s Laws Politicians

You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.

Conflict Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

Any decision is better than no decision.

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

The number of people in any working group tends to increase regardless of the amount of work to be done.

Murphy’s Laws People Work

It's easier to be a liberal a long way from home.

Murphy’s Laws

Never bet on a loser because you think his luck is bound to change.

Murphy’s Laws

A pair of scissors should be a true pair; the second pair is to be used in place of the pair that is never where it is always supposed to be.

Murphy’s Laws Things

The total attention paid to an instructor is a constant regardless of the size of the class.

Education Murphy’s Laws School

Anything in parentheses can be ignored.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

The first pull on the cord ALWAYS sends the drapes in the wrong direction.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Only errors exist.
Berman's Corollary to Robert's Axiom: One man's error is another man's data.

Murphy’s Laws

There's no special reason; it's just government policy.

Government Murphy’s Laws

Inside every small problem is a large problem struggling to get out.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

Murphy’s Laws

If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy person – they will find an easier way to do it.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Work