Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 24)

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If it would be cheaper to buy a new unit, the company will insist upon repairing the old one.
Corollary: If it would be cheaper to repair the old one, the company will insist on the latest model.

Murphy’s Laws

If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

The tire is only flat on the bottom.

Murphy’s Laws Situations Things

1. The tide comes in and the tide goes out, and what have you got?
2. They say an elephant never forgets, but what's he got to remember?

Murphy’s Laws

The theory is supported as long as the funds are.

Murphy’s Laws

The amount of flak received on any subject is inversely proportional to the subject’s true value.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

When putting cheese in a mousetrap, always leave room for the mouse.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

Brute force, clumsiness, ignorance, and superstition will always triumph over science, skill, knowledge, and logic.

Murphy’s Laws Success

Laziness is the mother of nine inventions out of ten.

Ideas Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

All committee reports conclude that “it is not prudent to change the policy (or procedure, or organization, or whatever) at this time.”

Murphy’s Laws People

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Don't lie, steal, or cheat unnecessarily.

Characteristics Conflict Honesty Murphy’s Laws

New systems generate new problems.

Murphy’s Laws

The best way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement.

(1918 – 2002) advice columnist
Murphy’s Laws Things

The first example of superior principle is always inferior to the developed example of inferior principle.

Murphy’s Laws

One good turn gets most of the blanket.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

The ratio of time involved in work to time available for work is usually about 0.6.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

Talent in staff work or sales will recurringly be interpreted as managerial ability.

Murphy’s Laws

If your sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.

Military Murphy’s Laws

If you know something can go wrong, and take due precaution to prevent it, something else will go wrong.

Murphy’s Laws Problems