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Murphy’s Laws
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The more a recruit knows about a given subject, the better chance he has of being assigned to something else.
Gumperson's – Corollary II
Murphy’s Laws
Work
Recruits
If you start to clean your desk in the spare bedroom you will probably have to clean the garage to find what you need to finish cleaning the desk.
Watson's Law of Cleaning
Housework
Murphy’s Laws
Cleaning
Smart bombs have bad days too.
A Murphy's Military Law
Arms
Military
Murphy’s Laws
An original idea can never emerge from committee in the original.
Anonymous
Ideas
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Committees
The sun always shines
between
the visors.
Backlund’s Automotive Constant
Autos
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Peggy-Lynn Backlund
Spend sufficient time in confirming the need and the need will disappear.
Peter's Prognosis
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Needs
In a family recipe that you discovered in an old book, the most vital measurement will be illegible.
First Law of Kitchen Confusion
Cooking
Food/Drink
Murphy’s Laws
Recipes
The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.
Cole's Axiom
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
World
Never throw away anything unless you know what it came from.
Rawson's Second Law
Murphy’s Laws
Things
(Hugh Rawson)
Parts
When you want to unlock a door but only have one hand free, the keys will be in the opposite pocket.
Von Fumbles Law
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Doors
Keys
Nature will tell you a direct lie if she can.
Darwin's Observation
Lies
Murphy’s Laws
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons!
A Murphy's Military Law
Arms
Conflict
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Reading/Writing
Twitter makes you like people you don’t know, and Facebook makes you hate people you do
Shawn’s Observation
Shawn Holland
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Facebook
Shawn Holland
Twitter
The best investment opportunities are encountered when you are broke.
Firestone's Principle of Investment Timing
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Investments
The amount of work done varies inversely with the amount of time spent in the office.
Cropp's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Work
Office
Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
A Murphy's Military Law
Arms
Military
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Whatever women do, they must do it twice as well as men to be thought half as good.
Whitton's Law
Characteristics
Murphy’s Laws
People
Women
Twice as well
The problem-solving process will always break down at the point at which it is possible to determine who caused the problem.
Fyffe's Axiom
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
A bus will arrive only when the would-be rider has walked to a point so close to the destination that it is no longer worthwhile to board the bus.
Gray's Bus Law
Murphy’s Laws
Buses
Transportation
Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
Eliot's Observation
Murphy’s Laws
Expectations
The larger the project or job, the less time there is to do it.
Old Engineer's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Projects
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