Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 3)

View All Murphys Laws

Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.

(1888 – 1965) British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet
Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

You can go home again – you just can’t stay there.

Murphy’s Laws Places

Things that must be together to work usually can't be shipped together; things which must be shipped together as a set, aren't.

Murphy’s Laws

When in doubt, take the trick.

Activities Games Murphy’s Laws

If you steal from one author it’s plagiarism; if you steal from many it’s research.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

1. All bicycles weigh 50 pounds.
2. 30-pound bicycle needs a 20-pound lock and chain.
3. A 40-pound bicycle needs a 10-pound lock and chain.
4. A 50-pound bicycle needs no lock or chain.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Fuses never blow during daylight hours.
Corollary: Only after fuses blow do you discover the flashlight batteries are dead and you’re out of candles, or matches, or both.

Murphy’s Laws Things

If Congress must do a painful thing, the thing must be done in an odd-number year.

Congress Government Murphy’s Laws Time

Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.

Murphy’s Laws

Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

Friendly fire — isn't.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The conclusions of most good operations research studies are obvious.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Badness comes in waves.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Urgency varies inversely with importance.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The only people making money these days are the ones who sell computer paper.

Computers Money Murphy’s Laws Things

The degree of failure is in direct proportion to the effort expended and to the need for success.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

If you try hard enough you can always manage to boot yourself in the posterior.

Murphy’s Laws Self

Facts without theory are trivia. Theory without facts is bullshit.

Beliefs Facts Murphy’s Laws

Procrastination shortens the job and places the responsibility for its termination on someone else (i.e., the authority who imposed the deadline.)

Murphy’s Laws

If you want it done quickly, it won't be done correctly.

Murphy’s Laws Work

To err is human – to blame it on someone else is even more human.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems