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Nine times out of ten in the arts, as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.

Mencken's Second Law

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The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.

Law of Institutions

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Children should be heard, not obscene.

Father Brennan's Famous Footnote

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The perceived usefulness of an article is inversely proportional to its actual usefulness once bought and paid for.

Glatum's Law of Materialistic Acquisitiveness

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Design flaws travel in groups.

Fifth Law of Design

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Typesetters always correct intentional errors, but fail to correct unintentional ones.

Otten's Law of Typesetting

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Murphy's Law was not propounded by Murphy, but by another man with the same name.

Law of Murphy's Law

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Every organization has an allotted number of positions to be filled by misfits.
Corollary: Once a misfit leaves, another will be recruited.

Owen's Theory of Organizational Deviance

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Wisdom is considered a sign of weakness by the powerful because a wise man can lead without power but only a powerful man can lead without wisdom.

Law of Wisdom

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If you don't write to complain, you'll never receive your order. If you do write, you'll receive the merchandise before your angry letter reaches its destination.

Savignano's Mail-Order Law

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An unbreakable toy is good for breaking other toys.

Jason's Law

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The probability of a young man meeting a desirable and receptive young female increases by pyramidal progression when he is already in the company of: 1. a date, 2.his wife, 3. a better looking and richer male friend.

Beifeld's Principle

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All other things being equal, the side with the simplest uniforms wins.

A Murphy's Military Law

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Never step in anything soft.

Anonymous Murphy's Law

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Nothing is ever as simple as it first seems.

Kelly's Law

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 4)

There is no job so simple that it cannot be done wrong.

If there are only two shows worth watching, they will be on at the same time.

There is always one more bug.

In any human enterprise, work seeks the lowest hierarchical level.

The real objective of a committee is not to reach a decision, but to avoid it.

The wrong quarterback is the one that’s in there.

Nine times out of ten in the arts, as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.

The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.

Children should be heard, not obscene.

The perceived usefulness of an article is inversely proportional to its actual usefulness once bought and paid for.

Design flaws travel in groups.

Typesetters always correct intentional errors, but fail to correct unintentional ones.

Murphy's Law was not propounded by Murphy, but by another man with the same name.

Every organization has an allotted number of positions to be filled by misfits.
Corollary: Once a misfit leaves, another will be recruited.

Wisdom is considered a sign of weakness by the powerful because a wise man can lead without power but only a powerful man can lead without wisdom.

If you don't write to complain, you'll never receive your order. If you do write, you'll receive the merchandise before your angry letter reaches its destination.

An unbreakable toy is good for breaking other toys.

The probability of a young man meeting a desirable and receptive young female increases by pyramidal progression when he is already in the company of: 1. a date, 2.his wife, 3. a better looking and richer male friend.

All other things being equal, the side with the simplest uniforms wins.

Never step in anything soft.

Nothing is ever as simple as it first seems.