Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 48)

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The Course of Progress: Most things get steadily worse.
The Path of Progress: A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Entertainment Murphy’s Laws Television

Always assume that your assumption is invalid.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Thinking

The sloppier the rebel uniform, the more likely the overthrow of the existing government.

Appearance Clothing Conflict Murphy’s Laws

You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, and that is sufficient.

Murphy’s Laws People Time

As soon as you’re doing what you wanted to be doing, you want to be doing something else.

Life Murphy’s Laws

Any new activity will cause more trouble than you can possibly imagine.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons!

Arms Conflict Military Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Any technical problem can be overcome given enough time and money.

Lerman's Corollary: You are never given enough time or money.

Money Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take Hofstadter's Law into account.

Murphy’s Laws Time

An inexorable upward movement leads administrators to higher salaries and narrower spans of control.

Money Murphy’s Laws

Research is reading two books that have never been read in order to write a third that will never be read.

Books Communication Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

1. When in charge ponder
2. When in trouble delegate
3. When in doubt mumble.

Murphy’s Laws Speech

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Truth

You can never do merely one thing.

Murphy’s Laws

A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure.

Murphy’s Laws Things Time

Experience varies directly with equipment ruined.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Any plumbing pipes you choose to replace during renovation will prove to be in excellent condition; those you decide to leave in place will be rotten.

Murphy’s Laws

Never murder a man who is committing suicide.

Government Murphy’s Laws Politics Situations

1. Never be first 2. Never be last 3. Never volunteer for anything.

Murphy’s Laws

If you explain it so clearly that nobody can misunderstand, somebody will.

Communication Murphy’s Laws