Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 49)

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A dropped object will fall with an acceleration of 32 feet per second per second, and if it is your wallet, it will make every effort to land in a public toilet.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

In matters of dispute, the bank's balance is always smaller than yours.

Money Murphy’s Laws

If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage, you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel full of wine, you get sewage.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Murphy’s Laws

Whatever plan one makes, there is a hidden difficulty somewhere.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Incoming fire has the right-of-way.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The only time you come up with a great solution is after somebody else has solved the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

He who hesitates is probably right.

Murphy’s Laws

Every silver lining has a cloud.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

People would rather live with a problem they cannot solve than accept a solution they cannot understand.

Murphy’s Laws

Whenever someone you know, or someone you do business with, moves to a new location, it’s always farther away.

Murphy’s Laws People

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

No matter what the experiment’s result, there will always be someone eager to: (a) misinterpret it, (b) fake it, or (c) believe it supports his own pet theory.

Murphy’s Laws

When putting things back together again, there will always be at least one piece left over that will not fit anywhere.

Murphy’s Laws Things

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

Murphy’s Laws Situations

All politics is local.

Government Murphy’s Laws Places Politics

If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.

Military Murphy’s Laws Problems

Exceptions always outnumber rules.

Murphy’s Laws

An easily understood, workable falsehood is more useful than a complex, incomprehensible truth.

Characteristics Honesty Intelligence Lies Murphy’s Laws Truth

Always assume that your assumption is invalid.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Thinking

At least fifty percent of the human race doesn’t want their mother-in-law within walking distance.

Murphy’s Laws Relationships