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You are always complimented on the item that took the least effort to prepare. Example: If you make roast turkey, you will be complimented on the baked potato.

Third Law of Kitchen Confusion

Cooking Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Compliments

In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air.

Law of Nations

Murphy’s Laws Places Air Countries Water

Careful planning has no affect on either Part 1 or Part 2.

Oliver's Tool Rule - Part 3

Murphy’s Laws Careful planning

If you knew what you were doing you'd probably be bored.

Fresco's Discovery

Murphy’s Laws Boredom Competence

Government expands to absorb revenue and then some.

Wiker's Law

Government Money Murphy’s Laws Grows Revenue

There comes a time when one must stop suggesting and evaluating new solutions, and get on with the job of analyzing and finally implementing one pretty good solution.

Optimum Optimorum Principle

Murphy’s Laws Problems Solutions

Much work, much food; little work, little food; no work, burial at sea.

Cook's Law

Food/Drink Life Murphy’s Laws Work Rules

No matter what goes wrong, there’s always someone who will say he knew it would.

Murphy’s Fifth Corollary

Murphy’s Laws People Problems

The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Ruby's Principle of Close Encounters

Murphy’s Laws People

Scientists who dislike the restraints of highly organized research like to remark that a truly great research worker needs only three pieces of equipment – a pencil, a piece of paper, and a brain… but they quote this maxim more often at academic banquets than at budget hearings.

Price's Law of Science

Money Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Budgets Scientists

Cleanliness is next to impossible.

O'Reilly's Law of the Kitchen

Murphy’s Laws Cleanliness

Any facts which, when included in the argument, give the desired result, are fair facts for the argument.

Fairfax's Law

Beliefs Facts Murphy’s Laws Arguments

Any philosophy that can be put "in a nutshell" belongs there.

Harris's Law

Murphy’s Laws Philosophy

When in the course of human affairs – your spouse always finds out.

Lazar's Law

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The slowest checker is always at the quick-check-out lane.

Flugg's Rule

Murphy’s Laws Shopping

This will hurt me more than it hurts you.

Hare's Additional Lie

Murphy’s Laws

The repairman will never have seen a model quite like yours before.

Anonymous Murphy's Law

Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

A lone dime always gets the number nearly right.

Phone Booth Rule

Murphy’s Laws Dimes Phone booths

1. No matter what they're telling you, they're not telling you the whole truth. 2. No matter what they're talking about, they're talking about money.

Todd's First Two Political Principles

Characteristics Honesty Lies Money Murphy’s Laws Truth

Doctors, dentists, and lawyers are only on time for appointments when you’re not.

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 5)

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.

You are always complimented on the item that took the least effort to prepare. Example: If you make roast turkey, you will be complimented on the baked potato.

In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air.

Careful planning has no affect on either Part 1 or Part 2.

If you knew what you were doing you'd probably be bored.

Government expands to absorb revenue and then some.

There comes a time when one must stop suggesting and evaluating new solutions, and get on with the job of analyzing and finally implementing one pretty good solution.

Much work, much food; little work, little food; no work, burial at sea.

No matter what goes wrong, there’s always someone who will say he knew it would.

The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

Scientists who dislike the restraints of highly organized research like to remark that a truly great research worker needs only three pieces of equipment – a pencil, a piece of paper, and a brain… but they quote this maxim more often at academic banquets than at budget hearings.

Cleanliness is next to impossible.

Any facts which, when included in the argument, give the desired result, are fair facts for the argument.

Any philosophy that can be put "in a nutshell" belongs there.

When in the course of human affairs – your spouse always finds out.

The slowest checker is always at the quick-check-out lane.

This will hurt me more than it hurts you.

The repairman will never have seen a model quite like yours before.

A lone dime always gets the number nearly right.

1. No matter what they're telling you, they're not telling you the whole truth. 2. No matter what they're talking about, they're talking about money.

Doctors, dentists, and lawyers are only on time for appointments when you’re not.