Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 51)

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It’s better to be tried by twelve men than to be carried by six.

Conflict Crime Death Government Law Murphy’s Laws

Nothing is so frustrating as a bad situation that is beginning to improve.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

1. Always hire a rich solicitor.

2. Never buy from a rich salesman.

Lawyers Money Murphy’s Laws Wealth

A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because the worms are scarce.

Murphy’s Laws

Just sometimes, every damn thing goes right.

Murphy’s Laws

A body at rest tends to watch television.

Entertainment Murphy’s Laws Television

The less we know about a disease, the more medicines are available to treat it.

Health Murphy’s Laws

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

The difficulty of finding any given trail marker is directly proportional to the importance of the consequences of failing to find it.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.

Murphy’s Laws Situations Sleep

No plan survives first contact intact.

Military Murphy’s Laws

When you wear new shoes for the first time, everyone will step on them.

Appearance Clothing Murphy’s Laws

Unless the results are known in advance, funding agencies will reject the proposal.

Money Murphy’s Laws

The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

Murphy’s Laws Time

A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years.

Computers Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Things Time

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

Murphy’s Laws

There is no such thing as a short beer. (As in, "I'm going to stop off at Joe's for a short beer on the way home.")

Beer Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

Authority tends to assign jobs to those least able to do them.

Murphy’s Laws People Work

Winners tell funny stories; losers holler "Deal!"

Murphy’s Laws People

Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Second-rate people hire third-rate people.

Murphy’s Laws People Work