Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 59)

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Just sometimes, every damn thing goes right.

Murphy’s Laws

Ideas endure and prosper in inverse proportion to their soundness and validity.

Ideas Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Things

Stay busy, get plenty of exercise, and don’t drink too much… then again, don’t drink too little.

Age Alcohol Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Old

An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.

Murphy’s Laws

A bird in the hand is dead.

Animals Death Murphy’s Laws

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.

Military Murphy’s Laws

1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. sit down whenever possible.

Murphy’s Laws

The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Investment in reliability will increase until it exceeds the probable cost of errors, or until someone insists on getting some useful work done.

Murphy’s Laws

If you have only one nail, it will bend.

Murphy’s Laws

An expert really doesn't know anymore than you do. He is merely better organized and has slides.

Murphy’s Laws People

A theory is better than an explanation.

Murphy’s Laws

Murphy was an optimist.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

The degree of failure is in direct proportion to the effort expended and to the need for success.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

The last rush-hour express bus to your neighborhood leaves five minutes before you get off work.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Time Travel

By definition, when you are investigating the unknown, you do not know what you will find.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.

Murphy’s Laws

Look after the molehills and the mountains will look after themselves.

Murphy’s Laws

When things just can't possibly get any worse, they will.

Murphy’s Laws

If you're already in a hole, there's no use to continue digging.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Wind velocity increases directly with the cost of the hairdo.

Hair Murphy’s Laws