Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 59)

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The effort of catching a falling object will cause more destruction than if the object had been allowed to fall in the first place.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Science/Weather Things

When one is trying to be elegant and sophisticated, one won't.

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Murphy’s Laws Problems Situations

Decisions are justified by the benefits to the organization, but they are made by considering the benefits to the decision-makers.

Murphy’s Laws

The last person who quit or was fired will be held responsible for everything that goes wrong – until the next person quits or is fired.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws Problems

Infinity is one lawyer waiting for another.

Government Law Lawyers Murphy’s Laws Time

Any member introducing a dog into the Society’s premises shall be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading a blind person shall be deemed to be a cat.

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Animals Cats Dogs Murphy’s Laws

Most accidents in well-designed systems involve two or more events of low probability occurring in the worst possible combination.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

When reviewing your notes before an exam, the most important will be illegible.

Education Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing School

1. Any great truth can – and eventually will – be expressed as a cliche.

2. Half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

Communication Facts Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

There is always an easier way to do it.
Corollary: When looking directly at the easier way, especially for long periods, you will not see it.

Murphy’s Laws

A body at rest tends to watch television.

Entertainment Murphy’s Laws Television

A failure will not appear till a unit has passed final inspection.

Failure Murphy’s Laws

If the law-makers make a compromise, the place where it will be felt most is the taxpayer’s pocket.

Money Murphy’s Laws Politicians

The number of women a man find attractive is truly proportionate to his age.

Age Men Murphy’s Laws People Women

You can get everything dirty without getting anything clean.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

Less is more.

Murphy’s Laws

In letters themes reports articles and stuff like that we use commas to keep strings apart.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

If you haven’t struck oil in twenty minutes, quit boring.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

What will get you promoted on one level will get you killed on another.

Murphy’s Laws Work

The cussedness of inanimate objects is beyond understanding.

Murphy’s Laws Things

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

Murphy’s Laws