Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 66)

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A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.

Murphy’s Laws Time

At some time in the life cycle of virtually every organization, its ability to succeed in spite of itself runs out.

Murphy’s Laws Success

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Murphy’s Laws

The first time you go out after your wife’s birthday, you will see the gift you gave her marked down fifty percent.
Corollary: If she’s with you, she’ll assume you chose it because it was cheap.

Husbands Money Murphy’s Laws Shopping Wives

If you want it done quickly, it won't be done correctly.

Murphy’s Laws Work

Exciting plays occur only while you are watching the scoreboard or out buying a hot dog.

Murphy’s Laws Sports

Everything breaks down.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

One and one does not necessarily make 11.

Murphy’s Laws

Rule A: Don’t.

Rule A1: Rule A doesn’t exist.

Rule A2: Do not discuss the existence or non-existence of Rules A, A1, or A2.

(1927 – 1989) Scottish psychiatrist
Murphy’s Laws

The crucial memorandum will be snared in the out-basket by the paper clip of the overlying correspondence and go to file.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Nothing is ever done for the right reason.

Murphy’s Laws

About one-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.

Government Murphy’s Laws

The cigarette smoke always drifts in the direction of the non-smoker regardless of the direction of the breeze.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Situations

The gifts you buy your wife are never as appropriate as the gifts your neighbor buys his wife.

Husbands Murphy’s Laws Shopping Wives

You can't win; You can't break even; You can't quit.

Murphy’s Laws

There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.

Murphy’s Laws

Just when you get really good at something you don’t need to do it anymore.

Murphy’s Laws

No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Don't worry… nobody gives a hoot anyway.

Murphy’s Laws People

A clean tie attracts the soup of the day.

Clothing Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

Age Murphy’s Laws