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Murphy’s Laws
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The amount of wind will vary inversely with the number and experience of the people you take on board.
Deal's First Law of Sailing
Murphy’s Laws
Sports
Sailing
Wind
When responding to an urgent message requesting an immediate return call, you will get: (1) a wrong number, (2) a busy signal, or (3) no answer
Bell’s Law of Frustration
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Joseph Sullivan
Telephones
Undetectable errors are infinite in variety, in contrast to detectable errors, which by definition are limited.
Laws of Computer Programming IX
Mistakes
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Laziness is the mother of nine inventions out of ten.
Saunders's Discovery
Ideas
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Inventions
Laziness
A bachelor can only chase a girl until she catches him.
Draper's Law
Marriage
Men
Murphy’s Laws
People
Women
Bachelors
Trivial matters are handled promptly; important matters are never resolved.
Gresham's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Trivial matters
The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.
Anonymous
Murphy’s Laws
Bread
Butter
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.
R.D. Laing
(1927 – 1989) Scottish psychiatrist
Murphy’s Laws
Rules
He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.
Nowlan's Theory
Driving
Murphy’s Laws
Travel
If you do a job twice, it’s yours.
Shanebrook’s Law
Murphy’s Laws
Work
J. Richard Shanebrook
No real problem has a solution.
Smiths's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Solutions
No matter how long it takes for you to get back to pick up the shoes the shoemaker will tell you that they won't be ready until tomorrow.
Kensington's Law of Shoemaking
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Time
He who hesitates is probably right.
Bogovich's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Hesitation
The best shots happen immediately after the last frame is exposed.
First Law of Photography
Murphy’s Laws
Best shots
Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.
Conran's Law of Cooking
Food/Drink
Life
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Mushroom
The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
Law of Triviality
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Meetings
The perceived usefulness of an article is inversely proportional to its actual usefulness once bought and paid for.
Glatum's Law of Materialistic Acquisitiveness
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Purchases
Usefulness
All politics is local.
O’Neill’s Rule
Government
Murphy’s Laws
Places
Politics
(Tip O'Neill
The bigger they are, the harder it is to see your shoes.
Dolly Parton Principle
Appearance
Body
Murphy’s Laws
Breasts
An apple every eight hours keeps three doctors away.
Welch’s Rule
Doctors
Health
Murphy’s Laws
David P Welch
The only way to avoid hitting a tree is to aim at it.
Pridham's Law of Golf
Golf
Murphy’s Laws
Sports
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