Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 76)

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Old age is always fifteen years older than I am.

Age Murphy’s Laws

There is an exception to all laws.

Murphy’s Laws

The leak in the roof is never in the same location as the drip.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

The inefficiency and stupidity of the staff corresponds to the inefficiency and stupidity of the management.

Murphy’s Laws

Scientists who dislike the restraints of highly organized research like to remark that a truly great research worker needs only three pieces of equipment – a pencil, a piece of paper, and a brain… but they quote this maxim more often at academic banquets than at budget hearings.

Money Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

It is usually impractical to worry beforehand about interferences; if you have none, someone will make one for you.

Murphy’s Laws

Only kings, editors, and people with tapeworm have the right to use the editorial "we."

Murphy’s Laws

If you view your problem closely enough, you will recognize yourself as part of the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Self

The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the amount of work already completed.

Murphy’s Laws Work

If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Never trust a private with a loaded weapon, or an officer with a map and compass.

Military Murphy’s Laws

An expert is anyone from out of town.

Murphy’s Laws

Every solution breeds new problems.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

People who park on the cast side of a football stadium will invariably have seats on the west side.

Murphy’s Laws

Foundation of a party signals the dissolution of the movement.

Government Murphy’s Laws Politics

Murphy’s Law only fails when you try to demonstrate it.


Failure Murphy’s Laws

A cigarette placed in an ashtray will go out if you stay in the room; if you leave the room, the cigarette will topple to the table, burn through, and drop to the floor, where it will smolder until it descends to ignite the drapes in the room below.

Murphy’s Laws

The more boring and out-of-date the magazines in the waiting room, the longer you will have to wait for your scheduled appointment.

Health Murphy’s Laws

When in trouble, obfuscate.

Murphy’s Laws

[When parachuting] it is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

Military Murphy’s Laws

When you are over the hill, you pick up speed.

Age Murphy’s Laws Old