Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 78)

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Caveats are always* forgotten.
*Caveat: except in rare instances

Murphy’s Laws

Actually, it only seems as though you mustn't be deceived by appearances.

Appearance Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

If it tastes good, you can't have it; if it tastes awful, you'd better clean your plate.

Children Eating Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

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 somebody drops something, everybody will kick it around instead of picking it up.

Murphy’s Laws

1. Anything done while honking your horn is legal.
2. You may park anywhere if you turn your four-way flashers on.
3. A red light means the next six cars may go through the intersection.

Autos Driving Murphy’s Laws New York City Places

Everything is more complicated than it looks to most people.

Murphy’s Laws People

A simple story, however inaccurate or misleading, is preferred to a complicated explanation, however true.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

This lane ends in 500 feet.

Autos Driving Murphy’s Laws

The most important item in an order will no longer be available.

Murphy’s Laws Shopping

Some of it, plus the rest of it, is all of it.

Murphy’s Laws

Don't let your superiors know you're better than they are.

Murphy’s Laws

No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

Murphy’s Laws

No matter what goes wrong, there’s always someone who will say he knew it would.

Murphy’s Laws People Problems

When you drop change at a vending machine, the pennies will fall nearby, while all the other coins will roll out of sight.

Money Murphy’s Laws

2 is not equal to 3 – not even for very large values of 2.

Murphy’s Laws

If you wait, it will go away.

Murphy’s Laws Time

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

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success

In any group of eagles, you will find some turkeys.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Adding manpower to a late technology project only makes it later.

Murphy’s Laws People Time