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Murphy’s Laws
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Always leave room to add an explanation if it doesn't work out.
Rule of the Way Out
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Explanations
When you do not know what you are doing, do it neatly.
Ground Rule For Laboratory Workers
Murphy’s Laws
Work
Neatness
Batteries die at the most critical time of the most complex problem.
Shelton's Law of Pocket Calculators
Failure
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Things
Batteries
Calculators
Anything labeled "NEW" and/or "IMPROVED" isn't.
Hershiser's First Rule
Murphy’s Laws
Shopping
Things
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Clarke's Third Law
Murphy’s Laws
Arthur C. Clarke
Magic
Technology
Experts in advanced countries underestimate by a factor of 2 to 4 the ability of people in underdeveloped countries to do anything technical.
Issawi's Law of Estimation of Error
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Places
Capabilities
Underdeveloped countries
Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Bravery
A fool and his money are soon elected.
Walton's Law of Politics
Elections/Voting
Fools
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Exceptions always outnumber rules.
Leap Year Corollary
Murphy’s Laws
Exceptions
Rules
If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and start reciting Shakespeare, but to the audience, you'll just be the thirteenth clown.
Walinsky's First Law of Political Campaigns
Murphy’s Laws
People
Clowns
Groups
Murphy's Law was not propounded by Murphy, but by another man with the same name.
Law of Murphy's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Whatever a parent does is wrong.
Papa Rich's Conclusion
Failure
Family
Murphy’s Laws
Parents
Problems
Young
The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.
Ninety-ninety Rule of Project Schedules
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Work
At any particular time, there are more horse's asses in the world than horses.
Universal Equine Equation
Characteristics
Murphy’s Laws
People
Horse's asses
The incidence of anything worthwhile is either 15-25 percent or 80-90 percent.
LaCombe's Rule of Percentages
Murphy’s Laws
Situations
Odds
The worst golf shots always occur when playing with someone you are trying to impress.
Anonymous Murphy’s Law
Golf
Murphy’s Laws
People
Sports
Creativity varies inversely with the number of cooks involved with the broth.
Fitz-Gibbon's Law
Murphy’s Laws
People
Creativity
No matter how careful one is in resealing the inner liner in a cereal box, it will tear where it is glued to the box.
Stale's Law
Failure
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Cereal boxes
Assumption is the mother of all foul-ups.
Tylk's Law
Mistakes
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
(also Wethern’s Law)
Assumption
Don’t look conspicuous – in the combat, it draws fire; out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants.
A Murphy's Military Law
Military
Murphy’s Laws
Conspicuous
People will buy anything that's one to a customer.
Lewis's First Law
Murphy’s Laws
Shopping
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