Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 81)

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The shortest distance between two points is under construction.

Murphy’s Laws

Education is the process of moving from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty.

Education Murphy’s Laws

1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. Sit down whenever possible.

Murphy’s Laws

Things are more like they are now than they have ever been before.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Nothing with a plug on it, nothing worn directly next to the skin, no clothing that will turn out to be too small rather than too big, and nothing that you actually want for yourself and are trying to disguise as a gift.

Men Murphy’s Laws People Things Women

When the enemy is closing, the artillery will always be long

Military Murphy’s Laws

No matter which side of door the cat or dog is on, it's the wrong side.

Animals Cats Dogs Murphy’s Laws

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by spontaneously moving from where you left them to where you can't find them.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

The best simple-minded test of expertise in a particular area is the ability to win money in a series of bets on future occurrences in that area.

Money Murphy’s Laws

Find out the cost before you get in.

Money Murphy’s Laws

When no viable candidate exists, someone will nominate a Kennedy.

Government Murphy’s Laws Politicians

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

Failure Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he/she shall not be disappointed.

Murphy’s Laws

Whenever a superstar is traded to your favorite team, he fades. Whenever your team trades away a useless no-name, he immediately rises to stardom.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Sports Success

The intelligence of any discussion diminishes with the square of the number of participants.

Communication Conversation Intelligence Murphy’s Laws People Speech

Hot glass looks the same as cold glass.

Murphy’s Laws

It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

The most powerful force in the world is that of a disc straining to land under a car, just beyond reach.

Murphy’s Laws

Digestion is the great secret of life.

Life Murphy’s Laws

The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws World