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Attempt to be seen with important people.

Spark's Second Rule for Managers

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There is no substitute for good manners… except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

Scott's Second Law of Parties

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If you try hard enough you can always manage to boot yourself in the posterior.

Liebling's Law

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A man should be greater than some of his parts.

Mother Sigafoos's Observation

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The most expensive component is the one that breaks.

Farrell's Law of New-Fangled Gadgetry

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A committee is the only life form with 12 stomachs and no brain.

Kirby's Comment on Committee

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Government intervention in the free market always leads to a lower national standard of living.

Baxter's First Law

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Bodies in motion tend to remain in motion; bodies at rest tend to remain in bed.

Tewksbury's Law of Motion

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If a dish is dropped while removing it from the cupboard, it will hit the sink, breaking the dish and chipping or denting the sink in the process.

Anonymous Murphy’s Law

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Never try to replicate a successful experiment.

Fett's Law

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Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

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People become progressively less competent for jobs they once were well equipped to handle.

The Paul Principle

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Heat produced by pressure expands to fill the mind available, from which it can pass only to a cooler mind.

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Bus schedules are arranged so your bus will arrive at the transfer point precisely one minute after the connecting bus has left.

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A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Finster's Law

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The solution to a problem changes the problem.

Peer's Law

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Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 84)

If a piece of buttered toast falls, it will land face down.

The bigger they are, the harder they hit.

If you take your boots off, you'll never get them back on again.

Anything you lose automatically doubles in value.

Attempt to be seen with important people.

There is no substitute for good manners… except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

If you try hard enough you can always manage to boot yourself in the posterior.

A man should be greater than some of his parts.

The most expensive component is the one that breaks.

A committee is the only life form with 12 stomachs and no brain.

Government intervention in the free market always leads to a lower national standard of living.

Bodies in motion tend to remain in motion; bodies at rest tend to remain in bed.

If a dish is dropped while removing it from the cupboard, it will hit the sink, breaking the dish and chipping or denting the sink in the process.

Never try to replicate a successful experiment.

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

People become progressively less competent for jobs they once were well equipped to handle.

Heat produced by pressure expands to fill the mind available, from which it can pass only to a cooler mind.

Bus schedules are arranged so your bus will arrive at the transfer point precisely one minute after the connecting bus has left.

A closed mouth gathers no feet.

The solution to a problem changes the problem.

Mines are equal opportunity weapons.