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Murphy’s Laws
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It ain't necessarily so.
Gershwin's Law
Murphy’s Laws
The organization of any bureaucracy is very much like a septic tank. The really big chunks always rise to the top.
Imhoff’s Law
Murphy’s Laws
(John Imhoff)
Bureaucracy
No good deed goes unpunished.
Luce's Law
Murphy’s Laws
(Also Brewer's Observation)
Clare Booth Luce
Deeds
The best investment opportunities are encountered when you are broke.
Firestone's Principle of Investment Timing
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Investments
A theory is better than an explanation.
Woodward's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Explanations
H.P. Woodward
Theories
A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because the worms are scarce.
Grandma Soderquist's Conclusion
Murphy’s Laws
A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure.
Segal's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Time
Watches
Experience varies directly with equipment ruined.
Horner's Five Thumb Postulate
Accidents
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Equipment
Experience
The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired.
First Law of Advice
Murphy’s Laws
Opinion
Advice
Every instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except study for that instructor’s course.
Fourth Law of Applied Terror
Education
Learning
Murphy’s Laws
Class
Instructors
1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. sit down whenever possible.
Alden’s Laws
Murphy’s Laws
Nancy Alden
Pregnancy
When the issue is trivial, and everyone understands it, debate is almost interminable.
Corollary to Knowles's Law of Legislative Deliberation
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Debates
Information travels more surely to those with a lesser need to know.
Boyle’s Sixth Law
Beliefs
Murphy’s Laws
Information
A committee is the only life form with 12 stomachs and no brain.
Kirby's Comment on Committee
Murphy’s Laws
People
Committees
The possibility of getting lost is directly proportional to the number of times the direction-giver says "you can't miss it."
Winfield's Dictum of Direction Giving
Murphy’s Laws
Giving directions
Lost
All laws are basically false.
Larkinson's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Law
First Things First, but not necessarily in that order.
Dr. Who’s Rule
Murphy’s Laws
Time
There is no limit to how bad things can get.
Hane's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Limit
A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking.
Matz's Maxim
Murphy’s Laws
Thinking
Conclusions
Whatever arrangement you make for the division of household duties, your husband's job will be easier.
Murphy's Third Law for Wives
Housework
Husbands
Murphy’s Laws
Wives
You cannot force Murphy's Law to happen and you can't use it in reverse.
Warneke Law
Murphy’s Laws
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A committee is the only life form with 12 stomachs and no brain.