Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 87)

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The mud that won’t come off on the doormat immediately adheres to the carpet.

Murphy’s Laws

If you do something right once, someone will ask you to do it again.

Murphy’s Laws People

When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.

Murphy’s Laws

When working with a dictionary of more than one volume, the next reference will be in the other volume.

Murphy’s Laws

The number of person's relatives is directly proportional to his fame.

Family Murphy’s Laws Relationships

Everything will go wrong at one time.

Corollary: That time is always when you least expect it.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it.

Fools Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Traffic congestion increases in proportion to the length of time the street is supervised by a traffic control officer.

Autos Government Murphy’s Laws

1. The last gas station for 50 miles will be closed when you get there. 2. At the moment of any departure, the level of gas in your tank depends entirely on how late you are. 3. You only run out of gas after your wife tells you to stop for gas before you run out.

Autos Murphy’s Laws Things Travel

It is much harder to find a job than to keep one.

Murphy’s Laws Work

The trouble with resisting temptation is it may never come your way again.

Murphy’s Laws

Friendly fire – isn’t.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.

Military Murphy’s Laws War

The cigarette smoke always drifts in the direction of the non-smoker regardless of the direction of the breeze.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Situations

The less you say, the less you have to take back.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech

1. The information you have is not what you want. 2. The information you want is not what you need. 3. The information you need is not what you can obtain. 4. The information you can obtain costs more than you want to pay.

Beliefs Facts Murphy’s Laws

Things that must be together to work usually can't be shipped together; things which must be shipped together as a set, aren't.

Murphy’s Laws

All rush jobs are due the same day.

Murphy’s Laws

Never argue with a fool… people might not know the difference.

Fools Murphy’s Laws

How attractive a given person appears to be is directly proportionate to how unattractive your date is.

Appearance Dating Murphy’s Laws People Relationships

One good turn gets most of the blanket.

Communication Murphy’s Laws