Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 87)

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A falling body always rolls to the most inaccessible spot.

Murphy’s Laws

A watched pot never boils over.

Murphy’s Laws

When the issue is trivial, and everyone understands it, debate is almost interminable.

Murphy’s Laws Time

A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead.

Language Murphy’s Laws

A good review is considered nepotism; a bad one professional jealousy.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Opinion

The love letter you finally got the courage to send will be delayed in the post long enough for you to make a fool of yourself in person.

Fools Love Murphy’s Laws

Pocket calculator batteries that have lasted all semester will fail during the math final.

Education Murphy’s Laws School

If there isn’t a law there will be.

Murphy’s Laws

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

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The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

Murphy’s Laws

A cigarette placed in an ashtray will go out if you stay in the room; if you leave the room, the cigarette will topple to the table, burn through, and drop to the floor, where it will smolder until it descends to ignite the drapes in the room below.

Murphy’s Laws

No man is a hero to his valet.

Murphy’s Laws

Negative expectation thwarts realization, and self-congratulation guarantees disaster. (Or, simply put… if you think of it, it won't happen quite that way.)

Murphy’s Laws

If there are only two shows worth watching, they will be on at the same time.

Entertainment Murphy’s Laws Television

Anything may be divided into as many parts as you please.

Murphy’s Laws

Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.

Murphy’s Laws Situations Sleep

Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you; tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch it to be sure.

Beliefs Murphy’s Laws

Indecision is the key to flexibility.

Murphy’s Laws

If your condition seems to be getting better, it's probably your doctor getting sick.

Doctors Health Murphy’s Laws

As soon as you dispose of a book, even one that has gathered dust for years, a pressing need to refer to it will arise.

Books Murphy’s Laws Time

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

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech