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Murphy’s Laws
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Always leave room to add an explanation if it doesn't work out.
Rule of the Way Out
Communication
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
Explanations
An object at rest will be in the wrong place.
Gerrold's Second Law of Infernal Dynamics
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Rest
Wrong place
If you wait, it will go away.
Hellrung's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Time
What we learn after we know it all, is what counts.
Groya's Law
Education
Learning
Murphy’s Laws
It's easier to be a liberal a long way from home.
Price's Law of Politics
Murphy’s Laws
Liberals
The first pull on the cord ALWAYS sends the drapes in the wrong direction.
Boyle's Other Law
Murphy’s Laws
Things
Drapes
The only way a reporter should look at a politician is down.
Kent's Law
Government
Murphy’s Laws
Opinion
Politicians
Reporters
Even paranoids have enemies.
Pastore's Truth
Murphy’s Laws
People
(Also Delmore Schwartz)
Enemies
Paranoia
The rush job you spent all night on won't be needed for at least two days.
Third Law for Freelance Artists
Murphy’s Laws
All women marry beneath them.
Astor’s Axiom
Marriage
Murphy’s Laws
Women
(Nancy Astor)
Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can get done sometime next week.
Yoakum’s Rule
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Procrastination
Robert Yoakum
Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.
Hull's Warning
Communication
Insults
Murphy’s Laws
Criticism
Trouble
Food that tastes the best has the highest number of calories.
Dieter's Law
Food/Drink
Murphy’s Laws
Calories
Taste
Committee reports dealing with wages, salaries, fringe benefits, facilities, computers, employee parking, libraries, coffee breaks, secretarial support, etc., always call for dramatic expenditure increases.
Martin's Exclusion (to Martin's Law of Committees)
Money
Murphy’s Laws
Committees
If you knew what you were doing, you'd probably be bored.
Fresco's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Boredom
Competence
Always assume that your assumption is invalid.
Tatman’s Assumption
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Thinking
Assumptions
Robert Tatman
Trivial matters are handled promptly; important matters are never resolved.
Gresham's Law
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Trivial matters
Only a fool can reproduce another fool’s work.
Freivald's Law
Fools
Intelligence
Murphy’s Laws
Work
Create the impression that you have already reached your level of incompetence.
Peter's Rule for Creative Incompetence
Murphy’s Laws
Incompetence
The length of any meeting is inversely proportional to the length of the agenda for that meeting.
McLaughlin's Law (see Parson's Third Law)
Murphy’s Laws
Time
Meetings
If your project doesn't work, look for the part you didn't think was important.
Biondi's Law
Failure
Murphy’s Laws
Problems
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