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In a bureaucratic hierarchy, the higher up the organization the less people appreciate Murphy's Law.

Rogers's Observation

Murphy’s Laws Bureaucracy Hierarchy

The only important result of a meeting is agreement about next steps.

Wolf's Law of Meetings

Murphy’s Laws Meetings

The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.

A Murphy's Military Law

Military Murphy’s Laws

A committee of three gets things done if two don’t show up.

Anonymous

Murphy’s Laws People Committees

No boss will keep an employee who is right all the time.

Pitfall of Genius

Murphy’s Laws Bosses Employees

Anything hit with a big enough hammer will fall apart.

Jake's Law

Murphy’s Laws Problems Things Hammers

If you think the world is against you – it doesn't necessarily mean that it isn't.

Samuel's Maxim

Murphy’s Laws World Paranoia

Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.

The 19 Rules for Good Riting - 13

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.

Trollope’s Rule

Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing Time (Anthony Trollope)

The bag that breaks is the one with the eggs.

Woodside's Grocery Principle

Accidents Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Bags Eggs

1. In dealing with their “own” problems, faculty members are the most extreme conservatives 2. In dealing with “other” people's problems, they are the world's most extreme liberals.

Kerr-Martin Law

Beliefs Government Murphy’s Laws Situations Conservatives Liberals

The more food you prepare, the less your guests eat.

The Party Law

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws Guests Parties

The most powerful force in the world is that of a disc straining to land under a car, just beyond reach.

Laws of the Frisbee

Murphy’s Laws Frisbees

No experiment is reproducible.

Wyszowski's Law

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Experiments Reproducible

1. If it should exist, it doesn't.
2. If it does exist, it's out of date.
3. Only documentation for useless programs transcends the first two laws.

Arnold's Laws of Documentation

Murphy’s Laws Documentation

Winners tell funny stories; losers holler "Deal!"

Beach's Postulate

Murphy’s Laws People Losers Winners

No matter how clear the skies are, a thunderstorm will move in 5 minutes after the papers are delivered.

Paperboy's rule of Weather

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

The bigger the man, the less likely he is to object to caricature.

Le Pelley's Law

Murphy’s Laws People Caricature Importance

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

Alinsky's Rule for Radicals

Murphy’s Laws Problems

The more trivial your research, the more people will read it and agree.
Corollary: The more vital your research, the less people will understand it.

Hanggi's Law

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 9)

What will get you promoted on one level will get you killed on another.

In a bureaucratic hierarchy, the higher up the organization the less people appreciate Murphy's Law.

The only important result of a meeting is agreement about next steps.

The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main attack.

A committee of three gets things done if two don’t show up.

No boss will keep an employee who is right all the time.

Anything hit with a big enough hammer will fall apart.

If you think the world is against you – it doesn't necessarily mean that it isn't.

Don't use commas, which aren't necessary.

Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.

The bag that breaks is the one with the eggs.

1. In dealing with their “own” problems, faculty members are the most extreme conservatives 2. In dealing with “other” people's problems, they are the world's most extreme liberals.

The more food you prepare, the less your guests eat.

The most powerful force in the world is that of a disc straining to land under a car, just beyond reach.

No experiment is reproducible.

1. If it should exist, it doesn't.
2. If it does exist, it's out of date.
3. Only documentation for useless programs transcends the first two laws.

Winners tell funny stories; losers holler "Deal!"

No matter how clear the skies are, a thunderstorm will move in 5 minutes after the papers are delivered.

The bigger the man, the less likely he is to object to caricature.

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

The more trivial your research, the more people will read it and agree.
Corollary: The more vital your research, the less people will understand it.