https://murphys-laws.com/ https://murphys-laws.com/social/home.png Murphy's Law Archive - Home Murphy's Law Archive featuring laws, corollaries, and interactive calculators https://murphys-laws.com/android-chrome-512x512.png Murphy's Law Archive Logo https://murphys-laws.com/calculator/sods-law https://murphys-laws.com/social/sods-calculator.png Sod's Law Calculator Calculate your probability of things going wrong with the Sod's Law Calculator https://murphys-laws.com/calculator/buttered-toast https://murphys-laws.com/social/buttered-toast-calculator.png Buttered Toast Landing Calculator Calculate the probability of your toast landing butter-side down https://murphys-laws.com/law/556 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/556.png Murphy's Law #556 The last man entering an elevator going up goes to the lowest floor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/5 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/5.png Murphy's Law #5 An alarm clock can cause even the most passive of us to become violent. https://murphys-laws.com/law/3 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/3.png Murphy's Law #3 The least irritating alarm is the most inefficient. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2.png Murphy's Law #2 Radio clocks never go off. https://murphys-laws.com/law/6 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/6.png Corollary Smashing an alarm clock to pieces is a healthy and cheap way to relieve tension. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2477 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2477.png Wirth's law Software is getting slower more quickly than hardware is getting faster https://murphys-laws.com/law/2476 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2476.png Wiio's laws Communication usually fails, except by accident. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2366 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2366.png Murphy's Law #2366 Night vision - isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2334 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2334.png Murphy's Law #2334 A combat vet will know the sound of an unfamiliar weapon in an instant and will point and shoot. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2321 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2321.png Murphy's Law #2321 Medals are OK, but having your body and friends in one piece at the end of the day is better. https://murphys-laws.com/law/948 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/948.png Hunter's Observation on Experts An expert is someone with an opinion and a word processor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/891 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/891.png Murphy's Law #891 Never argue with a fool; people might not know the difference. https://murphys-laws.com/law/875 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/875.png Murphy's Law #875 No matter how long or hard you shop for an item, it will be sold somewhere cheaper after buying it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/863 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/863.png Murphy's Law #863 A paint drip will always find the hole in the newspaper and land on the carpet underneath (and will not be discovered until it has dried). https://murphys-laws.com/law/831 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/831.png Murphy's Law #831 If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/828 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/828.png Murphy's Law #828 If anything can go wrong, it will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/707 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/707.png Murphy's Law #707 Whenever you think your drive will go right, it won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/682 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/682.png Murphy's Law #682 'Armor' is a fantasy invented by your C.O. to make you feel better. https://murphys-laws.com/law/604 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/604.png Murphy's Law #604 Examine all chest clutches first, bleeders next, then the rest of the whiners. https://murphys-laws.com/law/603 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/603.png Murphy's Law #603 The more equipment you see on an EMT's belt, the newer they are. https://murphys-laws.com/law/602 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/602.png Murphy's Law #602 You may not install a "car catcher" on the front of the ambulance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/557 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/557.png Murphy's Law #557 Conversely, if you are in a descending elevator, the last person to enter will punch the highest floor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/259 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/259.png Murphy's Law #259 If a program is useless, it will have to be documented. https://murphys-laws.com/law/258 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/258.png Murphy's Law #258 If a program is useful, it will have to be changed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/200 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/200.png Murphy's Law #200 Success is a matter of luck, just ask any failure. https://murphys-laws.com/law/17 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/17.png Murphy's Law #17 The sign at the front of the bus is merely for decoration. It is not a bus destination. https://murphys-laws.com/law/11 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/11.png Murphy's Law #11 If you're early, the bus is late. https://murphys-laws.com/law/7 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/7.png Murphy's Law #7 If it's raining, cold, or both, the bus will be late. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1.png Murphy's Law #1 The alarm will never go off whenever you have something important to do the next morning. https://murphys-laws.com/law/601 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/601.png Murphy's Law #601 Try not to discuss "your day" at the family dinner table. https://murphys-laws.com/law/4 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/4.png Murphy's Law #4 The snooze bar is the greatest invention by man. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2474 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2474.png Van Loon's law Mechanical development is inversely related to the availability of slave labor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2473 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2473.png Twyman's law Interesting data are usually erroneous https://murphys-laws.com/law/2472 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2472.png Tesler's law (law of conservation of complexity) Every application has an irreducible amount of complexity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2471 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2471.png Sturgeon's law 90% of everything is crud. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2470 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2470.png Streisand effect Attempts to suppress information often lead to greater publicity https://murphys-laws.com/law/2469 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2469.png Stigler's law of eponymy No discovery is named after its original discoverer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2468 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2468.png Spearman's law of diminishing returns Predictive power of general intelligence decreases at high IQ levels. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2467 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2467.png Shirky principle Institutions will try to preserve the problem they claim to solve. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2466 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2466.png Segal's law A person with two watches is never sure of the time https://murphys-laws.com/law/2465 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2465.png Sayre's law Disputes become more bitter as the stakes decrease https://murphys-laws.com/law/2464 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2464.png Say's law Supply creates its own demand in free markets https://murphys-laws.com/law/2463 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2463.png Rothbard's law Everyone specializes in their weakest area. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2462 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2462.png Rosenthal effect (Pygmalion effect) Higher expectations lead to increased performance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2461 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2461.png Roemer's law A built hospital bed will be filled. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2460 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2460.png Reilly's law of retail gravitation Consumers gravitate toward larger shopping centers. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2459 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2459.png Putt's law Technology is dominated by those who do not understand it; corollary: hierarchies invert competence https://murphys-laws.com/law/2458 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2458.png Price's law In a given field, the square root of the number of participants produces half the output. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2457 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2457.png Pournelle's iron law of bureaucracy Bureaucracies end up run by people serving the bureaucracy rather than its goals. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2456 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2456.png Postel's law Be conservative in what you send and liberal in what you accept. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2455 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2455.png Poe's law Without obvious humor, parody of extremism is indistinguishable from sincere extremism. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2454 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2454.png Peter principle Employees rise to their level of incompetence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2453 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2453.png Peltzman effect Safety measures are offset by compensatory risk‑taking. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2452 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2452.png Parkinson's law of triviality Disproportionate time is spent on trivial issues. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2451 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2451.png Parkinson's law Work expands to fill the available time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2450 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2450.png Pareto principle 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2449 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2449.png Papert's principle Cognitive growth depends on developing new ways to use existing knowledge. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2448 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2448.png Overton window Politically acceptable ideas lie within a shifting range of public opinion https://murphys-laws.com/law/2447 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2447.png Occam's razor The simplest sufficient explanation is preferred. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2446 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2446.png Niven's law If time travel is possible, no time machine will be invented. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2445 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2445.png Neuhaus's law wWhen orthodoxy is optional, it eventually becomes prohibited. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2444 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2444.png Mooers's law Information will be avoided if obtaining it is more troublesome than not having it https://murphys-laws.com/law/2443 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2443.png Miller's law (communication) To understand another's statement, assume it is true and consider what it could be true of https://murphys-laws.com/law/2442 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2442.png Littlewood's law Miracles happen about once per month to every person. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2441 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2441.png Linus's law Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2440 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2440.png Lindy's law The life expectancy of something is proportional to its age. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2439 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2439.png Lem's law Nobody reads; if they read they don't understand; if they understand they forget. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2438 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2438.png Kranzberg's Sixth Law of Technology Technology is a very human activity-and so is the history of technology. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2437 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2437.png Kranzberg's Fifth Law of Technology All history is relevant, but the history of technology is the most relevant. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2436 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2436.png Kranzberg's Fourth Law of Technology Although technology might be a prime element in many public issues, nontechnical factors take precedence in technology-policy decisions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2435 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2435.png Kranzberg's Third Law of Technology Technology comes in packages, big and small. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2434 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2434.png Kranzberg's Second Law of Technology Invention is the mother of necessity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2433 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2433.png Kranzberg's First Law of Technology Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2432 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2432.png Joy's law Most of the smartest people work for someone else. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2431 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2431.png Hutber's law Improvement means deterioration. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2430 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2430.png Hotelling's law Competing producers will make products as similar as possible. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2429 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2429.png Hofstadter's law Tasks always take longer than expected, even when this law is considered. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2428 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2428.png Hickam's dictum Patients may have multiple diseases at once https://murphys-laws.com/law/2427 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2427.png Hick's law Decision time increases with the number of choices. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2426 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2426.png Zawinski's Law of Software Envelopment Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2425 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2425.png Hartley's law Quantity of information is proportional to log of signal variety. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2424 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2424.png Greenspun's tenth rule Any sufficiently complicated C program contains a half‑implemented Common Lisp https://murphys-laws.com/law/2423 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2423.png Goodhart's law When a measure becomes a target, it stops being a good measure. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2422 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2422.png Godwin's law As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a Nazi analogy approaches one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2421 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2421.png Ginsberg's Theorem Part 4 (consequence of third law of thermodynamics) You cannot even quit the game. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2420 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2420.png Ginsberg's Theorem Part 3 (consequence of second law of thermodynamics) You cannot break even in the game. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2419 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2419.png Ginsberg's Theorem Part 2 (consequence of first law of thermodynamics) You cannot win in the game. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2418 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2418.png Ginsberg's Theorem Part 1 (consequence of zeroth law of thermodynamics) There is a game, which you are already playing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2417 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2417.png Gibson's law For every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2416 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2416.png Gibrat's law Firm size and growth are independent. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2415 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2415.png Gerson's law Take advantage in every situation regardless of ethics. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2414 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2414.png Gell‑Mann amnesia effect People trust news outside their expertise even after seeing errors in familiar topics. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2413 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2413.png Gause's law (competitive exclusion) Complete competitors cannot coexist. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2412 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2412.png Gall's law Complex systems that work evolved from simpler systems that worked. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2411 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2411.png Metcalfe's law network value grows with the square of the number of users. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2410 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2410.png Dollo's law Evolution is irreversible; organisms don't revert to ancestral states. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2409 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2409.png Doctorow's law Anytime someone puts a lock on something you own, against your wishes, and doesn't give you the key, they're not doing it for your benefit. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2408 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2408.png Dilbert principle Ineffective employees are promoted to management to minimize harm. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2407 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2407.png Cunningham's law The best way to get a correct answer on the Internet is to post a wrong one https://murphys-laws.com/law/2406 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2406.png Crane's law There is no such thing as a free lunch. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2405 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2405.png Cope's rule Evolutionary lineages tend to increase in body size over time https://murphys-laws.com/law/2404 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2404.png Cooper's law The number of simultaneous wireless conversations doubles every 30 months. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2403 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2403.png Conway's law The structure of software reflects the organizational structure that produced it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2402 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2402.png Conquest's Third Law The simplest way to explain the behavior of any bureaucratic organization is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2401 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2401.png Conquest's Second Law Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2400 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2400.png Conquest's First Law Everyone is conservative about what he knows best. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2399 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2399.png Collingridge's dilemma Technology is easiest to regulate before its impacts are understood, but by then it may be entrenched. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2398 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2398.png Gehm's corollary to Sir Arthur Charles Clarke Third Law Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2397 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2397.png Sterling's corollary to Clarke's law Any sufficiently advanced garbage is indistinguishable from magic. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2395 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2395.png Charles Rubin Law Any sufficiently advanced act of benevolence is indistinguishable from malevolence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2394 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2394.png Shermer's last law Any sufficiently advanced extraterrestrial intelligence is indistinguishable from God. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2393 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2393.png Sir Arthur Charles Clarke Third Law Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2392 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2392.png Sir Arthur Charles Clarke Second Law The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2391 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2391.png Sir Arthur Charles Clarke First Law When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2390 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2390.png Claasen's logarithmic law of usefulness Usefulness is proportional to the logarithm of technology https://murphys-laws.com/law/2389 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2389.png Chesterton's fence Don't change an established practice until its purpose is understood https://murphys-laws.com/law/2388 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2388.png Cheops law Nothing is built on schedule or within budget https://murphys-laws.com/law/2387 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2387.png Chekhov's gun Narrative elements should be essential; anything extraneous must be removed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2386 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2386.png Celine's Third Law An honest politician is a national calamity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2385 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2385.png Celine's Second Law Accurate communication is possible only in a non-punishing situation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2384 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2384.png Celine's First Law National Security is the chief cause of national insecurity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2383 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2383.png Brooks's law Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2382 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2382.png Brandolini's law (Bullshit Asymmetry Principle) Refuting misinformation requires an order of magnitude more effort than producing it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2381 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2381.png Betteridge's law of headlines Any headline posed as a question can be answered with "no." https://murphys-laws.com/law/2380 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2380.png Alder's razor (Newton's flaming laser sword) What cannot be settled by experiment is not worth debating. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2379 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2379.png Sturgeon's law 90% of everything is crap. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2378 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2378.png Sagan standard Positive claims require positive evidence, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2377 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2377.png Hitchens's razor What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2376 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2376.png Occam's razor Of two competing theories, the simpler explanation of an entity is to be preferred. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2375 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2375.png Grey's Law Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2374 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2374.png Hanlon's razor Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2367 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2367.png Saddam's Last Law of War Don't pick a fight with the baddest guys on the block! https://murphys-laws.com/law/2365 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2365.png Murphy's Law #2365 The only thing more dangerous to you than the enemy is your allies. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2364 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2364.png Revision to Marine Corp. Motto "If it makes sense, we won't do it". https://murphys-laws.com/law/2363 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2363.png Murphy's Law #2363 You never have fire support in a heavy firefight, but you always have it on a silent recon mission. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2362 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2362.png Murphy's Law #2362 Give an order, then change the order, and you will get disorder. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2361 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2361.png Murphy's Law #2361 If you survive extraordinary things, they will often be the little things that will kill you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2360 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2360.png Murphy's Law #2360 If God wanted boots to be comfortable, he would have designed them like running shoes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2359 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2359.png Murphy's Law #2359 If it's worth fighting for, it's worth fighting dirty for. Vietnam '65. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2358 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2358.png Murphy's Law #2358 It is better to be lucky than good on the battlefield. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2357 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2357.png Murphy's Law #2357 Near death, but still alive? There is nothing wrong with physics. God doesn't like you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2356 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2356.png Murphy's Law #2356 If you think you'll die, don't worry, you won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2355 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2355.png Murphy's Law #2355 An escaping soldier can be used again. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2354 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2354.png Murphy's Law #2354 Never volunteer for anything https://murphys-laws.com/law/2353 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2353.png Murphy's Law #2353 Never be last. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2352 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2352.png Murphy's Law #2352 Never be first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2351 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2351.png Murphy's Law #2351 Lackland's Laws: https://murphys-laws.com/law/2350 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2350.png Comment I didn't know there were Elves in Australia, and I didn't know that elves were interested in war. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2349 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2349.png Murphy's Law #2349 War does not determine who is right; war determines who is left and Aus. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2348 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2348.png Murphy's Law #2348 If you drop a soldier in the middle of a desert with a rock, a hammer, and an anvil, tell him not to touch any of it, and come back two hours later, the anvil will be broken. "Because soldiers gotta f https://murphys-laws.com/law/2347 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2347.png Murphy's Law #2347 Failure of plan A will directly affect your ability to carry out plan B. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2346 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2346.png Murphy's Law #2346 Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2345 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2345.png Murphy's Law #2345 If you don't need something for your combat load for an OP PLAN, you'll wish you had it after it hits the fan in combat. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2344 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2344.png Murphy's Law #2344 Stay away from officers in combat, they're clever decoys for noncoms. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2343 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2343.png Murphy's Law #2343 When you get the coveted 1,000-yard stare, don't forget about the enemy who is 30 yards away and about to pop your ass. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2342 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2342.png Murphy's Law #2342 If you can think, know exactly what's happening, and have total control of a situation in combat, then you're not in combat. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2341 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2341.png Murphy's Law #2341 In peacetime, people say, "War is Hell." In combat, under fire from artillery, airplanes, or whatever, a soldier thinks, "War is really loud as Hell!". https://murphys-laws.com/law/2340 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2340.png Murphy's Law #2340 Always keep one bullet in the chamber when changing your magazine. E.S. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2339 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2339.png Proximity factor The need for relief is directly related to the distance of the relief station that Joe Garcia sent. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2338 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2338.png Murphy's Law #2338 Military Intelligence is not a contradiction, but "Light Infantry" is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2337 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2337.png Murphy's Law #2337 When the going gets tough, the tough go cyclic. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2336 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2336.png Murphy's Law #2336 As noted, "Friendly fire isn't!" https://murphys-laws.com/law/2335 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2335.png Corollary AKs also use green tracers, which means "shoot 'em all and let God sort them out." https://murphys-laws.com/law/2333 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2333.png Murphy's Law #2333 Carrying any weapon you weren't issued (e.g, an AK) in combat is Not A Good Idea! https://murphys-laws.com/law/2332 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2332.png Murphy's Law #2332 None of us can ever fully come home if everyone does not come home. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2331 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2331.png Murphy's Law #2331 Flying is better than walking. Walking is better than running. Running is better than crawling. All of these, however, are better than extraction by a Med-Evac, even if it is, technically, a form of f https://murphys-laws.com/law/2330 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2330.png Murphy's Law #2330 Prayer may not help, but it can't hurt. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2329 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2329.png Murphy's Law #2329 Always make sure someone has a can opener. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2328 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2328.png Murphy's Law #2328 Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you will do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing -- NOW -- to solve our problem. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2327 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2327.png Murphy's Law #2327 If you win the battle, you are entitled to the spoils. If you lose, you don't care. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2326 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2326.png Murphy's Law #2326 There is no such thing as a fair fight -- only ones where you win or lose. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2325 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2325.png Murphy's Law #2325 C-4 can make a dull day fun. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2324 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2324.png There is only one rule in war When you win, you get to make up the rules. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2323 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2323.png Murphy's Law #2323 Thousands of Veterans earn bravery medals daily. A few were even awarded and https://murphys-laws.com/law/2322 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2322.png Murphy's Law #2322 Being shot hurts. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2320 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2320.png Murphy's Law #2320 A free fire zone has nothing to do with economics. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2319 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2319.png Corollary All of these, however, are preferable to cold rice balls even if they do have small pieces of fish in them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2318 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2318.png Murphy's Law #2318 Hot garrison chow is better than hot C-rations, which, in turn, are better than cold C-rations and no food. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2317 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2317.png Murphy's Law #2317 If you are allergic to lead, it is best to avoid a war zone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2316 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2316.png Murphy's Law #2316 Having all your body parts intact and functioning at the end of the day beats the alternative. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2315 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2315.png Murphy's Law #2315 If you are wearing body armor, they will probably miss that part. Happiness is a belt-fed weapon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2314 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2314.png Murphy's Law #2314 If the rear echelon troops are happy, the front-line forces may not have what they need. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2313 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2313.png Murphy's Law #2313 Sometimes, being good and lucky still is not enough. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2312 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2312.png Murphy's Law #2312 Decisions made by someone over your head will seldom be in your best interest. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2311 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2311.png Murphy's Law #2311 Cover your Buddy, so he can be around to cover for you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2310 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2310.png Murphy's Law #2310 NEVER get into a fight without more ammunition than the other guy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2309 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2309.png Murphy's Law #2309 Once you are in the fight, it is too late to wonder if this is a good idea. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2308 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2308.png Murphy's Law #2308 Don't be a hero. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2307 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2307.png Murphy's Law #2307 "Live" and "Hero" are mutually exclusive terms. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2306 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2306.png Three things you will never see in combat hot chow, hot showers, and an uninterrupted night's sleep. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2305 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2305.png Murphy's Law #2305 You think the enemy has better artillery support, and the enemy thinks yours is better; you're both right. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2304 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2304.png You have two mortal enemies in combat the opposing side and your rear services. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2303 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2303.png Murphy's Law #2303 Never underestimate the ability of the brass to foul things up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2302 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2302.png Murphy's Law #2302 Complain about the rations all you want, but just remember, they could very well be your last meal. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2301 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2301.png Murphy's Law #2301 You're only better than your enemy if you kill him first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2300 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2300.png Murphy's Law #2300 Never cover a dead body with your own in hopes of looking like you're one of the casualties. Even using his cadaver is a stretch to avoid being shot "just in case." https://murphys-laws.com/law/2299 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2299.png Corollary When he's not there, when you're not there, or both. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2298 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2298.png A few times, the enemy can't hear you When he's dead, you're dead, or both. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2297 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2297.png Murphy's Law #2297 Just because you have nearly impenetrable body armor and a hard-ass Kevlar helmet doesn't mean you don't have exposed areas. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2296 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2296.png Murphy's Law #2296 Flashlights, lighters, and matches don't just illuminate the surrounding area, but also you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2295 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2295.png Murphy's Law #2295 If you can see the flashes from the enemies' guns in battle, he can see yours too. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2294 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2294.png Comment General John Sedgwick said on May 9, 1864, at the Battle of Spotsylvania. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2293 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2293.png Some General's last words (as his aides tried to get him to get his head down) What! What! Men, dodging this way for single bullets! What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you. They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2292 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2292.png Murphy's Law #2292 If you survive an ambush, something's wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2291 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2291.png Murphy's Law #2291 Carrying too much ammo is physically impossible. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2290 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2290.png Murphy's Law #2290 When in a firefight, kill as many as possible. The one you miss may not miss tomorrow. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2289 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2289.png Murphy's Law #2289 A half-filled canteen is a beacon for a fully loaded enemy weapon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2288 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2288.png Murphy's Law #2288 Respect all religions in a combat zone. Take no chances on where you may go if killed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2287 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2287.png Murphy's Law #2287 Never expect rations; the only rations that will be on time and won't be short are the rations of shit. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2286 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2286.png Murphy's Law #2286 Never screw over a buddy; you'll never know when he could save your life. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2285 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2285.png Murphy's Law #2285 Avoid loud noises; there are few silent killers in a combat zone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2284 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2284.png Murphy's Law #2284 All or any of the above combined. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2283 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2283.png Murphy's Law #2283 If you see you, so can the enemy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2282 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2282.png Murphy's Law #2282 Don't be conspicuous. In the combat zone, it draws fire. Out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2281 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2281.png Murphy's Law #2281 Nothing is more satisfying than having someone take a shot at you and miss. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2280 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2280.png Murphy's Law #2280 The only time suppressive fireworks are used is on abandoned positions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2279 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2279.png Murphy's Law #2279 If you need an officer in a hurry, take a nap. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2278 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2278.png The quartermaster has only two sizes too large and too small. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2277 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2277.png Murphy's Law #2277 If your advance is going well, you are walking into an ambush. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2276 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2276.png Murphy's Law #2276 The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2275 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2275.png Murphy's Law #2275 The problem with taking the easy way out is that the enemy has already mined it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2274 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2274.png Murphy's Law #2274 The most dangerous in a combat zone is an officer with a map. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2273 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2273.png Murphy's Law #2273 No battle plan survives contact with the enemy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2272 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2272.png Murphy's Law #2272 If only one solution for a field problem can be found, it is usually a stupid solution. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2271 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2271.png Murphy's Law #2271 Your bivouac for the night is the spot where you got tired of marching that day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2270 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2270.png Murphy's Law #2270 Walking point = sniper bait. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2269 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2269.png Murphy's Law #2269 The seriousness of a wound (in a firefight) is inversely proportional to the distance to any form of cover. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2268 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2268.png Murphy's Law #2268 Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2267 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2267.png Murphy's Law #2267 It rains when you are served hot chow in the field. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2266 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2266.png Murphy's Law #2266 Whenever you drop your equipment in a firefight, your ammo and grenades always fall the farthest away, and your canteen always lands at your feet. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2265 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2265.png Murphy's Law #2265 The enemy never monitors your radio frequency until you broadcast on an unsecured channel. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2264 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2264.png Murphy's Law #2264 Success occurs when no one is looking; failure occurs when the General is watching. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2262 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2262.png Murphy's Law #2262 The self-importance of a superior is inversely proportional to his position in the hierarchy (as is his deviousness and mischievousness). https://murphys-laws.com/law/2261 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2261.png Murphy's Law #2261 The more stupid the leader is, the more important missions he is ordered to carry out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2260 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2260.png Murphy's Law #2260 Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2259 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2259.png Murphy's Law #2259 Fire density increases proportionally to the target's curiosity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2258 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2258.png Murphy's Law #2258 If your flank march is going well, the enemy expects you to outflank him. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2257 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2257.png Murphy's Law #2257 The enemy won't walk into your ambush if properly set. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2256 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2256.png Murphy's Law #2256 If your positions are firmly set and you are prepared to take the enemy assault on, he will bypass you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2254 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2254.png Murphy's Law #2254 There is no place like a convenient foxhole. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2253 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2253.png Murphy's Law #2253 Every command that can be misunderstood will be. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2252 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2252.png Murphy's Law #2252 The crucial round is a dud. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2251 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2251.png Murphy's Law #2251 The combat worth of a unit is inversely proportional to the smartness of its outfit and appearance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2250 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2250.png Murphy's Law #2250 All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2249 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2249.png Murphy's Law #2249 The bursting radius of a hand grenade is always one foot greater than your jumping range. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2248 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2248.png Body count Math 3 guerrillas plus one probable plus two pigs equals 37 enemies killed in action. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2247 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2247.png Beer Math 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2246 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2246.png Murphy's Law #2246 Murphy was a grunt. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2245 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2245.png Murphy's Law #2245 A Purple Heart proves that you were smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2244 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2244.png Murphy's Law #2244 The newest and least experienced soldier will usually win the Medal of Honor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2243 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2243.png Corollary When you are low on supplies & ammo, the enemy decides to attack that night. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2242 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2242.png Murphy's Law #2242 When you have sufficient supplies & ammo, the enemy takes 2 weeks to attack. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2241 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2241.png Murphy's Law #2241 The perfect officer for the job will transfer on the day after that billet is filled by someone else. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2240 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2240.png Murphy's Law #2240 The weapon that usually jams when you need it the most is the M60. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2239 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2239.png Murphy's Law #2239 Stealing information from a person is called plagiarism. Stealing information from the enemy is called gathering intelligence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2238 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2238.png Murphy's Law #2238 The difficult part about being an officer is that the troops don't know what they want but know what they don't like. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2237 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2237.png Murphy's Law #2237 Those who hesitate under fire usually do not end up KIA or WIA. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2236 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2236.png Murphy's Law #2236 When reviewing the radio frequencies you wrote down, the most important ones are always illegible. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2235 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2235.png Murphy's Law #2235 Air strikes always overshoot the target, and artillery always falls short. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2234 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2234.png Murphy's Law #2234 For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. (in boot camp) https://murphys-laws.com/law/2233 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2233.png Murphy's Law #2233 If enough data is collected, a board of inquiry can prove anything. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2232 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2232.png Murphy's Law #2232 No matter which way you have to march, it's always uphill. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2230 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2230.png Murphy's Law #2230 The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2229 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2229.png Murphy's Law #2229 The more a weapon costs, the farther you must send it away to be repaired. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2228 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2228.png Murphy's Law #2228 Whenever you have plenty of ammo, you never miss. You can't hit the broad side of a barn whenever you are low on ammo. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2226 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2226.png Murphy's Law #2226 A clean (and dry) set of BDU's is a magnet for mud and rain. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2225 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2225.png Murphy's Law #2225 One enemy soldier is never enough, but two is entirely too many. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2224 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2224.png Murphy's Law #2224 The enemy never watches until you make a mistake. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2223 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2223.png Murphy's Law #2223 Everything always works in your HQ and fails in the Colonel's HQ. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2222 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2222.png Murphy's Law #2222 Exceptions prove the rule, and destroy the battle plan. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2221 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2221.png Murphy's Law #2221 The most dangerous thing in the world is a Second Lieutenant with a map and a compass. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2219 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2219.png Murphy's Law #2219 If the Platoon Sergeant can see you, so can the enemy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2218 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2218.png Murphy's Law #2218 Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2217 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2217.png Murphy's Law #2217 The side with the simplest uniforms wins. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2216 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2216.png Murphy's Law #2216 When in doubt, empty your magazine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2215 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2215.png Murphy's Law #2215 It may concern" you've got to think about. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2214 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2214.png Murphy's Law #2214 It's not the one with your name on it; it's the one addressed "to whom https://murphys-laws.com/law/2212 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2212.png Murphy's Law #2212 The one item you need is always in short supply. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2211 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2211.png Murphy's Law #2211 Killing for peace is like screwing for virginity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2210 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2210.png Sniper's motto reach out and touch someone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2209 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2209.png Murphy's Law #2209 B-52s are the ultimate close support weapon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2208 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2208.png Murphy's Law #2208 Mines are equal opportunity weapons. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2207 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2207.png Murphy's Law #2207 Napalm is an area support weapon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2206 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2206.png Murphy's Law #2206 The Cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2205 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2205.png Murphy's Law #2205 'Flies high, it dies; low and slow, it'll go. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2204 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2204.png Air defense motto shoot 'em down; sort 'em out on the ground. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2203 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2203.png Murphy's Law #2203 If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed toward you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2202 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2202.png Murphy's Law #2202 The weather ain't neutral. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2201 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2201.png Murphy's Law #2201 Fortify your front; you'll get your rear shot up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2200 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2200.png Murphy's Law #2200 Military Intelligence is a contradiction. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2199 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2199.png Murphy's Law #2199 Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2198 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2198.png Murphy's Law #2198 They're both right when both sides are convinced they're about to lose. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2197 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2197.png Murphy's Law #2197 If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will get more than your fair share of objectives to take. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2196 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2196.png Murphy's Law #2196 Tracers work both ways. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2195 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2195.png Murphy's Law #2195 Make it too tough for the enemy to get in, and you won't be able to get out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2194 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2194.png Murphy's Law #2194 Anything you do can get you killed, including nothing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2193 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2193.png Murphy's Law #2193 Radar tends to fail at night, in bad weather, and especially during both.) https://murphys-laws.com/law/2192 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2192.png Murphy's Law #2192 Radios will fail once you need fire support. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2191 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2191.png Murphy's Law #2191 Things that must work together can't be carried to the field that way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2190 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2190.png Murphy's Law #2190 Things that must be shipped together as a set aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2189 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2189.png Murphy's Law #2189 The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2188 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2188.png Murphy's Law #2188 If the enemy is within range, so are you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2187 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2187.png Murphy's Law #2187 No inspection-ready unit has ever passed combat. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2186 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2186.png Murphy's Law #2186 No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2185 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2185.png Murphy's Law #2185 Incoming fire has the right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2184 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2184.png Murphy's Law #2184 When you have secured the area, ensure the enemy knows it too. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2183 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2183.png Murphy's Law #2183 You are in the combat zone if you are short of everything but the enemy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2182 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2182.png Murphy's Law #2182 Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2181 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2181.png Murphy's Law #2181 Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason, it is not uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb magnets. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2180 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2180.png Murphy's Law #2180 Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2179 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2179.png Murphy's Law #2179 The easy way is always mined. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2178 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2178.png Murphy's Law #2178 The important things are always simple; the simple are always difficult. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2177 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2177.png The Ol' Ranger's addendum Or else they're trying to suck you into a serious ambush! https://murphys-laws.com/law/2176 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2176.png Murphy's Law #2176 A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2175 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2175.png Murphy's Law #2175 There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2174 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2174.png Murphy's Law #2174 Five-second fuses always burn three seconds. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2173 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2173.png Murphy's Law #2173 There is no such thing as a perfect plan. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2172 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2172.png Murphy's Law #2172 No OPLAN ever survives initial contact. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2170 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2170.png Murphy's Law #2170 When they're ready. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2169 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2169.png Murphy's Law #2169 The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: https://murphys-laws.com/law/2168 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2168.png Murphy's Law #2168 The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2167 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2167.png Murphy's Law #2167 If your attack is going well, it's an ambush. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2166 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2166.png Murphy's Law #2166 Remember, the lowest bidder made your weapon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2165 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2165.png Murphy's Law #2165 Never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2164 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2164.png Murphy's Law #2164 Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2163 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2163.png Murphy's Law #2163 If you are ahead of your position, your artillery will fall short. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2162 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2162.png Murphy's Law #2162 If at first you don't succeed, call in an air strike. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2161 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2161.png Murphy's Law #2161 Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2159 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2159.png Murphy's Law #2159 A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2158 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2158.png Murphy's Law #2158 You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2157 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2157.png Murphy's Law #2157 Suppressive fires - won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2156 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2156.png Murphy's Law #2156 Recoilless rifles - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2155 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2155.png Murphy's Law #2155 Friendly fire - isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2154 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2154.png Murphy's Law #2154 Burning materials that require extinguishing by powder or gas will be treated with water. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2153 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2153.png Murphy's Law #2153 Chiefs are like diapers, always on your ass and full of shit. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2152 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2152.png Murphy's Law #2152 Captain on location with heavy panic showing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2151 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2151.png Murphy's Law #2151 CHAOS = Chiefs have arrived on scene. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2150 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2150.png Murphy's Law #2150 As soon as hot food is served in the field, it rains. If only one solution for a field problem can be found, it is usually a stupid solution. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2149 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2149.png Murphy's Law #2149 Success occurs when no one is looking; failure occurs when the Fire Control Officer is watching. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2148 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2148.png Murphy's Law #2148 The self-importance of a Deputy Captain is inversely proportional to his actual importance in the chain of command. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2147 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2147.png Murphy's Law #2147 The more stupid the leader is, the more important tasks he is ordered to carry out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2146 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2146.png Murphy's Law #2146 Never be the first, never be the last, and never volunteer to do anything. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2145 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2145.png Murphy's Law #2145 Beer Math -\> 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2142 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2142.png Murphy's Law #2142 If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2141 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2141.png Murphy's Law #2141 You aren't Superman. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2140 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2140.png Murphy's Law #2140 The pump is the equipment that usually won’t start or jam when you need it the most. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2139 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2139.png Murphy's Law #2139 Self-starters - won’t. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2138 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2138.png Murphy's Law #2138 Leak-proof seals - will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2137 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2137.png Murphy's Law #2137 Interchangeable parts - don't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2136 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2136.png Murphy's Law #2136 You don't get field experience until just after you need it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2135 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2135.png Murphy's Law #2135 The more an item of equipment costs, the farther you have to send it away to be repaired. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2134 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2134.png Murphy's Law #2134 The worse the weather, the more you must be in it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2133 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2133.png Murphy's Law #2133 A clean and dry set of overalls is a magnet for mud and rain. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2132 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2132.png Murphy's Law #2132 One Crew leader is never enough, but two is entirely too many. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2131 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2131.png Murphy's Law #2131 Crew leaders and above never watch until you make a mistake. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2130 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2130.png Murphy's Law #2130 Never tell the Captain or Deputy Captain you have nothing to do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2129 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2129.png Murphy's Law #2129 Never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can sleep. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2128 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2128.png Murphy's Law #2128 Crew Leaders, not GOD, make priorities. There’s a difference. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2127 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2127.png Murphy's Law #2127 It isn't necessary to be an idiot to be a senior officer, but it sure helps. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2126 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2126.png Murphy's Law #2126 If orders can be misunderstood, they have been. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2125 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2125.png Murphy's Law #2125 Instead, worry about the falling tree addressed, "To whom it may concern". https://murphys-laws.com/law/2124 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2124.png Murphy's Law #2124 Never worry about the falling tree branch with your name on it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2123 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2123.png Murphy's Law #2123 If your Captain can see you, then so can the public. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2122 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2122.png Uniforms only come in two sizes too small and too large. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2121 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2121.png Murphy's Law #2121 Falling trees have the right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2120 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2120.png Murphy's Law #2120 When dealing with the public, try to appear unimportant. They may find someone else to ask that stupid question to. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2119 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2119.png Corollary The easy way usually results in more damage done than less or is blocked by a large, pissed off dog who hasn't eaten in a week. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2118 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2118.png Murphy's Law #2118 There is always an easy way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2117 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2117.png Murphy's Law #2117 Don't look conspicuous. When you’re dealing with the public, this can lead to stupid questions. Back on Station, it can lead to Crew Leaders. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2116 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2116.png Murphy's Law #2116 The amount of work that went into planning your new campaign is inversely proportional to the number of people who want to play it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2115 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2115.png Murphy's Law #2115 You'll either be overrun by newbies who have too original new characters (all expressions after 'have' being debatable) who'll quit two days after their introduction to the story, or left deserted wit https://murphys-laws.com/law/2114 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2114.png Corollary You'll have to write it yourself. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2113 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2113.png Murphy's Law #2113 Nobody is lazy; they're busy perfecting their posts, which they will make soon, which will be awesome. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2112 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2112.png Corollary The player of the most powerful character will complain about a lack of realism. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2111 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2111.png Murphy's Death Spiral The longer your campaign goes on, the more ridiculously powerful you'll have to make the villains to present a challenge to your demi-god characters. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2110 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2110.png Murphy's Law #2110 Organized. Complete. Readable. Pick two. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2109 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2109.png Murphy's Law #2109 When you want to record your favorite program so you can watch it repeatedly, you are recording the wrong channel. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2108 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2108.png Murphy's Law #2108 When you want to watch your favorite program, there is a blackout. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2107 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2107.png Murphy's Law #2107 If your VCR is set to tape your favorite program every day, and you find that at certain times it is taping nothing but reruns that you've already seen, the VCR tape will run out in the middle of the https://murphys-laws.com/law/2106 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2106.png Murphy's Law #2106 If you watch a TV show only twice during the season, the second time will repeat the first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2105 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2105.png Murphy's Law #2105 The television show you once watched and loved will be discontinued. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2104 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2104.png Magellan's Allegory If someone giving you directions says at any time, "You can't miss it," be assured that you will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2103 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2103.png Murphy's Law #2103 You're already having a bad day, the shortest. In that case, the most seemingly innocent trip will occur during the hottest, dustiest hour, along the most crowded, traffic-jammed street, with a broken https://murphys-laws.com/law/2102 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2102.png Murphy's Law #2102 The first escalator you find is always going the wrong way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2101 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2101.png Murphy's Law #2101 When looking for a street, it will be the only one you drove past before you saw the street sign. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2100 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2100.png Murphy's Law #2100 Once the stewardess serves the coffee, the airline re-encounters turbulence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2099 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2099.png Murphy's Law #2099 Travel is a delight if you have a place to leave and return to. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2098 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2098.png Murphy's Law #2098 Murphy was a frequent flyer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2097 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2097.png Murphy's Law #2097 The departure gate number is inversely proportional to the time available to get there. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2096 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2096.png Murphy's Law #2096 The distance to your departure gate is directly proportional to the weight of your carry-on luggage and inversely proportional to the time remaining before your flight. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2095 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2095.png Murphy's Nitpicking Note Every character has an aspect that can and will be insulted and ridiculed at length. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2094 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2094.png Corollary You're the exception, since you're unpopular and will be phased out of the series. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2093 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2093.png Murphy's Law #2093 Nobody ever dies; everyone returns to bug you and make you waste ammunition on them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2092 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2092.png Corollary Your inner workings are not stressed to withstand hits by directed energy weaponry. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2091 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2091.png Murphy's Law #2091 The more powerful your altmode, the longer and easier it will be to interrupt your transformation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2090 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2090.png Corollary There are no original characters, just stereotypes that have yet to become prominent. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2089 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2089.png Murphy's Law #2089 The typical job interview will begin with "So, what cultural stereotype do you represent?" https://murphys-laws.com/law/2088 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2088.png Murphy's Law #2088 Even if you wield the Matrix, end the war, and save the universe a few times, there'll still be a writer out there who will see to it that you'll be remembered for that one horrible story you were in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2087 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2087.png Murphy's Law #2087 If your leader carries a big cannon on his right arm, respectfully request a transfer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2086 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2086.png Murphy's Law #2086 When you think you've cornered someone, they'll call in their friends and combine into a huge lumbering giant who will promptly crush you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2085 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2085.png Murphy's Law #2085 If you have an aerial altmode and take to the sky, someone will hit you with an EMP blast. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2084 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2084.png Murphy's Law #2084 Shoot them all, let Primus sort them out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2083 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2083.png Murphy's Cybertron Blues T-Shirt Analogy My family was killed in the Great War that has lasted for millions of years, my city got burned down, Decepticons ripped me to pieces, Unicron attempted to eat my home world, and all I got was this st https://murphys-laws.com/law/2082 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2082.png Murphy's Law #2082 Cybertronian Marksmanship is an oxymoron. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2081 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2081.png Murphy's Law #2081 Just because you have a ten in one of your stats doesn't mean some leader toy can't pulverize you with its 10+ stat. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2080 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2080.png Murphy's Law of Acceptable Disguise All good altmodes are taken. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2079 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2079.png Corollary If enough people complain, they'll bring you back and piss off the continuity-worshipping fan-boys. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2078 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2078.png Murphy's Law #2078 Never deceive yourself into thinking you're the toughest Transformer. If Hasbro doesn't want to sell your toy, they'll find a way to kill you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2077 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2077.png Murphy's Law #2077 If I hide it well enough, it will always be mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2076 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2076.png Murphy's Law #2076 The later you let a child stay up at night, the earlier he will wake up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2075 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2075.png Murphy's Law #2075 Your child will always wait until you are fully dressed for work before spilling their food on you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2074 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2074.png Murphy's Law #2074 The availability of daycare is directly proportional to how badly you need it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2073 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2073.png Murphy's Law #2073 The child will make or the louder the tantrum the child will have. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2072 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2072.png Murphy's Law #2072 The bigger the call, the bigger the mess. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2071 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2071.png Murphy's Law #2071 When you are in a hurry, the child will dawdle. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2070 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2070.png Murphy's Law #2070 The more you pay for the car seat, the more the child will hate it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2069 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2069.png Murphy's Law #2069 The amount of sound from the other room is inversely proportional to the trouble the child gets into. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2068 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2068.png Murphy's Law #2068 The clothes/shoes you bought last week will not fit this week or be "cool" enough for this week. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2067 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2067.png Murphy's Law #2067 The child will have to use the bathroom once the child is in the car and the car has left the driveway. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2066 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2066.png Murphy's Law #2066 The child must use the bathroom once the snow suit and accompanying paraphernalia are on. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2065 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2065.png Murphy's Law #2065 The more preparation time for the meal, the less likely a child is to eat it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2064 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2064.png Murphy's Law #2064 Soccer, Dance, Basketball, Softball, Piano, Girl(Boy)Scouts (etc.) are always on the same day with less than 5 minutes between. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2063 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2063.png Murphy's Law #2063 The louder you speak and the more you repeat something, the more it is inversely proportional to the amount of information taken in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2062 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2062.png Murphy's Law #2062 If I broke it, it's your fault. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2061 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2061.png Murphy's Law #2061 If I make a mess, you must clean it up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2060 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2060.png Murphy's Law #2060 If it is broken, it is yours. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2059 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2059.png Murphy's Law #2059 If it looks like the one I have at home, it is mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2058 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2058.png Murphy's Law #2058 If you had it, you put it down; it is now mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2057 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2057.png Murphy's Law #2057 If I had it, put it down; it is still mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2056 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2056.png Murphy's Law #2056 If I saw it first, it's mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2055 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2055.png Murphy's Law #2055 If I think it is mine, it is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2054 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2054.png Murphy's Law #2054 If I am playing with something, ALL of the pieces are mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2053 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2053.png Murphy's Law #2053 If I can take it from you, it is mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2052 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2052.png Murphy's Law #2052 If I like it, it's mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2051 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2051.png Murphy's Law #2051 If it's yours, it's mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2050 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2050.png Murphy's Law #2050 If it's mine, it's mine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2049 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2049.png Murphy's Law #2049 The intensity of the tantrum is directly proportional to the number of people around to witness. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2048 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2048.png Corollary Especially food. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2047 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2047.png Murphy's Law #2047 A child's favorite one day is never a favorite the next day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2046 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2046.png Corollary The more potential a food has for stains, the more expensive the item of clothing/fabric/furniture it strikes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2045 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2045.png Murphy's Law #2045 The more potential a food has for stains, the greater the coverage area when a child hurls it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2044 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2044.png Murphy's Law #2044 When you forget the stroller, they will want to ride. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2043 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2043.png Murphy's Law #2043 When you bring the stroller, they will want to walk. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2042 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2042.png Murphy's Law #2042 When you want them to walk, they will want to be carried. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2041 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2041.png Murphy's Law #2041 When you need to carry a child, they will want to walk. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2040 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2040.png Law of Repairmen The repairman fixes your machine to break down the next day and charges for a new machine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2039 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2039.png Murphy's Law #2039 The repairman will have never seen a model quite like yours before. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2038 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2038.png Murphy's Law #2038 The disappearance of a nagging error in a system is explicable only in terms of the insignificant contribution of the source to that system. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2037 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2037.png First Law of Linear Equations Given any system of n linear equations, there will be n+1 unknowns. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2036 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2036.png The Harvard Principle Under the most rigorously controlled conditions of temperature, humidity, pressure, etc., the organism will do as it pleases. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2035 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2035.png Murphy's Law #2035 All mechanical and electrical equipment will catastrophically fail after the guarantee has expired unless an extended warranty has been purchased. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2034 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2034.png Corollary The cost and availability of a replacement part are inversely proportional to the price of the whole system: a $1500 device will fail because of the burnout of a 25¢ capacitor. But the 25¢ capacitor i https://murphys-laws.com/law/2033 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2033.png Assaf's Laws of Replacement Parts A failed 25¢ part cannot be replaced by a new 25¢ part, but by a sub-assembly whose cost is equal to or greater than that of the device needing the part. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2032 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2032.png Murphy's Law #2032 A device with an indestructible core user serviceable component is deemed unsafe until it's replaced by an expensive, unobtainable, inefficient component that needs constant servicing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2031 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2031.png Murphy's Law #2031 The degree to which a device will function is directly proportional to the number of times it has been bashed and inversely proportional to its cost. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2030 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2030.png Murphy's Law #2030 The more important your email is, the worse your email client will screw it up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2029 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2029.png Murphy's Law #2029 The more you want to contact someone over an instant messenger, the more inversely proportional it is to the chances they will be online. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2028 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2028.png Corollary All impossible failures will happen on the client's desktop. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2027 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2027.png Murphy's Law #2027 All impossible failures will happen at the test site. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2026 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2026.png Murphy's Law #2026 Technicians are the only ones who don't trust technology. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2025 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2025.png Murphy's Law #2025 You're not an expert if you think you understand science, computers, or women. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2024 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2024.png Murphy's Law #2024 The more knowledge you gain, the less certain you are. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2023 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2023.png Murphy's Law #2023 A man with one watch is certain about time, but a man with two watches isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2022 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2022.png Murphy's Law #2022 The less intelligent the idea and the person stating it, the more likely it will be funded. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2021 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2021.png Corollary The investors will not be happy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2020 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2020.png Corollary It will happen faster than you think. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2019 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2019.png Corollary Any project that can consume more resources before reaching its final state will do so. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2018 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2018.png Murphy's Law #2018 The proposed size of any project is inversely proportional to its eventual size. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2017 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2017.png Murphy's Law #2017 Interchangeable parts aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2016 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2016.png Murphy's Law #2016 When you finally update to a new technology, everyone stops supporting it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2015 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2015.png Murphy's Law #2015 Equivalent replacement parts aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2014 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2014.png Murphy's Law #2014 Any wire cut to length will be too short. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2013 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2013.png Murphy's Law #2013 Any tool dropped will fall where it can cause the most damage. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2012 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2012.png Somers' Law of Repair No part ever fails where you can reach it, or where there is enough light to see how to replace it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2011 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2011.png Research Law No matter how clever and complete your research is, there is always someone who knows more. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2010 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2010.png Corollary if it works in practice, it won't work in theory. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2009 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2009.png Murphy's Law #2009 If it works in theory, it won't work in practice. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2008 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2008.png Murphy's Law #2008 The probability of any machine breaking increases with the importance of the expected visit. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2007 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2007.png Murphy's Law #2007 All the engineers can do is shiver or sweat and moan about it, and say how they would fix it if the building owner gave a damn. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2006 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2006.png Murphy's Law on HVAC systems An HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) engineering firm will invariably lease office space in a building with a lousy HVAC system. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2005 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2005.png Murphy's Law #2005 The maintenance department neglects customers' complaints until it starts installing in customers' new projects. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2004 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2004.png Murphy's Law #2004 The chance a copy machine will break down is proportional to the importance of the material that needs to be copied and inversely proportional to the amount of time till the material will be required. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2003 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2003.png Murphy's Law #2003 On a cruise ship, the one most important part you don't have in stock always breaks on a Friday evening, just when you leave the harbor, and the next time you will be in the harbor is a Sunday or Chri https://murphys-laws.com/law/2002 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2002.png Corollary If the boss is wrong, return to the rule. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2000 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2000.png Murphy's Law #2000 An expert will always state the obvious. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1999 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1999.png Murphy's Law #1999 High-tech man-year = 730 people trying to finish a project before lunch. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1998 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1998.png Comment Karl Imhoff was a German engineer who developed sewage treatment systems in the early 1900s. His biggest contribution was the Imhoff Tank, which allows sewage to settle. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1997 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1997.png The Imhoff Law The largest chunks always rise to the top. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1996 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1996.png The rule of Protection If you install a 50¢ fuse to protect a 100$ component, the 100$ component will blow to protect the 50¢ fuse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1995 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1995.png Murphy's Law #1995 Multi-million pound technology is worthless in the hands of morons. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1994 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1994.png Murphy's Law #1994 In electronics repair, the part with the highest failure rate will always be located in the least accessible area of the equipment. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1993 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1993.png Murphy's Law #1993 Measurements will be quoted in the least practical unit. Velocity, for example, will be measured in 'furlongs-per-fortnight'. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1992 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1992.png Murphy's Law #1992 It is simple to make something complex, and complex to make it simple. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1991 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1991.png Murphy's Law #1991 In today's fast-moving tech environment, it is a requirement that we forget more than we learn. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1989 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1989.png Bahaman's Law For any given software, the moment you master it, a new version of that software will appear. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1988 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1988.png The Rosemblat Graphic Insult Theory When any technological change is made, we have a graphic insult curve. No matter how high the insult curve climbs, how long it goes is important. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1987 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1987.png Murphy's Law #1987 Any example of hardware/software can be made foolproof. It cannot, however, be made damn-fool-proof. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1986 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1986.png Corollary The worst thing you can hear the tech say is "oh s**t!" https://murphys-laws.com/law/1985 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1985.png Murphy's Law #1985 The 2nd worst thing the tech can say is "Oops!" https://murphys-laws.com/law/1984 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1984.png The bolt in the most awkward place will always be the one with the tightest thread. The most ominous phrase in science "Uh-oh...". https://murphys-laws.com/law/1983 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1983.png Murphy's Law #1983 Never trust modern technology. Trust it only when it is old technology. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1982 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1982.png Murphy's Law #1982 Interchangeable tapes - won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1981 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1981.png Murphy's Law #1981 When working on a motor vehicle engine, any tool dropped will land directly under the engine's center. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1980 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1980.png Murphy's Law #1980 Standard parts - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1979 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1979.png Murphy's Law #1979 A screw will never fit a nut. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1978 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1978.png Dobie's Dogma If you are not thoroughly confused, you have not been informed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1977 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1977.png Corollary Only by the splatter of bloodstains. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1976 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1976.png Murphy's Law #1976 You can never tell which way the train went by looking at the track. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1975 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1975.png Murphy's Law #1975 Don't fix something that ain't broke, 'cause you'll break it and still can't fix it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1974 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1974.png Murphy's Law #1974 It is never wise to let a piece of electronic equipment know that you are in a hurry. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1973 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1973.png Murphy's Law #1973 The more urgent the need for a decision, the less apparent the identity of the decision maker. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1972 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1972.png Murphy's Law #1972 Each profession talks to itself in its language. There is no Rosetta Stone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1971 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1971.png Murphy's Law #1971 If something breaks and stops you from doing something, it will be fixed when you no longer need it, are in the middle of something else, or don't want it fixed because you don't want to do what you w https://murphys-laws.com/law/1970 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1970.png Murphy's Law #1970 If there is ever the possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1969 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1969.png Murphy's Law #1969 The remaining work to finish to reach your goal increases as the deadline approaches. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1968 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1968.png Murphy's Law #1968 There is never time to do it right, but always time to do it over. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1967 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1967.png Murphy's Law #1967 A difficult task will be halted near completion by one tiny, previously insignificant detail. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1966 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1966.png Murphy's Law #1966 The degree of technical competence is inversely proportional to the management level. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1965 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1965.png Murphy's Law #1965 Build a system that even a fool can use. Only a fool will want to use it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1964 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1964.png Murphy's Law #1964 Any simple theory will be formulated in the most complicated way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1962 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1962.png Corollary Not always. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1961 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1961.png Murphy's Law #1961 Everything that goes up must come down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1960 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1960.png Murphy's Law #1960 If several things could go wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one that goes wrong first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1959 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1959.png Murphy's Law #1959 When all else fails, read the instructions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1958 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1958.png Murphy's Law #1958 If an experiment works, something has gone wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1957 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1957.png Murphy's Law #1957 If it's not in the computer, it doesn't exist. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1956 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1956.png Murphy's Law #1956 Work smarter and not harder, and be careful of your spelling. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1955 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1955.png Murphy's Law #1955 The only perfect science is hindsight. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1954 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1954.png Murphy's Law #1954 All things are possible except skiing through a revolving door. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1953 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1953.png Murphy's Law #1953 Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1952 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1952.png Corollary The correct total will become self-evident at 8:15 a.m. on Monday. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1951 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1951.png In designing any type of construction, no overall dimension can be totaled correctly after 4 30 p.m. on Friday. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1950 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1950.png Murphy's Law #1950 The more cordial the buyer's secretary, the greater the odds the competition already has the order. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1949 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1949.png Murphy's Law #1949 If you can't understand it, it is intuitively obvious. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1948 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1948.png Murphy's Law #1948 Under the most rigorously controlled pressure, temperature, volume, humidity, and other variables, the organism will do as it pleases. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1947 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1947.png Murphy's Law #1947 Give all orders verbally. Never write anything that might go into a "Pearl Harbor File." https://murphys-laws.com/law/1946 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1946.png Corollary Any system that depends on human reliability is unreliable. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1945 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1945.png Murphy's Law #1945 Computers are unreliable, but humans are even more unreliable. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1944 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1944.png Murphy's Law #1944 If you get the incorrect answer mathematically, multiply by the page number. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1942 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1942.png Murphy's Law #1942 Any circuit design must contain at least one obsolete part, two unobtainable parts, and three parts still under development. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1941 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1941.png Murphy's Law #1941 After all is said and done, a hell of a lot more is said than done. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1940 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1940.png Murphy's Law #1940 To spot the expert, choose the one who predicts the job will take the longest and cost the most. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1939 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1939.png Murphy's Law #1939 The primary function of the design engineer is to make things difficult for the fabricator and impossible for the serviceman. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1938 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1938.png Murphy's Law #1938 Some people manage the book, even though they don't know who wrote it or what book it is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1937 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1937.png Murphy's Law #1937 Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss putting in an honest day's work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1936 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1936.png Murphy's Law #1936 A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years make. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1935 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1935.png Murphy's Law #1935 Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clark https://murphys-laws.com/law/1934 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1934.png Murphy's Law #1934 We don't know one millionth of one percent about anything. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1932 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1932.png Murphy's Law #1932 New systems create new problems. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1931 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1931.png Murphy's Law #1931 A failure will not appear till a unit has passed final inspection. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1930 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1930.png Murphy's Law #1930 The first myth of management is that it exists. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1929 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1929.png Murphy's Law #1929 A meeting is when minutes are saved and hours are lost. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1928 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1928.png Murphy's Law #1928 All's well that ends well. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1927 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1927.png Murphy's Law #1927 Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1926 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1926.png Murphy's Law #1926 Always draw your curves, then plot your reading. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1925 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1925.png Corollary Great discoveries are made by mistake. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1924 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1924.png Murphy's Law #1924 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. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1923 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1923.png Murphy's Law #1923 An expert knows more and more about less and less until he knows everything about nothing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1922 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1922.png Murphy's Law #1922 A computer's attention span is only as long as its electrical cord. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1921 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1921.png Murphy's Law #1921 The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1916 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1916.png Murphy's Law #1916 You're not young enough to know it all. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1915 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1915.png Murphy's Law #1915 To know more, sleep less. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1914 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1914.png Murphy's Law #1914 If you know you are right, you are not. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1913 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1913.png Corollary When you get the ones you want, they change their ways and decide to make the class hard. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1912 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1912.png Murphy's Law #1912 When there's a teacher that everyone says you want, you end up with the ones you don't want. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1911 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1911.png Murphy's Law #1911 When you study for easy tests, you fail miserably, but when you don't study for the hard ones, you pass with 100%. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1910 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1910.png Murphy's Law #1910 No matter how much you study for a test, you will be asked a question you don't know. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1909 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1909.png Murphy's Law #1909 You are ALWAYS wrong in your professor's eyes, so don't try. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1908 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1908.png Corollary The likelihood of an object's disappearance varies directly with its capacity to cause a problem across the hall. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1907 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1907.png Addendum And cause a problem across the hall. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1906 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1906.png Law of Inanimate Motion, aka "Tendency to Sprout Legs" Anything firmly secured in place, regardless of size, will find its way out of the room. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1905 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1905.png Law of Parental Dynamics The worst chew-out from parents always comes from an incident their child lied about. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1904 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1904.png Law of Behavioral Management Nothing like placing your nails on the chalkboard gets their attention. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1903 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1903.png Law of Universal Intelligence The most ill-behaved student in a teacher's classes is always one of the bright ones he can't flunk. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1902 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1902.png Law of the Compounding of Murphy's Law All that has been accomplished by inserting the computer into the classroom combines two areas covered under Murphy's Law. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1901 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1901.png Murphy's Law #1901 The examination paper is always easier when you are not taking it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1900 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1900.png Corollary Merits from a teacher you hate are put on the permanent record of a student you hate even more. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1899 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1899.png Murphy's Law #1899 Demerits from a teacher you hate are put on your permanent record. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1898 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1898.png Murphy's Law #1898 The English language, e.g., is a problem when it's right. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1897 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1897.png Murphy's Law #1897 Students will never fail to disappoint. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1896 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1896.png Murphy's Law #1896 The back of the room is never far enough. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1895 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1895.png Lancione's Law You can't misspell numbers when you write them as digits. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1894 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1894.png Penza's law about math lessons The porter will knock at the door at the most crucial point of the lesson. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1893 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1893.png Corollary If attendance is optional, an exam will produce people you have never seen before. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1892 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1892.png Rominger's Rules for Teachers II If attendance is mandatory, a scheduled exam will produce increased absenteeism. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1891 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1891.png Rominger's Rules for Teachers I When a student asks for a second time if you have read his book report, he did not read the book. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1890 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1890.png Murphy's Law #1890 Dewey was drunk when he made the decimal system. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1889 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1889.png Murphy's Law #1889 All librarians will be happy to help when you don't need it, but they will vanish when you have a question about the Dewey Decimal system. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1888 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1888.png Corollary Your half-finished term paper is due Monday morning, and all your research will be inside. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1887 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1887.png Corollary It will be Saturday and not open until Monday. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1886 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1886.png Murphy's Law #1886 The library will close 5 minutes before you remember leaving your book bag inside. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1885 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1885.png Library Man's Laws You won't find the books you checked out for that big project until after either the project or the books are due. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1884 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1884.png London's Law of Libraries No matter which book you need, it's on the bottom shelf. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1883 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1883.png Hansen's Library Axiom The closest library doesn't have the material you need. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1882 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1882.png Corollary The more specific a title is, the less you can apply it later. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1881 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1881.png Rominger's Rules for Students I The more general the title of a course, the less you will learn from it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1880 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1880.png Corollary The source for an unattributed quotation will appear in the most hostile review of your work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1879 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1879.png Duggan's Law of Scholarly Research The most valuable quotation will be the one for which you cannot determine the source. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1878 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1878.png Corollary The most important page will be torn out if available. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1877 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1877.png Rule of the Term Paper The book or periodical most vital to completing your term paper will be missing from the library. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1876 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1876.png Seit's Law of Higher Education The one course you must take to graduate will not be offered during your last semester. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1875 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1875.png Natalie's Law of Calculus You never catch on until after the test. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1874 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1874.png Seeger's Law Anything in parentheses can be ignored. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1873 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1873.png Second Law of Final Exams In your toughest final, the most distractingly attractive student in class will sit next to you for the first time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1872 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1872.png Corollary If you bring extra batteries, they will be defective. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1871 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1871.png First Law of Final Exams Pocket calculator batteries that have lasted all semester will fail during the math final. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1870 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1870.png Laws of Applied Terror VI At the end of the semester, you will recall having enrolled in a course at the beginning of the semester, and never attending. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1869 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1869.png Corollary If the test is online, you will forget your password. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1868 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1868.png Corollary If given a take-home exam, you will forget where you live. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1867 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1867.png Laws of Applied Terror V If you are given an open-book exam, you will forget your book. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1866 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1866.png Corollary Every instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except study for that instructor's course. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1865 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1865.png Laws of Applied Terror IV Your Biology instructor will assign two hundred pages on planarians the night before the English history midterm. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1864 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1864.png Laws of Applied Terror III Eighty percent of the final exam will be based on the one lecture you missed about the book you didn't read. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1863 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1863.png Laws of Applied Terror II The more you study for the exam, the less sure you are of which answer they want. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1862 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1862.png Laws of Applied Terror I When reviewing your notes before an exam, the most important ones will be illegible. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1861 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1861.png Laws of Class Scheduling III A prerequisite for a desired course will be offered only during the semester following the desired course. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1860 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1860.png Corollary When you can occasionally schedule two classes in a row, they will be held in classrooms at opposite ends of the campus. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1859 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1859.png Laws of Class Scheduling II Class schedules are designed so that every student will waste the maximum time between classes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1858 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1858.png Laws of Class Scheduling I If the course you wanted most has room for "n" students, you will be the "n+1" to apply. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1857 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1857.png Weiner's Law of Libraries There are no answers, only cross references. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1856 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1856.png Murphy's Law #1856 Murphy's Law will go into effect at the beginning of an evaluation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1855 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1855.png Corollary If the instructor is a coach, the principal will be an ex-coach who took a winning team to the state. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1854 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1854.png Murphy's Law #1854 If the instructor teaches art, the principal will be an ex-coach and dislike art. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1853 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1853.png Murphy's Law #1853 On a test day, at least 15% of the class will be absent https://murphys-laws.com/law/1852 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1852.png Murphy's Law #1852 Clocks will run faster during free time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1851 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1851.png Murphy's Law #1851 The administration will view the study hall as the teacher's preparation time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1850 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1850.png Murphy's Law #1850 The instructor's study hall will be the largest in several years. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1849 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1849.png Murphy's Law #1849 The school board will offer better pay before the teachers' union negotiates. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1848 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1848.png Murphy's Law #1848 When speaking to the school psychologist, the teacher will say, "weirdo" rather than "emotionally disturbed". https://murphys-laws.com/law/1847 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1847.png Murphy's Law #1847 Good students move away. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1846 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1846.png Murphy's Law #1846 New students come from schools that do not teach anything. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1845 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1845.png Murphy's Law #1845 If the instructor is late and does not meet the principal, the instructor is considered late to the faculty meeting. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1844 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1844.png Murphy's Law #1844 We will meet the principal in the hall. When the instructor is late https://murphys-laws.com/law/1843 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1843.png Murphy's Law #1843 The problem child will be a school board member's son. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1842 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1842.png Corollary If children start to do poorly, the teacher will be blamed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1841 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1841.png Murphy's Law #1841 Students who are doing better are credited with working harder. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1840 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1840.png Murphy's Law #1840 A meeting's length will be directly proportional to the boredom the speaker produces. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1839 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1839.png Murphy's Law #1839 The time a teacher takes to explain is proportional to the information students retain. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1838 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1838.png Murphy's Law #1838 A subject interesting to the teacher will bore students. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1837 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1837.png Murphy's Law #1837 Disaster will occur when visitors are indoors. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1836 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1836.png Murphy's Law #1836 The instructor's room clock will be wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1835 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1835.png Murphy's Law #1835 If you're close enough to hear an M1 tank running, while in combat, and not part of the crew, you're too close. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1834 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1834.png Murphy's Law #1834 Tanks draw fire. A lot of it. It does not behoove the infantryman to hide behind one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1833 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1833.png Murphy's Law #1833 The same gun tube that would stay in alignment after lifting a car will get you beaten after calibration if used to assist in climbing on the tank. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1832 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1832.png Murphy's Law #1832 You will not watch your team's most glorious win. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1831 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1831.png Murphy's Law #1831 If you watch your team during a crucial game, they will lose. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1830 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1830.png Murphy's Law #1830 As ye sew, so shall ye rip. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1829 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1829.png Murphy's Law #1829 You will spill your pin box once per garment. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1828 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1828.png Murphy's Law #1828 Matching edges don't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1827 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1827.png Murphy's Law #1827 The scissors cut easiest past the buttonhole. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1826 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1826.png Murphy's Law #1826 Gathering threads always breaks in the middle. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1825 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1825.png Murphy's Law #1825 Pinking shears get dull just by looking at them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1824 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1824.png Murphy's Law #1824 The sewing machine light usually burns out on Sunday. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1823 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1823.png Murphy's Law #1823 The steam iron only burps rusty water on light silk fabric. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1822 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1822.png Murphy's Law #1822 The iron never scorches the garment until its final pressing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1821 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1821.png Murphy's Law #1821 Collar points don't match, and you've trimmed all the seams. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1820 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1820.png Corollary Opposite sides attract. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1819 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1819.png Murphy's Law #1819 Facings tend to be sewn to the wrong side. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1818 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1818.png Murphy's Law #1818 While walking barefoot, your lost needle will be found by your son, husband, or brother-in-law. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1817 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1817.png Murphy's Law #1817 The magnitude of the goof is in direct proportion to the cost of the fabric. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1816 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1816.png Murphy's Law #1816 Whenever the construction process is going well, the bobbin thread runs out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1815 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1815.png Murphy's Law #1815 If you drop something out of your sewing basket, it will be your box of pins, with the cover off. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1814 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1814.png Murphy's Law #1814 The pattern you wanted to make again will have one key piece missing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1813 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1813.png Murphy's Law #1813 The fabric you forgot to pre-shrink will always shrink the most. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1812 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1812.png Murphy's Law #1812 When you are in a hurry, the needle eye is always too small. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1811 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1811.png Murphy's Law #1811 The seam you meant to rip out is invariably the other one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1810 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1810.png Murphy's Law #1810 You will find five buttons in your box if you need six. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1809 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1809.png Murphy's Law #1809 The serge only eats the customer's garment. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1808 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1808.png Murphy's Law #1808 Fusible interfacings always fuse to the iron. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1807 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1807.png Murphy's Law #1807 If they are not, rule number 1 is activated. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1806 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1806.png Murphy's Law #1806 Scout leaders are always right. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1805 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1805.png Murphy's Law #1805 Two rules matter for a scout: https://murphys-laws.com/law/1804 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1804.png Murphy's Law #1804 When counting the children in a group, there's always one missing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1803 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1803.png Murphy's Law #1803 The shortest way from point A to B is by GPS https://murphys-laws.com/law/1802 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1802.png Murphy's Law #1802 Rain always happens when on a hike. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1801 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1801.png Corollary 2 Just when you've written a convincing message detailing how the now inactive character is disposed of, the player will come back and bitch at you for forcing him out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1800 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1800.png Corollary 1 After you spend a few hours trying to modify the text so that you get a coherent string of events from the garbled message of a player, he'll announce that you suck and quit the game. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1799 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1799.png Murphy's Law #1799 The impossibility of slapping someone silly over the net is not recognized as a potential weakness that requires careful consideration, but is abused as if there were no tomorrow. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1798 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1798.png Murphy's Law #1798 Neither are any of the other players. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1797 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1797.png Murphy's Law #1797 The Game Master is never on ICQ. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1796 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1796.png Corollary 2 Every theory is different. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1795 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1795.png Corollary 1 Everyone has a theory. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1794 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1794.png Murphy's Law #1794 Nobody knows whose fault it is that the story isn't moving. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1793 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1793.png Murphy's Law of the Hammer Any instrument can be used as a hammer; the more delicate or expensive the instrument, the better a hammer it becomes. O., Paris, Texas. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1792 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1792.png Murphy's Law #1792 The instrument failure/breakdown rate is inversely proportional to the ease of finding a repairer. O., Paris, Texas. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1791 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1791.png Murphy's Law #1791 Any movie at your local video store will always be rented when you want to rent it yourself. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1790 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1790.png Murphy's Law #1790 A library book will always be checked out when you want to get it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1789 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1789.png Murphy's Law #1789 Movies that are not available on video are the ones you want to see. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1788 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1788.png Murphy's Law #1788 Proper disposal of chewing gum is on the carpet. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1787 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1787.png Murphy's Law #1787 If it is raining, you can be sure the windows are open at one or more of your units. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1786 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1786.png Murphy's Law #1786 If you have any questions about anything, ask your tenants. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1785 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1785.png Murphy's Law #1785 Your tenant will try to flush it down the toilet if it exists. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1784 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1784.png Murphy's Law #1784 When a tenant calls and says, "Hi, how are you?" Something is drastically wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1783 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1783.png Murphy's Law #1783 Tenants swear under oath that the window was broken when moving in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1782 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1782.png Murphy's Law #1782 The insurance inspector always shows up to take photos of the building as you are putting the evicted tenant’s possessions on the curb. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1781 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1781.png Murphy's Law #1781 Everything in your rentals will break 100 times faster than in your home. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1780 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1780.png Murphy's Law #1780 Your best tenants always get job transfers during the worst rental markets. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1779 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1779.png Murphy's Law #1779 A tenant's ability to see dirt and damage is much greater when they move in than when they move out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1778 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1778.png Murphy's Law #1778 The hardware store closes five minutes before you get there. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1777 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1777.png Murphy's Law #1777 Every lost pet will find its way to your rental. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1776 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1776.png Murphy's Law #1776 At least one tenant's check will be "lost in the mail" monthly https://murphys-laws.com/law/1775 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1775.png Murphy's Law #1775 When a furnace breaks in mid-winter, it is always the heat exchanger. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1774 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1774.png Murphy's Law #1774 Tenants only lock up in the middle of the night, or on Christmas. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1773 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1773.png Murphy's Law #1773 Prospective tenants who make an appointment to see your rental across town often get kidnapped there, so there was no way they could call you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1772 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1772.png Murphy's Law #1772 If a tenant attempts to replace the washer in a faucet, plan on replacing the faucet, perhaps all the plumbing in the building. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1771 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1771.png Murphy's Law #1771 Tenants have at least one relative get sick or die per month, so they will just have to pay you later. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1770 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1770.png Murphy's Law #1770 That sweet little girl with the baby you rented to will start dating the mad motorcycle man from hell and several of his friends the very next week. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1769 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1769.png Murphy's Law #1769 When you get the paper, it will be out of toner. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1768 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1768.png Murphy's Law #1768 When they fix the paper jam, it will be out of paper. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1767 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1767.png Murphy's Law #1767 If it's about to print, the printer will jam. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1766 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1766.png Murphy's Law #1766 Your print job is always behind the Largest Print job in the Queue. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1765 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1765.png Murphy's Law #1765 We could do worse, we always have. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1764 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1764.png Murphy's Law #1764 Isn't the loss of the nation's wealth and the absolute poverty of 35% of the population too much? This was the result of the last decade's silent revolution in Hungary. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1763 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1763.png Murphy's Law #1763 Every revolution has its wastage - sounds the wisdom of politicians. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1762 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1762.png Murphy's Law #1762 When you are finally on top, everyone discovers all the bad things you did as a teen, thus ruining your position. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1761 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1761.png Murphy's Law #1761 What is socialism? Victory of ideology over a clear mind. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1760 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1760.png Murphy's Law #1760 What is neo-capitalism (the neo-capitalism of the ex-socialist countries)? Blind alley, leading out of a dead-end street. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1759 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1759.png Murphy's Law #1759 Politics and religion don't mix well. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1758 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1758.png Murphy's Law #1758 No matter who gets elected, the Government always gets in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1757 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1757.png Corollary Strobes only work when there is nobody else to see. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1756 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1756.png Murphy's Law #1756 Strobes only explode when lots of people are watching. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1755 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1755.png Murphy's Law #1755 The success of an assignment is inversely proportional to the product of its importance and the number of people watching. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1754 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1754.png Murphy's Law #1754 A photographer's excitement increases the chance of fogging film, scratching prints, and deleting files. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1753 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1753.png Murphy's Law #1753 Safelights - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1752 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1752.png Corollary When exposing the once-in-a-lifetime shot. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1751 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1751.png Murphy's Law #1751 No matter how long you've had a convention for marking film holders, you will forget it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1750 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1750.png Corollary The more expensive the lens, the greater the attraction. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1749 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1749.png Murphy's Law #1749 Lenses are attracted back to their source - hard rocks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1748 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1748.png Murphy's Law #1748 When the level of anticipation is highest, this sensor causes the back to flip open, exposing the film. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1747 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1747.png Murphy's Law #1747 Cameras are designed with a built-in sensor that senses the anticipation to develop the film. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1746 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1746.png Murphy's Law #1746 When you shoot the night away and never have to stop, your film does not roll on to the take-up reel. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1745 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1745.png Murphy's Law #1745 Your batteries will always die during a long exposure with the shutter open. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1744 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1744.png Murphy's Law #1744 Your batteries will always go dead, or you will have to put in a new film canister at the most inopportune moment. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1743 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1743.png Murphy's Law #1743 Bugs always want to land on the mirror during a lens swap. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1742 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1742.png Murphy's Law #1742 When you drop a lens cap, the inside part always lands face down in the mud. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1741 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1741.png Murphy's Law #1741 The lens that falls is always the most expensive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1740 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1740.png Murphy's Law #1740 The self-importance of a client is inversely proportional to his position in the hierarchy, as is his deviousness and mischievousness. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1739 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1739.png Murphy's Law #1739 Photo experience is something you never get until just after you need it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1738 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1738.png Murphy's Law #1738 A clean and dry camera is a magnet for dust, mud, and moisture. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1737 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1737.png Murphy's Law #1737 Flashes will fail as soon as you need them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1734 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1734.png Murphy's Law #1734 There is no such thing as a perfect shot. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1733 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1733.png Murphy's Law #1733 Client Intelligence is a contradiction. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1732 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1732.png Corollary Same rule, just substitute animals with children. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1731 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1731.png Murphy's Law #1731 When you're not. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1730 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1730.png Murphy's Law #1730 When animals are ready. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1729 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1729.png Murphy's Law #1729 The nature shots invariably happen on two occasions: https://murphys-laws.com/law/1728 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1728.png Corollary The world is full of dangerous amateurs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1727 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1727.png Murphy's Law #1727 Professional photographers are predictable. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1726 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1726.png Murphy's Law #1726 No well-dressed photographer is a photojournalist. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1725 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1725.png Murphy's Law #1725 No photojournalist is well-dressed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1724 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1724.png Murphy's Law #1724 Things that must be shipped together as a set - won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1723 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1723.png Murphy's Law #1723 Never tell the Photo Editor you have nothing to do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1722 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1722.png Murphy's Law #1722 There is always a way, and it usually doesn't work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1721 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1721.png Murphy's Law #1721 Every instruction given to a lab, which can be misunderstood, will be. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1720 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1720.png Murphy's Law #1720 The newest and least experienced photographer will usually win the Pulitzer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1718 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1718.png Corollary Everything always fails on location. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1717 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1717.png Murphy's Law #1717 Everything always works in your head. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1716 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1716.png Murphy's Law #1716 The weather never cooperates. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1715 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1715.png Murphy's Law #1715 Long-life batteries only last for a couple of rolls. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1714 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1714.png Murphy's Law #1714 Interchangeable parts - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1713 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1713.png Murphy's Law #1713 The one item, batteries, film, etc. What you need is always missing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1712 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1712.png Murphy's Law #1712 Photo Assistants are essential; they give photographers someone to yell at. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1711 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1711.png Murphy's Law #1711 If you forgot, you did not rewind the film. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1710 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1710.png Murphy's Law #1710 The most critical roll of film is fogged. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1709 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1709.png Murphy's Law #1709 Success occurs when no one is looking; failure occurs when the Client is watching. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1708 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1708.png Murphy's Law #1708 If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1707 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1707.png Murphy's Law #1707 The lab will lose the film if a photo shoot goes too smoothly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1706 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1706.png Murphy's Law #1706 When in doubt, motor out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1705 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1705.png Murphy's Law #1705 No photo assignment remains unchanged after the first day of shooting. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1704 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1704.png Murphy's Law #1704 If you can't remember, you left the film at home. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1703 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1703.png Murphy's Law #1703 Auto Focus - won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1702 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1702.png Murphy's Law #1702 Automatic Cameras - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1701 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1701.png Corollary Neither are you Herb Ritz. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1700 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1700.png Murphy's Law #1700 You are not Ansel Adams. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1698 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1698.png Murphy's Law #1698 The 90-90 Rule of Project Management states that the first 90% of a project requires 90% of the allotted time, and the remaining 10% takes another 90%. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1697 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1697.png Murphy's Law #1697 Paper is always strongest at the perforations. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1696 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1696.png Corollary Once the right form has been filled out, signed by all parties concerned, sealed, and delivered, it turns out it was filled out wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1695 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1695.png Corollary The wrong form is not discovered until it has been signed by all parties concerned, sealed, and delivered. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1694 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1694.png Assaf's Laws of Paperwork When there are two possible forms to fill out on any given matter, the wrong form is always filled out first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1693 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1693.png Murphy's Law #1693 The authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of functions in his pocket calculator. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1692 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1692.png Murphy's Law #1692 A person's mail frequency varies inversely with the amount of work at hand. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1691 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1691.png Murphy's Law #1691 The stapler will be out of pins when needed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1690 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1690.png Corollary After you run out of gas, you'll remember that the nearest gas station is at least 5 miles away. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1689 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1689.png After a hard day of work, when starting your car at 11 00 pm to leave the office, you'll realize you've run out of gas. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1688 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1688.png Murphy's Law #1688 The coffee machine will be empty when you need coffee most. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1687 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1687.png Murphy's Law #1687 The floppy that worked perfectly fine on your computer a few minutes ago will not open on your boss's or client's computer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1686 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1686.png Murphy's Law #1686 Only on the rarest days you come late, you'd bump into your boss smoking at the entrance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1685 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1685.png Murphy's Law #1685 When you are out of the office, the most important phone call is attended by the least concerned of your colleagues, who don't even care to ask who it is or don't remember. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1684 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1684.png Murphy's Law #1684 You'd find the important phone number or e-mail you had been looking for only after you had contacted that person through some other means. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1683 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1683.png Corollary If a pen will write, you wouldn't find a piece of paper within reach. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1682 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1682.png Murphy's Law #1682 When you attend a client's call at a colleague's desk and need to jot down something urgently, none of the pens on his desk will write. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1681 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1681.png Murphy's Law #1681 When the telephone operator leaves the board in night mode, all calls land only on your desk. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1680 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1680.png Murphy's Law #1680 The better your presentation, the less the impact. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1679 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1679.png Murphy's Law #1679 The client would not have reviewed the report/brief before attending your well-rehearsed presentation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1678 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1678.png Murphy's Law #1678 The office assistant would be on leave only when you need him most. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1677 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1677.png Murphy's Law #1677 Only when you want to piss urgently would all the urinals be taken. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1676 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1676.png Murphy's Law #1676 Your vehicles in the parking lot would be the hardest to remove in an emergency. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1675 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1675.png Murphy's Law #1675 The computer's display settings will only play havoc when you must finish a presentation by the afternoon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1674 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1674.png Your security guard will insist you leave by 7 00 on the day you must stay till 10:00 to meet an important deadline. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1673 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1673.png Corollary When you don't have much work, all your colleagues will be busy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1672 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1672.png Murphy's Law #1672 When you're busy, all your colleagues will chat just outside your cabin. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1671 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1671.png Corollary When you call back, they won't be available. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1670 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1670.png Murphy's Law #1670 The client will call only when you have left for a coffee break. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1669 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1669.png Murphy's Law #1669 All emails except the most important one, which was sent way before, will find their way into your inbox. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1668 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1668.png Corollary Somebody would be talking to his girlfriend on the only long-distance line. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1667 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1667.png Murphy's Law #1667 The telephones won't work when you need to call long-distance urgently. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1666 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1666.png Murphy's Law #1666 The network would snap when you explained an important point over a web conference call. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1665 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1665.png Corollary If the CD drive is working, the CD would be corrupted. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1664 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1664.png Corollary The day before, it worked fine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1663 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1663.png Murphy's Law #1663 When you must get data from a CD, the CD drive will not even be detected. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1662 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1662.png Murphy's Law #1662 The printer is either out of toner or there is no paper, only when the client asks for 10 copies of a 120-page report by evening. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1661 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1661.png Murphy's Law #1661 The last thing you want a doctor to say is 'whoops'. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1660 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1660.png Murphy's Law #1660 You do the "Just discharged the Patient from Hell" dance only to turn around and find the Consultant Neuro-Psychiatrist looking at you like you're their next patient. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1659 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1659.png Corollary The sickest person will arrive 5 minutes before closing: "I thought I'd feel better". https://murphys-laws.com/law/1658 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1658.png Murphy's Law #1658 When the clinic opens, the first person in line will not require urgent care. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1657 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1657.png Murphy's Law #1657 Fire drills always occur on your day from hell - or at the end of a 12-hour shift when you have an important date. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1656 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1656.png Murphy's Law #1656 When you start an IV on an uncooperative patient or deal with a huge code brown, there is a phone call for you, and it's that crabby physician you have been paging all morning. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1655 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1655.png Murphy's Law #1655 Rest assured that the nurses' notes have not been written when you are in a hurry. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1654 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1654.png Murphy's Law #1654 When the nurse on the preceding shift has surrounded the patient with absorbent pads, the code brown will hit every sheet and miss every pad. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1653 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1653.png Murphy's Law #1653 Despite an apartment littered with clothes, the dog will always sleep on the one clean uniform you had laid out the night before. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1652 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1652.png Murphy's Law #1652 If only one solution can be found for a problem, it is usually a stupid solution. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1651 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1651.png Corollary You hear about the perfect job the day after accepting another. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1650 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1650.png Murphy's Law #1650 The perfect nurse for the job will apply the day after some semi-qualified idiot fills that post. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1649 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1649.png Murphy's Law #1649 The more confused and impulsive a patient is, the less chance there is for a family member or friend to sit with the patient. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1648 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1648.png Murphy's Law #1648 The amount of clean linen available is inversely proportional to your immediate needs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1647 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1647.png Murphy's Law #1647 The better job you do, the more work you can expect to be handed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1646 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1646.png Murphy's Law #1646 Expect to get your pay raise the same day the hospital increases the parking rates and other charges. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1645 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1645.png Murphy's Law #1645 Your buddies who were reading the paper at the nurses' desk a minute ago always disappear when you need help. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1644 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1644.png Murphy's Law #1644 If a patient needs four pills, the packet will contain three. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1643 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1643.png Murphy's Law #1643 Ten seconds after you have finished giving a complete bed bath and changing the bed, the patient has a giant code brown. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1642 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1642.png Murphy's Law #1642 For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1641 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1641.png Murphy's Law #1641 As soon as you've ordered the pizzas, 25 patients show up at the ER registration desk, along with three ambulances, all with cardiac arrests. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1640 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1640.png Murphy's Law #1640 Success occurs when no one is looking; failure occurs when the boss is watching. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1639 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1639.png Murphy's Law #1639 Doctors only ask your name when the patient isn't doing well. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1638 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1638.png Corollary You always remember when you get back to the other end. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1637 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1637.png Murphy's Law #1637 You always forget what you wanted after you get to the supply room. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1636 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1636.png Nursing Catch-22 If you're running around horribly busy, you're disorganized and must prioritize, but if you're not running around horribly busy, you're lazy and need to find more work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1635 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1635.png Murphy's Law #1635 Mandatory meetings are always scheduled after a bad night, when you just want to go home to bed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1634 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1634.png Murphy's Law #1634 More fluids will be ordered as soon as you discontinue the IV line. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1633 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1633.png Murphy's Law #1633 Staffing will gladly send you three aides, but you have to float two of your RNs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1632 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1632.png Murphy's Law #1632 When management smiles at you, be very, very afraid. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1631 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1631.png Corollary Residents always poop on your brand-new shoes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1630 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1630.png Murphy's Law #1630 If you wear a new white uniform, expect to be thrown up upon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1629 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1629.png Murphy's Law #1629 When you cancel extra staff because it's so quiet, you are guaranteed a rash of admissions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1628 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1628.png Murphy's Law #1628 The correct depth of compression in adult CPR is a bit less than the depth you just reached when you broke those ribs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1627 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1627.png Murphy's Law #1627 You always remember "just one more thing" you need after you've grown, gloved, and masked and gone into that isolation room. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1626 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1626.png Murphy's Law #1626 The doctor with the worst handwriting and most original use of the English Language will be responsible for your most critical patient. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1625 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1625.png Murphy's Law #1625 The patient furthest away from the nurses' station rings the call bell more often than the patient nearest to the nurses' station. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1624 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1624.png Murphy's Law #1624 You leave a patient's room after asking if they need anything. They will put the call bell on as you are about three-quarters of the way down the hall. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1623 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1623.png Murphy's Law #1623 The patient who has been dying all night finally meets his maker 12.5 minutes before shift change. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1622 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1622.png Murphy's Law #1622 Your nose will itch when your gloved hands get contaminated with bodily fluids. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1621 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1621.png Murphy's Law #1621 The disoriented patient always comes from a Nursing Home whose beautiful paperwork has no phone number. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1620 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1620.png Murphy's Law #1620 As soon as you finish dressing a wound, the doctor will examine it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1619 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1619.png Murphy's Law #1619 The absurdity of the suggestion is directly proportional to the distance from the bedside. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1618 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1618.png Murphy's Law #1618 In a critical situation, the most qualified clinician will offer the most advice and the least support. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1617 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1617.png Murphy's Law #1617 You're doing the "Only 27 more minutes of the shift from hell happy-dance", only to turn around to see your supervisor standing there. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1616 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1616.png Murphy's Law #1616 It's your first night shift in three years. And it's a full moon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1615 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1615.png Murphy's Law #1615 A 500-pound patient needs all care, while your 80-pound patient needs a finger dressing, and your colleague has a "bad back." https://murphys-laws.com/law/1614 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1614.png Murphy's Law #1614 Realizing the patient you've just injected has a serious infection causes you to stab yourself with the used needle. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1613 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1613.png Murphy's Law #1613 When you need the money, your shift is cancelled. When you have a weekend planned, you have to work overtime. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1612 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1612.png Murphy's Law #1612 You never use foul language, except when the boss stands behind you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1611 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1611.png Murphy's Law #1611 You have been working flat all day without even a coffee break, but the moment you sit down, the supervisor walks around the corner and sees you doing nothing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1610 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1610.png Murphy's Law #1610 The doctor with the Handwriting from Hell usually makes the biggest fuss when disturbed at 3 a.m. because their insulin prescription could be anything. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1609 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1609.png Murphy's Law #1609 The doctor's just about to examine a patient when you realise you've lost your pencil and find a rectal thermometer behind your ear. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1608 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1608.png Murphy's Law #1608 That enema you gave four hours ago produces a huge code brown just five minutes before the end of your shift. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1607 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1607.png Murphy's Law #1607 In a life-threatening emergency, the speed of the doctor's response is inversely proportional to the speed of the patient's decline. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1606 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1606.png Murphy's Law #1606 You tell your patient, "If you need anything, just push the button, and I'll be there." She smiles and says, "Fine, thank you, nurse." The next morning, she complains to the physician, "No one came ne https://murphys-laws.com/law/1605 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1605.png Murphy's Law #1605 The lift always breaks down when the 400-pound patient needs to be transferred from one bed to another. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1604 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1604.png Murphy's Law #1604 The hospital sends admissions to your nursing home at the end of the shift on your physician's weekend off. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1603 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1603.png Murphy's Law #1603 When admitted to a very small room, a very healthy patient will require a vent, a cooling blanket, a hemofilter, six pumps, and a digital television before the end of your shift. You will need to clim https://murphys-laws.com/law/1602 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1602.png Murphy's Law #1602 When the consultant says they're ready for the operation, you've just fed a patient a large meal. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1601 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1601.png Murphy's Law #1601 The number of staff to be found on the ward is inversely proportional to the scale of the emergency. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1600 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1600.png Murphy's Law #1600 Your patient is finally absorbing their NG feed after days of aspirating, but they pull the tube out just before the consultant does his ward round. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1599 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1599.png Emily's Repertoire Law The more the student hates a specific piece, the more likely he is to have to play it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1598 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1598.png Emily's law on practicing A difficult passage practiced for hours will not be played correctly. Once the student plays it for the teacher, the more he practices, the less likely he is to play correctly during the lesson. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1597 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1597.png Emily's law on pencils String players will not have a pencil the day the conductor gives new bowings or fingerings. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1596 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1596.png Emily's Difficult Passage Law The chances of a conductor asking a section to play a passage by themselves in the rehearsal are directly proportional to the difficulty of the passage and how well the people can play it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1595 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1595.png Corollary He will play out of tune. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1594 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1594.png Corollary He will play fortissimo. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1593 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1593.png Emily's law on "gran pausa" If a "gran pausa" exists in the piece, at least one musician will keep playing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1592 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1592.png Murphy's Law #1592 Emily's law on cellphones states that at least one cellphone will ring during a rehearsal or concert. The conductor explicitly spoke about turning them off the day before. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1591 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1591.png The Least Credible Sentence in Conducting One more time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1590 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1590.png The Lowest Common Denominator Principle A parent talks about the pop selection played after a concert and says nothing about the test piece. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1589 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1589.png Anderson's Solution When in doubt, blame problems on the previous conductor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1588 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1588.png Bidewell's Transition Principle You are never as good as the previous conductor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1587 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1587.png The Punctuality Paradox Give a strongly worded lecture about punctuality, and you will be late for the next performance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1586 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1586.png Surprise Symphony Principle At least one section of the music that sounded perfect in rehearsal will go haywire. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1585 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1585.png Corollary All three perform before you do, and play it better. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1584 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1584.png The Play It Again Sam Axiom Three other bands will play your toughest piece at concert festivals. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1583 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1583.png Corollary A march rushes in proportion to a band's inability to play it quickly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1582 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1582.png Fillmore's March Law It will if a march can be rushed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1581 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1581.png Hatch's Law of Clarinet Squeaks Clarinet squeaks always occur in the most exposed sections of the music. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1580 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1580.png Law of Selective Acoustics The percussion section always sounds louder when the judges sit. It cannot be heard from the podium. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1579 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1579.png Cymbal Cuing Principle II Cue the cymbal player, who still will not enter. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1578 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1578.png Cymbal Cuing Principle I Cue the cymbal player, or he will not enter. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1577 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1577.png Murphy's Law of Clapping If the audience can clap at the wrong time, they will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1576 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1576.png McMurray's Second Programme Rule If two ways to spell a name exist, the wrong one will be selected. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1575 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1575.png Corollary It will be the child of the head teacher. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1574 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1574.png McMurray's Programme Principle At least one name will be left off the concert programme. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1573 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1573.png Premature Deafness Ratio A conductor's hearing loss is directly proportional to how many percussionists are started each year. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1572 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1572.png Beginning Players Concert Law One video camera will be provided for every three beginning musicians. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1571 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1571.png Corollary You will have just answered the question one minute before it was asked. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1570 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1570.png Say It Again, Sam Law Even if everything is explained perfectly, there will still be a question. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1569 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1569.png Corollary The folder will not have a name if it is not for the same player. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1568 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1568.png Corollary It will usually be the same player. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1567 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1567.png Lost and Found Principle of Music Folders At least one music folder will be left on a music stand after each rehearsal. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1566 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1566.png Alternate Amnesia Axiom Any alternate fingerings taught will be promptly forgotten. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1565 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1565.png The "There's Another Hole in the Dam" Principle Fix one spot in the music and another spot falls apart. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1564 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1564.png Recruiting Ratio Principle II For every student wanting to play alto sax, seven will wish to play snare drum. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1563 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1563.png Recruiting Ratio Principle I For every student wanting to play clarinet, six will wish to play alto sax. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1562 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1562.png Contest Pronunciation Principle If a name can be mispronounced as the programme is being introduced, it will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1561 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1561.png Extended Rest Theorem The longer the rests, the less likely a section will enter after them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1560 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1560.png Missing Mute Principle At least one mute will vanish from the brass section at any rehearsal. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1559 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1559.png Horn's Law of Teachers' Meetings After-school meetings always occur on the day of an important after-school rehearsal. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1558 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1558.png Diminishing Concentration Principle II Players late for rehearsal always sit in the centre of the band. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1557 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1557.png Diminishing Concentration Principle I Secretaries always interrupt rehearsal when concentration levels peak. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1556 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1556.png Reely's Adaptation of Rap's Law of Inanimate Reproduction If you take a music stand down and put it up enough times, eventually you will have two of them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1555 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1555.png Murphy's Music Stand Principle The music stand you get will wobble. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1554 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1554.png Bidewell's Score Maxim You must conduct from a condensed score. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1553 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1553.png Corollary If provided, they will be in the parts of your weakest section. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1552 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1552.png Corollary Cues will not be provided. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1551 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1551.png Murphy's Law of Small Band Sight-Reading Invariably, the melody will be in an instrument you do not have. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1550 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1550.png Blind Leading the Blind Principle Band members playing correctly will always follow the players playing incorrectly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1549 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1549.png RT + 3 Principle You will have to wait at least another two hours for the last parent to pick up a child. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1548 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1548.png Corollary This happens even when you plan the return time by an extra hour. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1547 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1547.png RT + 1 Principle The scheduled return time of any trip will be one hour earlier than the actual return. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1546 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1546.png Bogan's Law of Bus Trips Bus breakdowns always occur on the longest trips. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1545 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1545.png Small Band Dilemma The drum major is always the best trumpeter. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1544 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1544.png Reeley's Principle Any piece you choose as a closing number will have a final note one step higher than the first trumpet can play. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1543 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1543.png Corollary It is usually the same person. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1542 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1542.png Left-Right Principle At least one person is out of step in any orchestra. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1541 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1541.png Tillis' Organisational Principle If you file it, you'll know where it is but never need it. If you don't file it, but never know where it is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1540 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1540.png Communication Principle When a conductor gives students letters for parents, 15% will be left on music stands, 25% will be inside the music, 15% will rot in instrument cases, 15% will be left in lockers, 15% will crawl under https://murphys-laws.com/law/1539 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1539.png Corollary If you throw something, you need it the next day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1538 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1538.png Richard's Complimentary Rule of Ownership If you keep anything long enough, you can throw it away. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1537 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1537.png Corollary They will stick again when the student resumes playing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1536 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1536.png Corollary They will not stick when the conductor tries them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1535 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1535.png Law of Selective Operation Brass valves will stick on contest days. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1534 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1534.png Halbrook's Axiom A stuck key will work perfectly when the repairman tries it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1533 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1533.png Mouthpiece Inertia Principle Brass mouthpieces are easier to jam than to dislodge. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1532 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1532.png Law of Diminishing Repairs Three others will malfunction after restoring one key on a woodwind instrument. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1531 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1531.png Murphy's Law #1531 When accidentally dropped, a pad rolls to the least accessible part of the bandroom. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1530 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1530.png Murphy's Law #1530 All available pads will be the wrong size. When replacing a woodwind pad. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1529 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1529.png Principles of Instrument Repair When tightening a woodwind key, a screwdriver of the correct size will be missing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1528 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1528.png Wyszkowski's Law Anything will work if you fiddle with it long enough. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1527 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1527.png Baldwin's Law Instruments are easier to break than to fix. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1526 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1526.png Corollary The instrument will belong to a first chair player. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1525 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1525.png Murphy's Law on Instruments An instrument always breaks at the worst time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1524 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1524.png Stidman's Law of Doors The largest of the timpani is always four inches wider than the door to the auditorium. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1523 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1523.png Corollary The lost sticks will be found the day after new ones are bought. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1522 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1522.png Corollary Percussionists always claim the sticks were stolen. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1521 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1521.png Law of Lost Drumsticks Percussionists will lose sticks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1520 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1520.png Corollary The one you pick up will be lower quality. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1519 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1519.png Diminishing Quality Rule to the Percussion Won't Travel Principle At any festival, one piece of percussion equipment will be switched with another school's. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1518 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1518.png Percussion Travel Principle II On every band trip, one important piece of percussion equipment will be left at the performance site. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1517 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1517.png Percussion Travel Principle I On every band trip, one important piece of percussion equipment will be left at the school. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1516 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1516.png Corollary If a lost percussion item is found, another will disappear. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1515 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1515.png The Uncertainty Principle The location of all auxiliary percussion instruments cannot be known simultaneously. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1514 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1514.png Corollary All parts will be lost at least once, and percussionists will not admit to losing any music until they are caught faking them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1513 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1513.png Trotter's Law of Percussion Music Percussionists will consistently lose their music as a concert approaches. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1512 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1512.png Murphy's Law #1512 If it's not one thing, it's your mother. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1511 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1511.png Murphy's Law #1511 Small, teething children will chew on the most valuable thing within reach. The same goes for puppies and juvenile tigers, bears, or crocodiles. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1510 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1510.png Murphy's Law #1510 You can fool some people all of the time, and all the people some of the time, but you can't fool Mum. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1509 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1509.png Murphy's Law #1509 If your kid grows up to be like you, it's an insult, not to you but to the kid. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1508 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1508.png Murphy's Law #1508 Call your Mom. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1507 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1507.png Corollary A child will only ask for a glass of milk after you put the milk carton back in the refrigerator. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1506 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1506.png Murphy's Law #1506 A child will never ask Mom to get something until she sits down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1505 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1505.png Murphy's Law #1505 Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1504 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1504.png Murphy's Law #1504 If your dog suffers from diarrhea, it will happen between when the carpet is cleaned for the holidays and the last holiday get-together. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1503 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1503.png Corollary Every fish will eventually die. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1502 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1502.png Aquarium Laws Every aquarium will eventually leak. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1501 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1501.png Murphy's Law #1501 If your plane is about to crash, the parachutes are missing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1500 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1500.png Corollary If you notice that one of the laws you read came from a different source, it was either completely innocent or malevolent. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1499 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1499.png Comment Consider many laws from this site, though not this one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1498 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1498.png Zuhnic Laws of Plagiarism If you put a law into your own words, you can name it after yourself. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1497 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1497.png Murphy's Law #1497 The future is like now, but it will be longer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1496 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1496.png Murphy's Law #1496 When playing board games involving quizzes, etc., you will always know the answers to everyone else's questions, but never your own. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1495 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1495.png Murphy's Law #1495 The one you buy will be the only one that doesn't work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1494 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1494.png Murphy's Law #1494 If someone ever said that something wouldn't go wrong in a billion years, they said it a billion years ago. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1493 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1493.png Murphy's Law #1493 The more skilled you are at something, the worse it is when showing someone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1492 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1492.png Murphy's Law #1492 It will cost you more to get them out than to get a second set cut. Graham, an elevator technician, sent this, so he knows. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1491 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1491.png Murphy's Law #1491 Keys dropped near an open elevator door will always fall down the crack. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1490 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1490.png Murphy's Law #1490 The first thing to break is the irreparable. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1489 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1489.png Murphy's Law #1489 You'll first have to do the last thing you wished for. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1488 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1488.png Opitz's law Good luck is inversely proportional to good timing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1487 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1487.png Murphy's Law #1487 It is a fact that everything in the universe moves counterclockwise. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1486 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1486.png Murphy's Law #1486 Murphy's Law is unconstitutional, but will never be repealed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1485 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1485.png Murphy's Law #1485 Murphy's law will apply to you when you know you are lucky. If you know Murphy will hit you anytime, he won't, but then you will know he won't, so he will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1484 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1484.png Murphy's Law #1484 If you have no problems, you have no clue what is happening. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1483 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1483.png Murphy's Law #1483 If you're happy, don’t worry, you’ll get over it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1482 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1482.png Assaf's Law of Advice The only people less likely to follow your advice than those who receive it unsolicited are those who ask for it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1481 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1481.png Murphy's Law #1481 The time you have to wait before bed increases proportionally to how tired you are. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1480 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1480.png Corollary The Law of Complexity is recursive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1479 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1479.png Law of Complexity Everything is more complicated than it looks at first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1478 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1478.png Murphy's Law #1478 Anything that can be misused will be misused (legal loopholes, marketing information, etc.). https://murphys-laws.com/law/1477 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1477.png Dato's Law Wishes expand in direct proportion to the resources available for gratification. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1476 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1476.png Murphy's Law #1476 Coincidence does not exist; everything happens for a random reason. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1475 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1475.png Murphy's Law #1475 Nobody is incompetent. Incompetence is just incompetence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1474 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1474.png Murphy's Law #1474 Pens sent through the dryer intentionally never break, but those https://murphys-laws.com/law/1473 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1473.png Murphy's Law #1473 To check the spelling of a word in the dictionary, you have to know how it's written. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1472 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1472.png Murphy's Law #1472 When you're riding a bike, it will rain. Lube something good, and it only gets better. Lube something bad, and it only gets worse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1471 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1471.png Murphy's Law #1471 The less you have to paint, the more paint you get. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1470 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1470.png Murphy's Law #1470 During any endeavor, you will always see the winning move right after you've executed the losing one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1469 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1469.png Murphy's Law #1469 No system is so perfect that it can't be made to work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1468 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1468.png Murphy's Law #1468 Anything that can go wrong will, an hour before closing on Friday. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1467 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1467.png Murphy's Law #1467 Anything that can go wrong will, one hour before the three-day weekend starts. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1466 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1466.png Murphy's Law #1466 Anything that can go wrong will happen one hour before you are supposed to leave on vacation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1465 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1465.png Murphy's Law #1465 The most precise measuring instrument known to man for finding the center underneath a parked vehicle is a ball used in a very enjoyable lawn game. This will not work if other balls are available. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1464 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1464.png Murphy's Law #1464 Never open a pill bottle over the bathroom sink. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1463 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1463.png Murphy's Law #1463 Sooner or later, you will spill your beer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1462 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1462.png Murphy's Law #1462 When you remember the trash needs taking out, the garbage truck is two doors down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1461 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1461.png Murphy's Law #1461 Having is not always as pleasing as wanting. It is not logical, but I have observed it to be true. Spock to Stan. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1460 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1460.png Murphy's Law #1460 Skeptics are blessed with ignorance, while pessimists are cursed with knowledge. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1459 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1459.png Murphy's Law #1459 Skepticism is to pessimism as doubt is to proof. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1458 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1458.png Murphy's Law #1458 A winner should quit; a quitter is sure to win. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1457 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1457.png Murphy's Law #1457 Never teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the Pig. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1456 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1456.png Chris Corollary If 1000 people say something foolish, they're most likely receiving an endorsement fee. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1455 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1455.png Murphy's Law #1455 If 50 people say something foolish, it is still silly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1454 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1454.png Murphy's Law #1454 Whenever a phone rings, it rings at least in pairs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1453 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1453.png Murphy's Law #1453 To clean up is to make a mess. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1452 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1452.png Exception rule Every rule has an exception, including this rule. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1451 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1451.png Murphy's Law #1451 Even the darkest hour has only 60 minutes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1450 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1450.png Murphy's Law #1450 The more you say you'll win, the more difficult it is to come true. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1449 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1449.png Corollary Alternately, Everything that you do is wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1448 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1448.png Murphy's Fundamental Principle If there are M ways to do a thing, and out of M, N ways lead to the wrong conclusion, then the probability of doing it in one of those N ways is 1. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1447 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1447.png Sailor's Law Never sail the boat where the birds are walking. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1446 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1446.png Murphy's Law #1446 Once you light up, the commercial starts. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1445 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1445.png Corollary When dinner is late, your spouse is on time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1444 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1444.png Murphy's Law #1444 When dinner is on time, your spouse is late. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1443 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1443.png Murphy's Law #1443 A plea for justice is often a claim for injustice in one's favor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1442 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1442.png Murphy's Law #1442 The greater the number of people involved in a social function, the less intelligent each participant becomes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1441 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1441.png Murphy's Law #1441 Man is the only animal able to retrace his steps to make the mistakes previously avoided. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1440 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1440.png Murphy's Law #1440 Sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will kill you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1439 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1439.png Murphy's Law #1439 If you fiddle with something long enough, you'll eventually break it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1438 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1438.png Murphy's Law #1438 When sitting in the audience watching a sports event among 60,000 other spectators, you pick your nose only when you are on national TV. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1437 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1437.png Murphy's Law #1437 If you are not thoroughly confused, you have not been thoroughly informed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1436 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1436.png Murphy's Law #1436 The Voice of Experience never says until it's too late. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1435 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1435.png Corollary Following that, it will try to bounce to the other foot, with a 50% chance of success. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1434 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1434.png Murphy's Law #1434 A heavy frozen roast, stored on a freezer shelf, 5 feet from the ground, will fall on the most vulnerable toe available. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1433 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1433.png Murphy's Law #1433 It is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. - Lord Palmerston. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1432 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1432.png Murphy's Law #1432 Given the current workload, the light at the end of the tunnel has been cut. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1431 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1431.png Murphy's Law #1431 A person who writes a law has never experienced it before. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1430 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1430.png Murphy's Law #1430 To be a successful person, you must succeed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1429 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1429.png Murphy's Law #1429 If you have a clear mind, you don't get to think. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1428 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1428.png Murphy's Law #1428 A person's happiness is inversely related to the number of timepieces they own. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1427 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1427.png Murphy's Law #1427 The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1426 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1426.png Murphy's Law #1426 A committee is the only life form with 12 stomachs and no brains. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1425 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1425.png Murphy's Law #1425 A Camel is a Horse made by a committee. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1424 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1424.png Murphy's Law #1424 A non-smoker among smokers will always be upwind. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1423 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1423.png Murphy's Law #1423 Don't leapfrog with a unicorn. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1422 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1422.png Murphy's Law #1422 If there's a flat surface, someone will put something on it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1421 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1421.png Murphy's Law #1421 Moral beliefs tend to be like laws in crowded places. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1420 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1420.png Murphy's Law #1420 Things can't get worse if you were born an Amazon pygmy cannibal. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1419 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1419.png Murphy's Law #1419 Life is a sexually transmitted disease with a 100% fatality rate. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1418 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1418.png Binil's law of greed Enough is never enough. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1417 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1417.png Murphy's Law #1417 Clicking your heels three times means you've fallen and can't get up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1416 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1416.png Murphy's Law #1416 In stores, the other line always moves faster. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1415 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1415.png Murphy's Law #1415 Why violence when there is vengeance? https://murphys-laws.com/law/1414 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1414.png Corollary This law still applies when you move next door. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1413 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1413.png Murphy's Law #1413 The grass is always greener on the other side. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1412 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1412.png Murphy's Law #1412 Nothing is definite. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1411 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1411.png Murphy's Law #1411 If you try to be better than worse, you'll be better at being worse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1410 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1410.png Murphy's Law #1410 If you hold a hammer, everything around you will look like a nail. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1409 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1409.png Murphy's Law #1409 Any good idea you ever had will just be attributed to someone else once you tell someone about it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1408 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1408.png Murphy's Law #1408 Whenever you get a great, original idea, it's when you forget the idea. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1407 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1407.png Murphy's Law #1407 The item you need the most will always be at the bottom of the pack. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1406 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1406.png Corollary Also applies to thugs, mobsters, gangs, and superheroes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1405 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1405.png The Inverse Law of Ninja In a movie, a single Ninja is an unstoppable, semi-immortal, and mysterious killing machine. As their number increases, the ninja becomes more of a fumbling idiot. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1404 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1404.png Murphy's Law #1404 Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away two weeks before you need it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1403 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1403.png Murphy's Law #1403 Behind every successful man is a woman. The further behind the woman, the better the chances of his success. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1402 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1402.png Murphy's Law #1402 Nothing succeeds like success. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1401 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1401.png Murphy's Law #1401 Too often, we lose sight of life's simple pleasures. Remember, when someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown, BUT, it only takes four muscles to extend your arm and bitch-slap tha https://murphys-laws.com/law/1400 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1400.png Murphy's Law #1400 The more certain you are that your thought is original, the more obscure the source from which you accidentally plagiarized it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1399 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1399.png Murphy's Law #1399 The height of foolishness is to believe red or black die doesn't run. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1398 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1398.png Murphy's Law #1398 Clothes that are labeled (non-run) aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1397 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1397.png Murphy's Law #1397 After trying to get something apart (or together) for 90 minutes, you find a clip that completes the job in 30 seconds (tried and tested many times). https://murphys-laws.com/law/1396 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1396.png Murphy's Law #1396 The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1395 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1395.png Murphy's Law #1395 The weakest link is the most stable one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1394 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1394.png Murphy's Law #1394 Whenever you don't want to do something, it is exactly when it needs to be done. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1393 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1393.png Murphy's Law #1393 Anything by Nothing Equals Everything (Any number divided by zero equals infinite). https://murphys-laws.com/law/1392 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1392.png Murphy's Law #1392 If you have a 50% chance of being right, you're wrong 90% of the time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1391 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1391.png Murphy's Law #1391 What is history? The last kick of the victor in the pants of the defeated. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1390 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1390.png Kent's Law A web page is only a page until it's printed. Then it can be any number of pages. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1389 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1389.png Murphy's Law #1389 Friends come and go. Enemies gather. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1388 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1388.png Murphy's Law #1388 Your cell phone always falls on the hardest part of the ground. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1387 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1387.png Murphy's Law #1387 Your parents' advice only makes sense 20 years after they gave it to you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1386 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1386.png Murphy's Law #1386 You cannot stop the ongoing love affair between pasta sauce and a white dress shirt. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1385 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1385.png Corollary If they have gum, it will be in a flavor that you don't like. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1384 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1384.png Corollary The person you'll ask won't have any either. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1383 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1383.png JKash's law When you need gum for your breath in the morning, you can't find any. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1382 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1382.png Murphy's Law #1382 Life stinks, then you have a heart attack, get paraplegic, and find yourself forced to say that it wasn't that bad after all. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1381 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1381.png Murphy's Law #1381 When you believe you have seen the utmost of one's stupidity, they never cease to amaze you and go one step further. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1380 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1380.png Murphy's Law #1380 Your nose always itches when your hands are tied. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1379 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1379.png Generalization If you can quantize it, it is too small. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1378 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1378.png Corollary Everything that is measurable is too small. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1377 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1377.png Murphy's Law #1377 Everything that is countable is too little. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1376 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1376.png Murphy's Law #1376 History is like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue forever. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1375 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1375.png Murphy's Law #1375 The early bird suffers from insomnia. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1374 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1374.png Murphy's Law #1374 Everything gets worse with time except wine. And even that, not always. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1373 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1373.png Corollary Even the most repulsive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1372 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1372.png Murphy's Law #1372 Spending enough time and money can explain all human behavior psychologically. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1371 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1371.png Murphy's Law #1371 You need something the most, only after you realize you've permanently lost it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1370 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1370.png Murphy's Law #1370 All generalizations are false, including this. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1369 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1369.png Murphy's Law #1369 Given a controversial, immoral issue, enough leeway in mainstream society, it will become the norm. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1368 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1368.png Murphy's Law #1368 You might forget your past, but your past will never forget you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1367 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1367.png Murphy's Law #1367 The squeakiness of floorboards is directly proportional to the need to remain unnoticed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1366 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1366.png Murphy's Law #1366 Everybody wants to use the bathroom at the same time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1365 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1365.png Murphy's Law #1365 Never look up when dragonflies fly overhead. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1364 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1364.png Murphy's Law #1364 A man walking through the turnstiles backwards, going to Bangkok. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1363 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1363.png Murphy's Law #1363 Contrary to popular belief, O.C. IS an area effect weapon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1362 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1362.png Murphy's Law #1362 Don't stand, if you can sit - don't sit, if you can lie down - if you can lie down, you might as well nap. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1361 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1361.png Murphy's Law #1361 Admit nothing, deny everything, demand proof - then blame a Private. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1360 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1360.png Murphy's Law #1360 Professional criminals are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1359 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1359.png Murphy's Law #1359 Better to be judged by twelve, than carried by six. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1358 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1358.png Murphy's Law #1358 Suspects always hide in the last place you look. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1357 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1357.png Murphy's Law #1357 Tasting suspected drugs works - but only on TV or in the movies. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1356 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1356.png Murphy's Law #1356 The alley you sprint down is the wrong alley. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1355 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1355.png Murphy's Law #1355 Your two-minute "back-up" is always actually ten minutes away. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1354 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1354.png Murphy's Law #1354 Empty guns aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1353 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1353.png Murphy's Law #1353 Take off your hat, and the MP Duty Officer appears. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1352 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1352.png Murphy's Law #1352 You won't get called to a court martial - unless it's your day off. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1351 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1351.png Murphy's Law #1351 Contrary to popular belief, general officers don't get tickets. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1350 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1350.png Murphy's Law #1350 The lowest bidder made your weapon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1349 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1349.png Murphy's Law #1349 Fatalities always occur at the end of the shift - or when it rains and snows. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1348 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1348.png Murphy's Law #1348 The weight of the dead body you'll have to carry is proportional to the number of stairs you'll have to climb. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1347 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1347.png Murphy's Law #1347 The dependent who screams when you don't show up quickly, also shouts when you do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1346 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1346.png Murphy's Law #1346 The suspect will escape just before you set up a good perimeter. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1345 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1345.png Murphy's Law #1345 If you respond to more than your fair share of calls, you'll have more than your fair share of calls to respond to. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1344 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1344.png Murphy's Law #1344 You'll find the suspect you want when you're off-duty and unarmed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1343 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1343.png Murphy's Law #1343 The helicopter will always be low on fuel once you need it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1342 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1342.png Murphy's Law #1342 Military working dogs attack anything that moves - including you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1341 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1341.png Murphy's Law #1341 Flashlight batteries always die out, just when you need light. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1340 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1340.png Murphy's Law #1340 Radios will fail as soon as you need back-up desperately. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1339 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1339.png Murphy's Law #1339 The thing you need will be left behind at the MP Station. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1338 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1338.png Murphy's Law #1338 No inspection-ready unit ever makes it on the streets. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1337 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1337.png Murphy's Law #1337 No street-wise unit ever passed inspection. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1336 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1336.png Murphy's Law #1336 You'll have an accident if you take out the newest patrol car. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1335 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1335.png Murphy's Law #1335 It only becomes a riot right after you show up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1334 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1334.png Murphy's Law #1334 Using the siren and light to clear traffic - attracts traffic. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1333 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1333.png Murphy's Law #1333 Don't forget to tell the brass when you've secured a crime scene. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1332 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1332.png Murphy's Law #1332 Anything you do can get you in trouble - including doing nothing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1331 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1331.png Murphy's Law #1331 The shortcuts are always under construction by the post engineers. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1330 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1330.png Murphy's Law #1330 The easy ways are always blocked. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1329 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1329.png Murphy's Law #1329 The simple things are always difficult. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1328 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1328.png Murphy's Law #1328 The important things are always simple. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1327 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1327.png Murphy's Law #1327 The diversion you're ignoring is the actual crime. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1326 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1326.png Murphy's Law #1326 If you charge alone, you will be shot by your officers. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1325 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1325.png Murphy's Law #1325 The Desk Sergeant will want it changed, no matter how you write it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1324 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1324.png Murphy's Law #1324 The warrant you don't read is the one you'll serve at the wrong quarters. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1323 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1323.png Murphy's Law #1323 The time it takes to respond to an emergency is inversely proportional to the importance of the call. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1322 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1322.png Murphy's Law #1322 Your Patrol Supervisor will show up when you're doing something really stupid. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1321 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1321.png Murphy's Law #1321 If your response goes well, you're at the wrong barracks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1320 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1320.png Murphy's Law #1320 Not wearing body armor attracts bullets and knives. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1319 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1319.png Murphy's Law #1319 Never share a patrol car with anyone braver than you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1318 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1318.png Murphy's Law #1318 When in doubt, empty your shotgun. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1317 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1317.png Murphy's Law #1317 Don't look conspicuous - it antagonizes officers. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1316 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1316.png Murphy's Law #1316 If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1315 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1315.png Murphy's Law #1315 Your brassard and badge will not stop bullets. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1314 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1314.png Murphy's Law #1314 If the culture is viable, it has mutated. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1313 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1313.png Murphy's Law #1313 If the preservation vial is not lost, the culture is not viable. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1312 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1312.png Murphy's Law #1312 The required culture will never give isolated colonies. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1311 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1311.png Murphy's Law #1311 A contaminant will always be isolated. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1310 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1310.png Murphy's Law #1310 If you drop a tool or a part, it will roll to the exact center underneath your car, thus extending your repair enjoyment. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1309 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1309.png Corollary It will not roll if it falls on shag carpeting and is small enough to hide. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1308 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1308.png Murphy's Law #1308 Any instrument, when dropped, will roll into the least accessible corner. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1307 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1307.png Murphy's Law #1307 You can put anything anywhere if you have enough grease & a big enough hammer. C. Rolston. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1306 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1306.png Murphy's Law #1306 If you drop a tool or small part while working on a car, it will roll to the exact center underneath it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1305 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1305.png Murphy's Law #1305 If it doesn't fit, force it. If it breaks, it needs replacing anyway. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1304 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1304.png Murphy's Law #1304 No matter how often you take care of it before your promotion exam, you will invariably have to go to the bathroom when it's your turn. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1303 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1303.png Murphy's Law #1303 The other person in an otherwise vacant locker room will have the locker next to yours. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1302 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1302.png Murphy's Law #1302 After years of training without a single injury, you will pull a groin muscle the night before your black belt exam. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1301 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1301.png Murphy's Law #1301 After a flawless demonstration, you will trip on your way back to your seat. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1300 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1300.png Murphy's Law #1300 If you have to use your training in self-defense, your attacker's father will be a lawyer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1299 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1299.png Murphy's Law #1299 The sensei will only use you during demonstrations for joint-locking techniques. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1298 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1298.png Murphy's Law #1298 The sensei will be sick the day you leave work early to make it to class on time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1297 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1297.png Murphy's Law #1297 You will have trouble with the ties on your gi pants when members of the opposite sex are in class. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1296 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1296.png Murphy's Law #1296 The referee will always be looking the other way when you score. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1295 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1295.png Murphy's Law #1295 The wimp who made it through the eliminations on luck alone will suddenly turn into Bruce Lee when you're up against him. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1294 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1294.png Murphy's Law #1294 It never rains in the Marine Corps; it rains on the Marine Corps. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1293 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1293.png Murphy's Law #1293 You'll think of a great line to say to someone the moment after your chance is gone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1292 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1292.png Murphy's Law #1292 In any married couple, both members think they will be the first to die, which means that at least 50% of the people will be wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1291 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1291.png Rebillot's Law of Infertility You never know you are infertile until you try to fertilize. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1290 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1290.png Murphy's Law #1290 A person's imperfection is proportional to how much you hate them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1289 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1289.png Murphy's Law #1289 A person's perfection is proportional to how much you love them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1288 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1288.png Murphy's Law #1288 If you get it, it will be removed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1287 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1287.png Murphy's Law #1287 The person you want the most will end up with the person you hate the most. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1286 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1286.png Murphy's Law #1286 Absence makes the heart wander. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1285 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1285.png Murphy's Law #1285 Even when a man is listening, he's gonna get it wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1284 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1284.png Murphy's Law #1284 You always need a more patient partner, no matter how patient they are. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1283 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1283.png Murphy's Law #1283 The best way to get over a woman is to get over another. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1282 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1282.png Murphy's Law #1282 You don't fall in love, you fall in a hole. The depth of the hole is proportionate to how oblivious you are of the fall. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1281 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1281.png Murphy's Law #1281 The girl/boyfriend who says they are - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1280 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1280.png Murphy's Law #1280 When you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1279 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1279.png Murphy's Law #1279 Being told that someone doesn't want to date you because you're such a good friend is like being told you didn't get the job because you're overqualified. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1278 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1278.png Murphy's Law #1278 The sexier a man is, the more likely he is to be gay. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1277 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1277.png Murphy's Law #1277 The one thing that will almost certainly come between two friends is a girl. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1276 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1276.png Murphy's Law #1276 You may get off on a cheap hooker, but you can't get off on an affordable lawyer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1275 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1275.png Murphy's Law #1275 Everyone believes in love, but wonders if it exists. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1274 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1274.png Murphy's Law #1274 Wedding cake cures nymphomania. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1273 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1273.png Murphy's Law #1273 Love can be your best friend and/or your worst enemy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1272 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1272.png Murphy's Law #1272 The quiet ones always have the two dozen corpses in their basements. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1271 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1271.png Murphy's Law #1271 If you are happy together, wait till you are married. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1270 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1270.png Murphy's Law #1270 If a beautiful wo/man loves you, it's fake. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1269 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1269.png Murphy's Law #1269 If you want love, you don't get it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1268 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1268.png Murphy's Law #1268 If you are in love, they aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1267 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1267.png Murphy's Law #1267 If you love them, they don't love you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1266 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1266.png The Carmen Electra/ Dennis Rodman corollary The most beautiful men in the world ALSO marry the most ugly AND most crazy men in the world. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1265 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1265.png The Tommy Lee/Pamela Anderson law for celebrity couples is Persona-polarization The most beautiful women in the world always marry the most ugly men. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1264 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1264.png The difference between love and the common cold is that there is a vaccine for the common cold. Sent [by Takura Razemba](mailto tamzanzw@yahoo.com). https://murphys-laws.com/law/1263 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1263.png Albert Einstein's Law of Gravity Gravity cannot be blamed for two people falling in love. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1262 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1262.png Murphy's Law #1262 Marriage is the ending of a perfectly good sex life. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1261 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1261.png Murphy's Law #1261 When you finally bed the attractive blond, they'll nick your wallet and watch, unless you owe them fifty quid. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1260 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1260.png Murphy's Law #1260 Everything that glitters is not WET. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1259 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1259.png Murphy's Law #1259 Marriage is like a dog with a bone. He might not touch it, but he just doesn't let other dogs come near it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1258 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1258.png Murphy's Law #1258 man = evil https://murphys-laws.com/law/1257 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1257.png Murphy's Law #1257 Money = √evil (money is the root of evil) https://murphys-laws.com/law/1256 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1256.png Murphy's Law #1256 (wo)man = money2 https://murphys-laws.com/law/1255 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1255.png Murphy's Law #1255 time = money https://murphys-laws.com/law/1254 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1254.png Murphy's Law #1254 (wo)man = time + money https://murphys-laws.com/law/1253 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1253.png Murphy's Law #1253 The Love Math Law: https://murphys-laws.com/law/1252 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1252.png Corollary If they want to dump you, they will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1251 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1251.png Murphy's Law #1251 If they want to dump you, they will find a reason. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1250 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1250.png Murphy's Law #1250 The boyfriend of the girl you like is an asshole. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1249 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1249.png Murphy's Law #1249 No matter how beautiful/wonderful s/he may seem, there's always someone out there who's sick and tired of their s**t, too. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1248 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1248.png Murphy's Law #1248 You never truly know a significant other until you meet them in court. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1247 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1247.png Murphy's Law #1247 The smartest statements will be thought of at the most inappropriate times. i.e., during a make-out session, strike up a law of Quantum physics, thus demonstrating that you are not interested in the o https://murphys-laws.com/law/1246 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1246.png Seduction law Your seduction potential is inversely proportional to your willingness to seduce. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1245 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1245.png Beach law If you think a girl is beautiful, her boyfriend will always be there to confirm it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1244 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1244.png Murphy's Law #1244 You don't pay for sex; you pay them to leave after you're done. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1243 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1243.png Murphy's Law #1243 The love of your life will only want you back once you are in another serious relationship. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1242 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1242.png Halmos' law To get your significant other, you need Time, Money, and Energy. The sum of the three is constant. You need many of the remaining two if you are short of one. If you are short of two, you need a treme https://murphys-laws.com/law/1241 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1241.png Murphy's Law #1241 It's only kinky the first time you do it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1240 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1240.png Murphy's Law #1240 Not everything takes longer than you expect. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1239 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1239.png Murphy's Law #1239 Cute now equals annoying later. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1238 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1238.png Murphy's Law #1238 Sex ends all interest. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1237 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1237.png Murphy's Law #1237 If you love a person, let them go. If they don't come back, they aren't worth it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1236 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1236.png Murphy's Law #1236 Loving someone too much may cause a restraining order. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1235 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1235.png Murphy's Law #1235 Love will make people do stupid things. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1234 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1234.png Murphy's Law #1234 Any "Why" question has no answer, and if it does, that answer is not logical. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1233 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1233.png Corollary Those who want you as a partner, you do not want. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1232 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1232.png Murphy's Law #1232 The partner you want doesn't want you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1231 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1231.png Murphy's Law #1231 The other side's lawyers are always better than yours. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1230 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1230.png Corollary Beauty is also directly related to the time remaining until last call. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1229 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1229.png Murphy's Law #1229 Beauty is directly proportional to the number of drinks consumed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1228 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1228.png Murphy's Law #1228 Everybody is most horny when alone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1227 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1227.png Murphy's Law #1227 Being told you're the nicest guy they know is the kiss of death. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1226 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1226.png Murphy's Law #1226 Romance is when common sense goes out the window. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1225 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1225.png Murphy's Law #1225 Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question - YES is the answer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1224 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1224.png Murphy's Law #1224 No woman or man is better than two. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1223 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1223.png Murphy's Law #1223 The length of a relationship is directly related to how much you are attracted to your significant other's best friend. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1222 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1222.png Walter/Kerwin Law Any good-looking person you see that isn't alone will be accompanied by a person of the opposite sex who doesn't deserve to be with them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1221 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1221.png Kracke/Malenka Law Good from far, far from good. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1220 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1220.png Never forget Don't fuck Mrs. Murphy! https://murphys-laws.com/law/1219 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1219.png Men are like buses another will eventually come. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1218 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1218.png Women are like boats they require constant maintenance and attention and cost much money. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1217 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1217.png Murphy's Law #1217 Procrastination is a lot like masturbation; it feels good until you realize you're just fucking yourself. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1216 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1216.png Murphy's Law #1216 Good women/men are like parking spots. All the good ones are taken. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1215 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1215.png Murphy's Law #1215 You will get married as soon as you break up with the man (or woman) who couldn't commit to you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1214 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1214.png Murphy's Law #1214 When you take your time getting ready, your date will arrive 20 minutes early; when you're on time, they're 30 minutes late. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1213 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1213.png Murphy's Law #1213 The best men (or women) are always taken--or crazy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1212 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1212.png Murphy's Law #1212 The mother of the man, or the father of the woman you love, will invariably hate you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1211 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1211.png Murphy's Law #1211 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. But they never said anything about their daughter. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1210 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1210.png Murphy's Law #1210 If you marry a plain girl, she'll turn into her dad. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1209 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1209.png Murphy's Law #1209 If you marry a beautiful girl, she'll turn into her mother. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1208 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1208.png Murphy's Law #1208 Even the most beautiful woman in the world has at least one guy who is tired of her. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1207 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1207.png Murphy's Law #1207 When she says, "Don't buy me anything expensive," and you listen, expect to be single. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1206 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1206.png Murphy's Law #1206 The more you want a woman, the less she will like you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1205 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1205.png Murphy's Law #1205 Your best friend stops being your best friend the instant a beautiful woman walks in and you both are attracted to her. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1204 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1204.png Murphy's Law #1204 The day you decide to tell your girlfriend you could not live without her, she will leave you the next day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1203 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1203.png Murphy's Law #1203 When your girlfriend says you have to talk, the relationship is over. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1202 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1202.png Murphy's Law #1202 Being honest with someone will always turn that person into an enemy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1201 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1201.png Murphy's Law #1201 Regarding love and loss, doing the right thing always hurts. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1200 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1200.png Murphy's Law #1200 Love is blind. Marriage is an eye-opener. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1199 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1199.png Or in another version Don't make love by the garden gate, love is blind, but the neighbors ain't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1198 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1198.png Murphy's Law #1198 Never make love in your back garden. Love is blind, but not your neighbors. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1197 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1197.png Murphy's Law #1197 You'll always catch a fever before the first date. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1196 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1196.png Murphy's Law #1196 If a girl tells you, "Let's stay friends," she won't call you again. If you call, she won't answer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1195 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1195.png Murphy's Law #1195 If it seems perfect today, tomorrow it will end. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1194 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1194.png Murphy's Law #1194 If you're having difficulties choosing between two potential girls, you'll always choose the wrong one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1193 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1193.png Murphy's Law #1193 Girls are like toilet rooms. Either it is taken, or full of sh*t. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1192 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1192.png Murphy's Law #1192 Marriage is the greatest level. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1191 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1191.png Corollary Regardless of how well one writes, it is difficult to write at all unless there is lead in the pencil. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1190 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1190.png Corollary The quality of the writing is affected by the quality of the paper. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1189 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1189.png Murphy's Law #1189 Pencil size is not as important as writing quality. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1188 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1188.png Murphy's Law #1188 If anything happens on the first date, you won't have a condom. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1187 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1187.png Murphy's Law #1187 The uglier the girl, the closer she lives. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1186 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1186.png The ABC rule If A is attracted to B, and you are attracted to C, A has a better chance with B than with C. B and C are often the same person. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1184 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1184.png Murphy's Law #1184 Are already dating someone else https://murphys-laws.com/law/1183 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1183.png Murphy's Law #1183 Don't want the attention of said person and/or https://murphys-laws.com/law/1182 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1182.png Murphy's Law #1182 A close friend will grab their attention if you are interested in someone. This is especially likely if they: https://murphys-laws.com/law/1181 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1181.png Murphy's Law #1181 The number of members of the opposite sex you pursue is inversely proportional to everything about you, such as intelligence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1180 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1180.png Murphy's Law #1180 Anticipation is 98% of fun. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1179 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1179.png Murphy's Law #1179 Sex on TV can't hurt you unless you fall off. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1178 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1178.png Murphy's Law #1178 Love has all the answers. But until then, sex raises some good questions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1177 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1177.png Murphy's Law #1177 If a man has it, he won't want it, the guy who buys it won't use it, the guy who uses it could give a shit about it, so don't give a shit, and you will have it all. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1176 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1176.png Murphy's Law #1176 Before falling in love, take your backup; it always helps recover. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1175 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1175.png Murphy's Law #1175 A cauliflower resembles a rose if your eyesight is not 6/6. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1174 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1174.png Murphy's Law #1174 In Romance and Finance, we play with Figures. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1173 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1173.png Murphy's Law #1173 Eichel's Rule - During sex, try to sweat. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1172 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1172.png Murphy's Law #1172 When all else fails, have hope. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1171 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1171.png Murphy's Law #1171 A lover will tell you they love you endlessly. A true love will tell everyone else they love you endlessly, despite the embarrassment factor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1170 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1170.png Murphy's Law #1170 Try as you might, there will still be times when men are just assholes. We can't help it, and we're sorry. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1169 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1169.png Murphy's Law #1169 If a man won an argument, it was just in his head. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1168 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1168.png Murphy's Law #1168 The man shall not win the argument he didn't start. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1167 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1167.png Murphy's Law #1167 The man shall not win the argument he started. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1166 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1166.png Corollary Horniness is inversely related to one's chance of scoring. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1165 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1165.png Murphy's Law #1165 The hornier someone is, the less likely they are to have sex. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1164 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1164.png Murphy's Law #1164 Celibacy is not hereditary. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1163 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1163.png Murphy's Law #1163 When with your girlfriend, you will always have gas. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1162 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1162.png Murphy's Law #1162 In the eternal battle of the sexes, women are already the winners. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1161 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1161.png Murphy's Law #1161 If you go behind a girl, you are heading into trouble. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1160 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1160.png Murphy's Law #1160 Being taken attracts women. Being single makes them avoid you like the plague. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1159 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1159.png Love makes believers of us all. Translation Love obscures common sense. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1158 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1158.png Murphy's Law #1158 The two things no man can ever understand are women and what makes all men complete damn fools over women. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1157 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1157.png Murphy's Law #1157 The Key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1156 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1156.png Murphy's Law #1156 The duration of a relationship with a person is inversely proportional to the person's importance to you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1155 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1155.png Corollary You will later learn that your lack of belief caused it to fail. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1154 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1154.png Murphy's Law #1154 If you believe a relationship can't work, but feel the need to try, it won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1153 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1153.png Murphy's Law #1153 No one is as fascinating as they think. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1152 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1152.png Murphy's Law #1152 Never trust a woman who acts like you are so sexy she can't help herself but drag you to bed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1151 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1151.png Murphy's Law #1151 You get the best sex from the worst one for you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1150 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1150.png Murphy's Law #1150 It doesn't matter HOW good it was, if you end up worrying or regretting it, it was bad sex. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1149 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1149.png Murphy's Law #1149 Show me a husband who won't, I'll show you a neighbor who will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1148 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1148.png Murphy's Law #1148 If a man speaks deep in the forest and no woman is there to hear him, is he still wrong? https://murphys-laws.com/law/1147 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1147.png Murphy's Law #1147 Love and high school must NEVER go together. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1146 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1146.png Murphy's Law #1146 If your heart is broken, sweep the pieces. There will always be someone who wants to put it back together. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1145 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1145.png Murphy's Law #1145 Although it may seem like that on the outside, no one is having fun being single. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1144 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1144.png Murphy's Law #1144 It's always easier to get a partner if you already have one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1143 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1143.png Murphy's Law #1143 When that same man doesn't want his wife to hear, she's all ears. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1142 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1142.png Murphy's Law #1142 When a man wants his wife to hear, she doesn't listen. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1141 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1141.png Murphy's Law #1141 An ex-wife/husband will always be "till death do us part". https://murphys-laws.com/law/1139 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1139.png Murphy's Law #1139 This won't hurt, I promise. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1138 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1138.png Murphy's Law #1138 Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1137 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1137.png Murphy's Law #1137 Never go to bed mad; stay up and fight. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1136 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1136.png Murphy's Law #1136 There is no difference between a wise man and a fool when they fall in love. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1135 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1135.png Murphy's Law #1135 Don't do it if you can't keep it up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1134 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1134.png Murphy's Law #1134 Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1133 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1133.png Murphy's Law #1133 Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation; the other eight are unimportant. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1132 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1132.png Murphy's Law #1132 The world does not revolve on an axis. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1131 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1131.png Murphy's Law #1131 Love comes in spurts. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1130 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1130.png Murphy's Law #1130 A man is only a man, but a good bicycle is a ride. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1129 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1129.png Murphy's Law #1129 Never stand between a fire hydrant and a dog. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1128 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1128.png Murphy's Law #1128 Beauty is skin deep; ugliness goes right to the bone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1127 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1127.png Murphy's Law #1127 Folks playing leapfrog must complete all jumps. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1126 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1126.png Murphy's Law #1126 A man can be happy with any woman if he doesn't love her. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1125 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1125.png Murphy's Law #1125 Never say no. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1124 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1124.png Murphy's Law #1124 It is better to be watched than overlooked. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1123 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1123.png Murphy's Law #1123 What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1122 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1122.png Murphy's Law #1122 A woman never forgets the men she could have had; a man, the women he couldn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1121 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1121.png Murphy's Law #1121 Never argue with a woman when she's tired or rested. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1120 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1120.png Murphy's Law #1120 Abstain from wine, women, and song; mostly song. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1119 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1119.png Murphy's Law #1119 Never lie down with a woman who's got more troubles than you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1118 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1118.png Murphy's Law #1118 Thou shalt not commit adultery, unless in the mood. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1117 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1117.png Anonymous comment The person who said it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all NEVER loved and lost! https://murphys-laws.com/law/1116 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1116.png Murphy's Law #1116 It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1115 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1115.png Murphy's Law #1115 Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1114 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1114.png Murphy's Law #1114 You cannot produce a baby in one month by impregnating nine women. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1113 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1113.png Murphy's Law #1113 One good turn gets the most cover. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1112 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1112.png Murphy's Law #1112 Sex is a three-letter word that needs some old-fashioned four-letter words to convey its full meaning. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1111 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1111.png Murphy's Law #1111 Do it only with the best. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1110 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1110.png Murphy's Law #1110 Love is a matter of chemistry; sex is a matter of physics. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1109 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1109.png Murphy's Law #1109 If the effort that went into research on the female bosom had gone into our space program, we would now be running hot-dog stands on the moon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1108 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1108.png Murphy's Law #1108 Love is a hole in the heart. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1107 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1107.png Murphy's Law #1107 Love your neighbor, but don't get caught. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1106 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1106.png Murphy's Law #1106 There may be some things better than sex, and some things worse than sex. But there is nothing exactly like it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1105 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1105.png Murphy's Law #1105 Before you find your handsome prince, you have to kiss many frogs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1104 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1104.png Murphy's Law #1104 Sex discriminates between shy and ugly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1103 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1103.png Murphy's Law #1103 It was not the apple on the tree but the pair on the ground that caused the trouble in the garden. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1102 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1102.png Murphy's Law #1102 The game of love is never called off on account of darkness. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1101 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1101.png Murphy's Law #1101 Sow your wild oats on Saturday night -- Then pray for crop failure on Sunday. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1100 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1100.png Murphy's Law #1100 Sex is hereditary. If your parents never had it, chances are you won't either. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1099 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1099.png Murphy's Law #1099 When the lights are out, all women are beautiful. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1098 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1098.png Murphy's Law #1098 The best way to hold a man is in your arms. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1097 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1097.png Murphy's Law #1097 It is always the wrong time of month. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1096 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1096.png Murphy's Law #1096 Sex is dirty only if it's done right. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1095 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1095.png Murphy's Law #1095 The qualities that most attract a woman to a man are usually the same ones she can't stand years later. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1094 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1094.png Murphy's Law #1094 Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1093 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1093.png Murphy's Law #1093 When a man's wife learns to understand him, she stops listening. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1092 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1092.png Murphy's Law #1092 Virginity can be cured. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1091 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1091.png Murphy's Law #1091 If you get them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1090 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1090.png Murphy's Law #1090 A man in the house is worth two in the street. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1089 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1089.png Murphy's Law #1089 Sex is like snow; you never know how many inches you are going to get or how long it is going to last. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1088 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1088.png Murphy's Law #1088 No sex with anyone in the same office. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1087 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1087.png Murphy's Law #1087 Sex appeal is 50% what you've got and 50% what people think you've got. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1086 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1086.png Murphy's Law #1086 There is no remedy for sex but more sex. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1085 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1085.png Murphy's Law #1085 Sex takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1084 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1084.png Murphy's Law #1084 Sex has no calories. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1083 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1083.png Murphy's Law #1083 No matter how many times you've had it, if it's offered, take it, because it'll never be quite the same again. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1082 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1082.png Murphy's Law #1082 Nothing improves with age. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1081 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1081.png Murphy's Law #1081 The more beautiful the woman who loves you, the easier it is to leave her without hard feelings. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1080 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1080.png Murphy's Law #1080 Availability is a function of time. The minute you get interested is the minute they find someone else. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1079 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1079.png Murphy's Law #1079 If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1078 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1078.png Murphy's Law #1078 The good ones die first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1077 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1077.png Murphy's Law #1077 Nice guys (girls) finish last. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1076 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1076.png Murphy's Law #1076 Every kind action has a not-so-kind reaction. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1075 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1075.png Murphy's Law #1075 The best things in the world are free -- and worth every penny of it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1074 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1074.png Murphy's Law #1074 Money can't buy love, but it gives you a great bargaining position. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1073 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1073.png Murphy's Law #1073 The amount of love someone feels for you is inversely proportional to how much you love them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1072 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1072.png Murphy's Law #1072 Brains x Beauty x Availability = Constant. This constant is always zero. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1071 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1071.png Murphy's Law #1071 The nicer someone is, the farther away they are from you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1070 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1070.png Murphy's Law #1070 If the person isn't taken, there's a reason. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1069 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1069.png Murphy's Law #1069 All the good ones are taken. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1068 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1068.png Murphy's Law #1068 Lotto is the answer, the only answer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1067 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1067.png Murphy's Law #1067 Whoever wins is already rich or has won at least once before. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1066 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1066.png Murphy's Law #1066 You finally hit it big, then you die the same day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1065 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1065.png Murphy's Law #1065 You finally hit it big, and then you discover all the friends you never had. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1064 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1064.png Murphy's Law #1064 Your spouse wins, then leaves you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1063 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1063.png Murphy's Law #1063 The only time you win, it's a pitifully small amount. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1062 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1062.png Murphy's Law #1062 You've been playing the same numbers in the Lottery since its beginning. Then they change the Lottery game, saying it's what the people want. (You know it's just to make it harder to win so they can m https://murphys-laws.com/law/1061 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1061.png Murphy's Law #1061 You matched four numbers, but you lost your ticket. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1060 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1060.png Murphy's Law #1060 Three thousand others also took first place. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1059 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1059.png Murphy's Law #1059 The Jackpot gets to $40,000,000, and you finally win, then you find out https://murphys-laws.com/law/1058 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1058.png Murphy's Law #1058 numbers on your lotto slip, but you forgot to buy your ticket. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1057 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1057.png Murphy's Law #1057 The Jackpot gets to $40,000,000, and the numbers match all the https://murphys-laws.com/law/1055 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1055.png Corollary Every day is a Murphy Day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1054 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1054.png Murphy's Law #1054 If you make it through a Murphy Day, you win! https://murphys-laws.com/law/1053 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1053.png Murphy's Law #1053 The Murphy's Law humor leaves you laughing at the end of the day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1052 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1052.png Murphy's Law #1052 Don't worry about Murphy's Law. You know it will happen anyway, so just get on and get it over! https://murphys-laws.com/law/1051 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1051.png Murphy's Law #1051 Murphy was an extreme optimist! https://murphys-laws.com/law/1050 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1050.png Murphy's Law #1050 You get all the credit for the dumb move. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1049 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1049.png Murphy's Law #1049 The harder you work, the more people there will be to claim credit for your work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1048 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1048.png Murphy's Law #1048 Someone else always seems to get the credit for your work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1047 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1047.png O'Toole's Corollary Murphy was an optimist! https://murphys-laws.com/law/1046 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1046.png Murphy's Law #1046 The road to success is always under construction https://murphys-laws.com/law/1045 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1045.png Larry Niven's summary of Murphy's Law The perversity of the universe tends to a maximum. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1044 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1044.png Murphy's Law #1044 On the eighth day, God said, "O.K., Murphy, you take over!". Silvestri. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1043 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1043.png Murphy's Law #1043 Murphy's law is intrinsic. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1042 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1042.png Remember Shit happens. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1041 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1041.png Murphy's Law #1041 This site won't open when you want to explain Murphy's law to someone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1040 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1040.png Murphy's Law #1040 The more laws you claim to have, the more laws you will miss. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1039 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1039.png A law about websites The more important it is to get to a website, the greater the chance the server will be down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1038 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1038.png Murphy's Law #1038 If Murphy's law is right, it will be wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1037 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1037.png Murphy's Law #1037 There's a flaw if Murphy's law doesn't apply in a particular circumstance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1036 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1036.png Another name for Murphy's law The law of conservation of misery. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1035 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1035.png Murphy's Law #1035 Every problem is replaceable with a bigger one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1034 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1034.png Murphy's Law #1034 The person ahead of you in the queue will have the most complex transaction possible. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1033 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1033.png Murphy's Law #1033 If anything can go wrong, it will. When it does, the woman will be blamed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1032 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1032.png Mrs. Murphy's Law It's Mr. Murphy's fault if something goes wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1031 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1031.png Mr. Murphy's Warning Don't mess with Mrs. Murphy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1030 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1030.png Murphy's Law #1030 In any particular situation, if three things can go wrong, they usually do in sequence, each facilitating the occurrence of the next. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1029 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1029.png Murphy's Law #1029 Everything that could go wrong for anyone else always seems to happen to you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1028 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1028.png Murphy's Law #1028 The probability that something can go wrong is proportional to the square of the inconvenience it can cause you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1027 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1027.png Murphy's Law #1027 Given time, one can develop a sense of how Murphy's Law will act, but the Murphy Sense will tingle only after it is too late to keep the excreta from impacting the rotating blade-based wind generator. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1026 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1026.png Murphy's Law #1026 Nothing ever gets better. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1025 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1025.png Buddha's Version of Murphy's Law Decay is inherent in all things; strive unceasingly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1024 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1024.png Murphy's Law #1024 The big catastrophes are made up of smaller ones. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1023 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1023.png Murphy's Law #1023 If, for some reason, Murphy's Law fails to function, it is building up to something big. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1022 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1022.png Murphy's Law #1022 To know Murphy's Law is to draw its attention. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1021 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1021.png Murphy's Law #1021 Knowing Murphy's Law will never help. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1020 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1020.png Murphy's Law #1020 It's never so bad; it couldn't be worse. Gunn, quoting his friend George Brabbs, who used to say it, but then he died, and now he wonders. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1019 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1019.png Murphy's Law #1019 If Murphy's law is used to achieve a desired outcome, it will backfire. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1018 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1018.png Thomas Wrobel's Law V The only time something's right is when everyone agrees it's wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1017 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1017.png Thomas Wrobel's Law IV You're right only when it's about being wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1016 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1016.png Thomas Wrobel's Law III If everything seems great, it's already gone wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1015 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1015.png Thomas Wrobel's Law II Anything that seems right puts you into a false sense of security. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1014 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1014.png Thomas Wrobel's Law I Anything that can't possibly happen in a million years will go wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1013 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1013.png Murphy's Law #1013 Knowing it can't last forever is the only price you pay for greatness. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1012 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1012.png Murphy's Law #1012 Those who don't make decisions never make mistakes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1011 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1011.png Murphy's Law #1011 The universe is great enough for all possibilities to exist. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1010 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1010.png Murphy's Law #1010 The difference between Stupidity and Genius is that Genius has its limits. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1009 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1009.png Murphy's Law #1009 If you plan for something to go wrong, and it doesn't go bad, it would have been ultimately profitable for it to go wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1008 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1008.png Murphy's Law #1008 If your action has a 50% possibility of being correct, you will be wrong 90% of the time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1007 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1007.png Murphy's Law #1007 Every rule has an exception except the Rule of Exceptions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1006 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1006.png Murphy's Law #1006 Stupidity is the fundamental driving force of the Universe, which explains why stupid people always go wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1005 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1005.png Murphy's Law #1005 The two most abundant things in all the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1004 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1004.png Murphy's Law #1004 The key to happiness is to be O.K. without being O.K. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1003 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1003.png Murphy's Law #1003 Laws are like a spider web. They snare the poor and weak while the rich and powerful break them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1002 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1002.png Murphy's Law #1002 When things go from bad to worse, the cycle repeats. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1001 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1001.png Murphy's Law #1001 If the truth is in your favor, no one will believe you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1000 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1000.png Murphy's Law #1000 *Two wrongs don't make a right. It usually takes three or four. https://murphys-laws.com/law/999 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/999.png Murphy's Law #999 Power is taken, not given. https://murphys-laws.com/law/998 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/998.png Murphy's Law #998 Common Sense isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/997 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/997.png Corollary If something is likely to happen AND desirable, it won't happen. https://murphys-laws.com/law/996 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/996.png Murphy's Law #996 Probabilities serve only and exclusively to determine the degree of improbability of the catastrophes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/995 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/995.png Murphy's Law #995 The likelihood of something happening is in inverse proportion to its desirability. https://murphys-laws.com/law/994 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/994.png Murphy's Law #994 Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. https://murphys-laws.com/law/993 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/993.png Murphy's Law #993 The file you seek is always at the bottom of the largest pile. https://murphys-laws.com/law/992 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/992.png Corollary It is possible for everything to get dirty and nothing to get clean. https://murphys-laws.com/law/991 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/991.png Law of Conservation of Filth For something to get clean, something else must get dirty. https://murphys-laws.com/law/990 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/990.png Murphy's Law #990 Whenever you cut your fingernails, you find a need for them an hour later. https://murphys-laws.com/law/989 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/989.png Murphy's Law #989 Behind every little problem there's a larger problem, waiting for the little problem to get out of the way. When you need something, it's either not available or can't be found. It's either available https://murphys-laws.com/law/988 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/988.png Murphy's Law #988 No matter how hard you try, every once in a while, something is going to go FUBAR on you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/987 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/987.png Murphy's Law #987 The probability of rain is inversely proportional to the size of the umbrella you carry all day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/986 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/986.png Murphy's Law #986 Two heads are better than one, even if one is a sheep's head. https://murphys-laws.com/law/985 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/985.png Murphy's Law #985 If it looks good, tastes good, and feels good, there has got to be something wrong somewhere. So be careful. https://murphys-laws.com/law/984 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/984.png Murphy's Law #984 If a valuable falls in a hard-to-reach place at a distance shorter than the tip of your finger, you'll push it to that unreachable distance as soon as you try to reach it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/983 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/983.png Murphy's Law #983 A valuable falling in a hard-to-reach place will be exactly at the distance of the tip of your fingers. https://murphys-laws.com/law/982 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/982.png Hall's Law II Minor problems aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/981 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/981.png Hall's Law I Anyone who isn't paranoid simply isn't paying attention. https://murphys-laws.com/law/980 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/980.png Murphy's Law #980 It's always on the other side. https://murphys-laws.com/law/979 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/979.png Laundry Math 1 Washer + 1 Dryer + 2 Socks = 1 Sock. https://murphys-laws.com/law/978 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/978.png Murphy's Law #978 The probability of the toast landing peanut-butter-side-down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpeting. https://murphys-laws.com/law/977 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/977.png Murphy's Law #977 Wind velocity increases directly with the cost of the hairdo. https://murphys-laws.com/law/976 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/976.png Murphy's Law #976 The wind will always blow against your hairdo. B. https://murphys-laws.com/law/975 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/975.png Murphy's Law #975 In Las Vegas, wherever you want to go in a casino, it's as far as possible from where you are, no matter where you are. https://murphys-laws.com/law/974 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/974.png Hofstadter's Law It always takes longer than you think, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. https://murphys-laws.com/law/973 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/973.png Murphy's Law #973 After you finish, you will find an easy way to do it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/972 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/972.png Murphy's Law #972 The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears this is true. https://murphys-laws.com/law/971 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/971.png Murphy's Law #971 It takes forever to learn the rules, and once you've learned them, they change. https://murphys-laws.com/law/970 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/970.png Murphy's Law #970 Everything in life is important; important things are simple, but simple things are never easy. Think about it, and complete the circle. https://murphys-laws.com/law/969 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/969.png Murphy's Law #969 The solution is not in the instruction booklet when something goes wrong, but someone else always does. https://murphys-laws.com/law/968 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/968.png Warneke Law You cannot force Murphy's Law to happen, and can't use it in your favor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/967 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/967.png Murphy's Law #967 If all else fails, hit it with a big hammer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/966 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/966.png Mrs. Murphy's Law If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong when Mr. Murphy is out of town. https://murphys-laws.com/law/965 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/965.png Murphy's Law #965 If you don't succeed at first, destroy all evidence you ever tried. https://murphys-laws.com/law/964 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/964.png Murphy's Law #964 Cheer up, the worst is yet to come. https://murphys-laws.com/law/963 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/963.png Murphy's Law #963 If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/962 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/962.png Steven Wright's Observation If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic. https://murphys-laws.com/law/961 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/961.png Murphy's Law #961 When you first wear new shoes, everyone will step on them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/960 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/960.png Murphy's Law #960 The mud that won't come off on the doormat immediately adheres to the carpet. https://murphys-laws.com/law/959 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/959.png The Wingwalker's Rule Don't let go of something until you have a hold of something else. https://murphys-laws.com/law/958 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/958.png Murphy's Law #958 Chaos always wins, because it's better organized. https://murphys-laws.com/law/957 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/957.png Murphy's Law #957 Things are never as good as they are bad. https://murphys-laws.com/law/956 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/956.png Murphy's Law #956 Paper is always strongest at the perforation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/955 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/955.png Corollary The more space you have, the more junk you'll have. https://murphys-laws.com/law/954 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/954.png Murphy's Law #954 Garbage abhors a vacuum. It will grow to fill available space. https://murphys-laws.com/law/953 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/953.png Murphy's Law #953 Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD. https://murphys-laws.com/law/952 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/952.png Murphy's Law #952 Don't get into a pissing contest with a skunk. https://murphys-laws.com/law/951 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/951.png Hunter's Observation on Education and Oz We can give you a diploma, but we can't give you a brain. https://murphys-laws.com/law/950 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/950.png Hunter's Observation on hypocrites A person without values or standards can never be a hypocrite. https://murphys-laws.com/law/949 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/949.png Hunter's Observation on Sugarcoating All pornography is air-brushed or computer-enhanced. https://murphys-laws.com/law/947 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/947.png Hunter's Observation on Beauty Beauty is only skin deep; fashion is even shallower. https://murphys-laws.com/law/946 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/946.png Hunter's Corollary to Murphy's Law Things go from bad to worse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/945 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/945.png Translation You may come to terms with being screwed, but you're still screwed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/944 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/944.png McFalls' Maxim No degree of acceptance can change the facts. https://murphys-laws.com/law/943 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/943.png Murphy's Law #943 Those who know the least will always know it the loudest. https://murphys-laws.com/law/942 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/942.png Murphy's Law #942 Ants will always infest the nearest food cupboard. https://murphys-laws.com/law/941 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/941.png Murphy's Law #941 You can do anything except light a paper match on a marshmallow. https://murphys-laws.com/law/940 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/940.png Corollary Nothing is worth doing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/939 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/939.png Murphy's Law #939 If anything were worth doing, it would've already been done. https://murphys-laws.com/law/938 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/938.png Murphy's Law #938 All good things come to those who wait, but don't wait too long, or they will pass you by, like two ships that pass in the night, never again returning to that same site. https://murphys-laws.com/law/937 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/937.png Murphy's Law #937 If authority were mass, stupidity would be gravity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/936 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/936.png Murphy's Law #936 You will never find any more loose change than you have already lost. https://murphys-laws.com/law/935 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/935.png Waxman's Law Everything tastes more or less like chicken. https://murphys-laws.com/law/934 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/934.png Murphy's Law #934 If anything can go wrong, it will happen to the crankiest person. https://murphys-laws.com/law/933 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/933.png Murphy's Law #933 If many things can go wrong, they will all go wrong simultaneously. https://murphys-laws.com/law/932 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/932.png Gamble's Law The mailbox is always across the street. https://murphys-laws.com/law/931 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/931.png Murphy's Law #931 The most exciting phrase to hear in science that heralds discoveries is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..." https://murphys-laws.com/law/930 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/930.png Murphy's Law Current Revision Anything that can go wrong, HAS Already Gone Wrong! You just haven't been notified. https://murphys-laws.com/law/928 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/928.png Murphy's Law #928 Wherever I go, there I am. https://murphys-laws.com/law/927 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/927.png Murphy's Law #927 If you say something and stake your reputation on it, you will lose your reputation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/926 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/926.png Murphy's Law #926 If you apply Murphy's Law, it will no longer be applicable. https://murphys-laws.com/law/925 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/925.png Murphy's Law #925 A knowledge of Murphy's Law is no help in any situation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/924 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/924.png Murphy's Law #924 If you go to bed with an itchy ass, you wake up with smelly fingers. https://murphys-laws.com/law/923 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/923.png Crespins' Law of Observation the probability of being observed is in direct proportion to the stupidity of your act. https://murphys-laws.com/law/922 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/922.png Murphy's Law #922 The complexity and frustration factor is inversely proportional to how much time you have left to finish, and how important it is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/921 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/921.png Murphy's Law #921 Traffic is inversely proportional to how late you are or will be. https://murphys-laws.com/law/920 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/920.png Murphy's Law #920 Whatever you want to do is impossible; whatever is possible for you to do, you don't want to do it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/919 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/919.png Murphy's Law #919 Whatever you want, you can't have; what you can have, you don't want. https://murphys-laws.com/law/918 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/918.png Murphy's Law #918 Having the right of way won't make you any less dead. https://murphys-laws.com/law/917 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/917.png Murphy's Law #917 Being dead right won't make you any less dead. https://murphys-laws.com/law/916 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/916.png Cole's Law Thinly sliced cabbage. https://murphys-laws.com/law/915 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/915.png Murphy's Law #915 The light at the end of the tunnel is a train. https://murphys-laws.com/law/914 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/914.png Murphy's Law #914 When you see light at the end of the tunnel, the tunnel will cave in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/913 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/913.png Murphy's Law #913 The clothes washer/dryer will only eat one of each pair of socks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/912 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/912.png Murphy's Law #912 Great ideas are never remembered, and dumb statements are never forgotten. https://murphys-laws.com/law/911 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/911.png Murphy's Law #911 The cost of the hairdo is directly related to wind strength. https://murphys-laws.com/law/910 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/910.png Murphy's Law #910 You will never leave a parking space without someone in an adjacent space leaving at the same time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/909 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/909.png Murphy's Law #909 The fish are always biting. Yesterday! https://murphys-laws.com/law/908 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/908.png No matter how hard you try, you cannot push a string. For example getting a group of people to the car simultaneously. https://murphys-laws.com/law/907 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/907.png Murphy's Law #907 The worst golf shots always occur when playing with someone you are trying to impress. https://murphys-laws.com/law/906 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/906.png Murphy's Law #906 Your best golf shots always occur when playing alone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/905 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/905.png Murphy's Law #905 Any time you put an item in a "safe place", it will never be seen again. https://murphys-laws.com/law/904 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/904.png Murphy's Law #904 He who angers you controls you; therefore, you have no control over your anger. https://murphys-laws.com/law/903 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/903.png Murphy's Law #903 If you react to actions, you've acted on actions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/902 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/902.png Murphy's Law #902 Remember the "Boomer-rang" effect; Whatever you do will always return to you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/901 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/901.png Murphy's Law #901 Just when you think things cannot get any worse, they will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/900 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/900.png Murphy's Law #900 When waiting for traffic, chances are that when one lane clears, the other will remain backed up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/899 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/899.png Murphy's Law #899 If you think you are doing the right thing, it will likely backfire in your face. https://murphys-laws.com/law/898 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/898.png Murphy's Law #898 If you want something bad enough, chances are you won't get it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/897 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/897.png Corollary Ill luck is absolute. Whatever your frame of reference, things will go wrong anyway. https://murphys-laws.com/law/896 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/896.png Corollary Relativistic correction of Murphy's law: Whether things can go wrong or not, it depends on your frame of reference. https://murphys-laws.com/law/895 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/895.png Heisenberg's Indetermination Principle Applied to Ill Luck The better you know how much luck will strike you, the worse you know when this will happen. https://murphys-laws.com/law/894 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/894.png Murphy's Law #894 Anything dropped in the bathroom will fall in the toilet. https://murphys-laws.com/law/893 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/893.png Murphy's Law #893 Where patience fails, force prevails. https://murphys-laws.com/law/892 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/892.png Murphy's Law #892 Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. net). https://murphys-laws.com/law/890 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/890.png Murphy's Law #890 When in doubt, make it convincing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/889 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/889.png Murphy's Law #889 A Smith & Wesson beats four aces. https://murphys-laws.com/law/888 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/888.png Murphy's golden rule whoever has the gold makes the rules. https://murphys-laws.com/law/887 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/887.png Murphy's Law #887 Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral, or fattening. https://murphys-laws.com/law/886 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/886.png Murphy's Law #886 When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate. https://murphys-laws.com/law/885 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/885.png Murphy's Law #885 There's never time to do it right, but there's always time to do it over. https://murphys-laws.com/law/884 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/884.png Peter Principle In any hierarchy, each individual rises to their level of incompetence and remains there. https://murphys-laws.com/law/883 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/883.png Murphy's Law #883 Everyone has a scheme for getting rich that will not work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/882 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/882.png Murphy's Law #882 Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will use it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/881 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/881.png Murphy's Law #881 When a broken appliance is demonstrated for the repairman, it will work perfectly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/880 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/880.png Murphy's Law #880 If it jams - force it. If it breaks, it needs replacing anyway. https://murphys-laws.com/law/879 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/879.png Murphy's Law #879 If you fool around with a thing for very long, you will screw it up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/878 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/878.png Murphy's Law #878 Anything you try to fix will take longer and cost you more than you thought. https://murphys-laws.com/law/877 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/877.png Murphy's Law #877 To get a loan, you must first prove you don't need it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/876 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/876.png Murphy's Law #876 The other line always moves faster. https://murphys-laws.com/law/874 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/874.png Murphy's Law #874 You have to look where you lost it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/873 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/873.png Murphy's Law #873 You'll find the original after you buy a replacement for something you've lost and searched for everywhere. https://murphys-laws.com/law/872 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/872.png Corollary It is never in the last place you look. It is in the first place you look, but it is never discovered on the first attempt. https://murphys-laws.com/law/871 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/871.png Corollary If you're looking for more than one thing, you'll find the most important one last. https://murphys-laws.com/law/870 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/870.png Murphy's Law #870 You will always find something in the last place you look. https://murphys-laws.com/law/869 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/869.png Murphy's Law #869 The greater the rug's value, the more likely the cat will throw up on it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/868 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/868.png Murphy's Law #868 If you pick up a chunk of broken concrete and try to pitch it into an adjacent lot, it will hit a tree limb and come down right on the driver's side of your car windshield. https://murphys-laws.com/law/867 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/867.png Murphy's Law #867 If you use a pole saw to cut a limb while standing on an aluminum ladder borrowed from your neighbor, the limb will fall to bend the ladder before it knocks you to the ground. https://murphys-laws.com/law/866 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/866.png Murphy's Law #866 A dropped valuable item will always fall into an inaccessible place. https://murphys-laws.com/law/865 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/865.png Murphy's Law #865 If a dish is dropped while being removed from the cupboard, it will hit the sink, breaking it and chipping or denting the sink. https://murphys-laws.com/law/864 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/864.png Murphy's Law #864 A dropped power tool will always land on the concrete instead of the soft ground (if outdoors) or the carpet (if indoors) - unless it is running, in which case it will fall on something it can damage https://murphys-laws.com/law/862 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/862.png Murphy's Law #862 A shatterproof object will always fall on the only surface hard enough to crack or break it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/861 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/861.png Murphy's Law #861 A falling object will always land where it can do the most damage. https://murphys-laws.com/law/860 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/860.png Murphy's Law #860 The chance of the buttered side of the bread falling face down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet. https://murphys-laws.com/law/859 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/859.png Murphy's Law #859 You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter. https://murphys-laws.com/law/858 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/858.png Murphy's Law #858 No matter how perfect things are made to appear, Murphy's law will take effect and screw it up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/857 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/857.png Murphy's Law #857 The legibility of a copy is inversely proportional to its importance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/856 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/856.png Murphy's Law #856 Every solution creates new problems. https://murphys-laws.com/law/855 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/855.png Murphy's Law #855 Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/854 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/854.png Murphy's Law #854 If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway. https://murphys-laws.com/law/853 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/853.png Murphy's Law #853 Everything takes longer than it takes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/852 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/852.png Murphy's Law #852 Everything takes longer than you think. https://murphys-laws.com/law/851 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/851.png Murphy's Law #851 Nothing is as easy as it looks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/850 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/850.png Corollary Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem. https://murphys-laws.com/law/849 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/849.png Rule of Accuracy When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer https://murphys-laws.com/law/847 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/847.png Murphy's Law #847 It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. https://murphys-laws.com/law/846 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/846.png Murphy's Law #846 Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/845 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/845.png Murphy's Law #845 Nothing is right. Therefore, if everything is going right, something is wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/844 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/844.png Murphy's Law #844 Research supports a specific theory depending on the amount of funds supporting it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/843 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/843.png Murphy's Law #843 Enough research will support whatever theory. https://murphys-laws.com/law/842 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/842.png Murphy's Law #842 Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value https://murphys-laws.com/law/841 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/841.png Quantization Revision of Murphy's Laws Everything goes wrong all at once. https://murphys-laws.com/law/840 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/840.png Murphy's Law #840 Smile. Tomorrow will be worse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/839 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/839.png Murphy's Law of Thermodynamics Things get worse under pressure. https://murphys-laws.com/law/838 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/838.png Corollary The hidden flaw never stays hidden for long. https://murphys-laws.com/law/837 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/837.png Murphy's Law #837 Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. https://murphys-laws.com/law/836 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/836.png Murphy's Law #836 If everything seems to be going well, you have overlooked something. https://murphys-laws.com/law/835 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/835.png Murphy's Law #835 Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/834 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/834.png Corollary It will be impossible to fix the fifth fault without breaking the fix on one or more others. https://murphys-laws.com/law/833 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/833.png Murphy's Law #833 If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can go wrong and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop. https://murphys-laws.com/law/832 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/832.png Murphy's Law #832 If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway. https://murphys-laws.com/law/830 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/830.png MacGillicuddy's Corollary At the most inopportune time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/829 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/829.png Corollary It can. https://murphys-laws.com/law/827 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/827.png Murphy's Law #827 The smart JA2 player always has a spare keyboard around; if the Alt and L keys on yours still work, you're a newbie. https://murphys-laws.com/law/826 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/826.png Murphy's Law #826 Few people have less grasp of tactics than your enemies. Your militiamen are some of them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/825 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/825.png Murphy's Law #825 No matter how good your lock-picking expert gets, the locks get better. https://murphys-laws.com/law/824 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/824.png Murphy's Law #824 Regeneration boosters, explosives, and enough ammo. Pick two. https://murphys-laws.com/law/823 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/823.png Corollary This will invite his friends, who will geek you by the dozens. https://murphys-laws.com/law/822 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/822.png Murphy's Law #822 As soon as the enemy puts just one more square of distance between you and him, your previous hyperfrag sniper rifle with laser sight, telescopic sight, bipod, and extended barrel will spray bullets a https://murphys-laws.com/law/821 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/821.png Corollary The next sector will contain tanks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/820 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/820.png Murphy's Law #820 If you lose a merc through death or the end of the contract, you'll be in the middle of nowhere and forced to leave behind their heavy gear. This is most commonly your heavy weapons expert, who carrie https://murphys-laws.com/law/819 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/819.png Corollary Unless your mercs are the target. https://murphys-laws.com/law/818 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/818.png Murphy's Law #818 There is no such thing as a guaranteed hit. https://murphys-laws.com/law/817 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/817.png Murphy's Law #817 After spending five minutes hunting down the last enemy, he will flee the sector. https://murphys-laws.com/law/816 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/816.png Murphy's Law #816 You never notice that none of your mercs has a good score in Leadership until you try to recruit someone. https://murphys-laws.com/law/815 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/815.png Corollary 2 No enemy ever has a jammed gun. https://murphys-laws.com/law/814 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/814.png Corollary 1 All those Marksmanship penalties relating to energy loss, open wounds, and guns in bad condition only apply to your mercs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/813 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/813.png Murphy's Law #813 Never count on even mortally wounded enemies missing you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/812 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/812.png Corollary If you're actually in range for throwing a grenade at him and attempt it, it will bounce off the one lone tree nearby and sail right back at you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/811 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/811.png Murphy's Law #811 If an enemy is dug in, you'll have forgotten to bring a mortar. https://murphys-laws.com/law/810 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/810.png Corollary Neither AIM nor MERC has a refund policy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/809 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/809.png Murphy's Law #809 After you blow your money on a few two-week contracts for expensive mercenaries, they'll arrive, bitch about not liking the guys in your old squad, then leave. https://murphys-laws.com/law/808 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/808.png Corollary Your last real safe is from Drassen on Day 3. https://murphys-laws.com/law/807 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/807.png Murphy's Law #807 After making a Quick save, you'll realize that your mercs are surrounded by enemies wielding Rocket Rifles. https://murphys-laws.com/law/806 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/806.png Corollary This will happen when the contracts of your top mercs are due for renewal and you just spent your savings on getting a shipment from Bobby Ray's. https://murphys-laws.com/law/805 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/805.png Murphy's Law #805 When you think you've got a foothold in Arulco, one town's mine runs dry, the other gets run over by the bugs, and the army recaptures a third one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/804 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/804.png Corollary 3 If the merc happens to carry a .38 by accident, you'll discover that your enemy is wearing treated Spectra armor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/803 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/803.png Corollary 2 You neglected to think about carrying a sidearm. https://murphys-laws.com/law/802 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/802.png Corollary 1 If you repair after each fight, you'll run out of toolkits quickly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/801 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/801.png Murphy's Law #801 If you forgot to repair your equipment after each battle, your rifle will jam when you spend your merc's last action points to kill a wounded enemy, who will reattribute by firing a LAW at your positi https://murphys-laws.com/law/800 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/800.png Corollary There's no cover if the game wants you to get hit. https://murphys-laws.com/law/799 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/799.png Murphy's Law #799 Remember - the entire country is hostile. Trees will bend to swallow your bullets, while enemies can shoot through whole forests. https://murphys-laws.com/law/798 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/798.png Corollary Unless your mercs get hurt. https://murphys-laws.com/law/797 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/797.png Murphy's Law #797 You never run out of medical kits. https://murphys-laws.com/law/796 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/796.png Murphy's Law #796 If you're winning, quit. https://murphys-laws.com/law/795 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/795.png Murphy's Law #795 If you fall, you will land on your most recent injury site. https://murphys-laws.com/law/794 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/794.png Murphy's Law #794 There is no such thing as the "right feed". https://murphys-laws.com/law/793 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/793.png Murphy's Law #793 Wind velocity increases in direct proportion to how well your hat fits. https://murphys-laws.com/law/792 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/792.png Murphy's Law #792 You can't run a barn without baling twine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/791 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/791.png Murphy's Law #791 An uncomplicated horse can be ruined with enough schooling. https://murphys-laws.com/law/790 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/790.png Murphy's Law #790 The number of horses you own increases according to the number of stalls in your barn. https://murphys-laws.com/law/789 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/789.png Murphy's Law #789 If a horse is advertised "under $5,000," you can bet he isn't $2,500. https://murphys-laws.com/law/788 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/788.png Murphy's Law #788 You can't push a horse on a lunge line. https://murphys-laws.com/law/787 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/787.png Murphy's Law #787 If you approach within 50 feet of the barn in your "street clothes", you will get dirty. https://murphys-laws.com/law/786 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/786.png Murphy's Law #786 Clipper motors will quit only when you have the horse's head left to trim. https://murphys-laws.com/law/785 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/785.png Murphy's Law #785 Clipper blades will become dull only when the horse is half finished. https://murphys-laws.com/law/784 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/784.png Murphy's Law #784 Horses you hate cannot be sold and will outlive you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/783 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/783.png Murphy's Law #783 Blankets you hate cannot be destroyed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/782 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/782.png Murphy's Law #782 Tack you hate never wears out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/781 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/781.png Murphy's Law #781 Hoof picks migrate. https://murphys-laws.com/law/780 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/780.png Murphy's Law #780 If you're wondering if you latched the pasture gate, you didn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/779 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/779.png Murphy's Law #779 If you left the water in the barn, you did. https://murphys-laws.com/law/778 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/778.png Murphy's Law #778 A horse's misbehavior will be proportional to the number of people watching. https://murphys-laws.com/law/777 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/777.png Murphy's Law #777 The least useful horse in your barn will eat the most, require shoes every four weeks, and need the vet at least once a month. https://murphys-laws.com/law/776 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/776.png Murphy's Law #776 No one notices how you ride until you fall off. https://murphys-laws.com/law/775 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/775.png Murphy's Law #775 There is no sterile barn cat. https://murphys-laws.com/law/774 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/774.png Murphy's Law #774 If you don't thoroughly check your trailer before hauling, your truck will break down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/773 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/773.png Murphy's Law #773 Ch-53s are living proof that it will fly if you strap enough engines to something. https://murphys-laws.com/law/772 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/772.png Murphy's Law #772 The mark of a truly superior pilot is the use of his superior judgment to avoid situations requiring the use of his exceptional skill. https://murphys-laws.com/law/771 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/771.png Murphy's Law #771 Any of these stories that end with "No shit." was neither true nor false. https://murphys-laws.com/law/770 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/770.png Murphy's Law #770 Any helicopter pilot story that starts "There I was,...." will be either true or false. https://murphys-laws.com/law/769 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/769.png Murphy's Law #769 There are 'old' pilots and 'bold' pilots, but there are no 'old, bold' pilots. https://murphys-laws.com/law/768 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/768.png Murphy's Law #768 LZs are always hot. https://murphys-laws.com/law/767 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/767.png Murphy's Law #767 It is mathematically impossible for hummingbirds or helicopters to fly. Fortunately, neither is aware of this. https://murphys-laws.com/law/766 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/766.png Murphy's Law #766 Helicopters have been described as nothing more than 50,000 parts flying in close formation. It is the mechanic's responsibility to keep that formation as tight as possible. https://murphys-laws.com/law/765 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/765.png Corollary Any combination of these can be deadly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/764 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/764.png Murphy's Law #764 Running out of pedal, fore or aft cyclic, or collective are all bad ideas. https://murphys-laws.com/law/763 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/763.png Corollary Thus, the term 'SHIT!' can also be used to denote a situation where a high Pucker Factor is being encountered. https://murphys-laws.com/law/762 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/762.png Corollary It can be expressed in its mathematical formula of: S (suction) + H (height above ground) + I (interest in staying alive) + T (\# of tracers coming your way). https://murphys-laws.com/law/761 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/761.png Murphy's Law #761 "Pucker Factor" is the formal name of the equation that states the more hairy the situation is, the more of the seat cushion will be sucked up your butt. https://murphys-laws.com/law/760 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/760.png Murphy's Law #760 Running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas all at once is bad. https://murphys-laws.com/law/759 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/759.png Murphy's Law #759 The further you fly into the mountains, the louder the strange engine noises become. https://murphys-laws.com/law/758 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/758.png Murphy's Law #758 Loud, sudden noises in a helicopter WILL get your undivided attention. https://murphys-laws.com/law/757 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/757.png Corollary The longer you stare at the gauges, the less time it takes them to move from green to red. https://murphys-laws.com/law/756 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/756.png The BSR (Bang Stare Red) Law The louder the sudden bang in the helicopter, the quicker your eyes will be drawn to the gauges. https://murphys-laws.com/law/755 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/755.png Murphy's Law #755 "Chicken Plates" are not something you order in a restaurant. https://murphys-laws.com/law/754 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/754.png Murphy's Law #754 The terms Protective Armor and Helicopter are mutually exclusive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/753 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/753.png Corollary Failure to heed this commandment can adversely affect the crew's morale. https://murphys-laws.com/law/752 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/752.png Murphy's Law #752 The engine and rotor RPM must both be kept in the green. https://murphys-laws.com/law/751 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/751.png Corollary While it may be possible to ward off this event some of the time, it cannot, despite the best efforts of the crew, always be prevented. It's just what they do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/750 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/750.png Murphy's Law #750 Helicopter tail rotors are naturally drawn toward trees, stumps, rocks, etc. https://murphys-laws.com/law/749 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/749.png Murphy's Law #749 If you drop an unbreakable object, it will always land on something more valuable. https://murphys-laws.com/law/748 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/748.png Murphy's Law #748 When working up high, the tool you drop will always land to do the most damage to the tool and the object it hits. https://murphys-laws.com/law/747 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/747.png Murphy's Law #747 The lighter the rug, the more likely a dropped peanut butter and jelly sandwich will land face down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/746 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/746.png Murphy's Law #746 You can't reach the tool dropped while working on a car engine, and it will be a non-magnetic alloy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/745 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/745.png Corollary A single picture has more bugs than can be described with a thousand words. https://murphys-laws.com/law/744 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/744.png Corollary Any technical picture has over a thousand bugs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/743 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/743.png Murphy's Law #743 A single picture tells over a thousand words. https://murphys-laws.com/law/742 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/742.png Murphy's Law #742 Your client won't "get it." https://murphys-laws.com/law/741 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/741.png Murphy's Law #741 If you purchase new equipment to read your client's disk, it will be the last disk of that type you will ever receive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/740 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/740.png Murphy's Law #740 The client's disk won't run on your equipment. https://murphys-laws.com/law/739 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/739.png Murphy's Law #739 The number of colors in a client's design will equal the number of colors in the original bid specs, plus two. https://murphys-laws.com/law/738 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/738.png Murphy's Law #738 No matter how detailed the tech support FAQ is, nobody has ever heard of your problem. https://murphys-laws.com/law/737 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/737.png Murphy's Law #737 Doctors, astronauts, and plumbers need training to do their jobs, but everyone is a graphic designer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/736 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/736.png Murphy's Law #736 Creative inspiration flows inversely to distance from the studio. https://murphys-laws.com/law/735 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/735.png Murphy's Law #735 Your best idea is already copyrighted. https://murphys-laws.com/law/734 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/734.png Murphy's Law #734 You will misspell the name of the client's spouse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/733 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/733.png Murphy's Law #733 The best designs never survive contact with the client. https://murphys-laws.com/law/732 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/732.png Murphy's Law #732 Blueline proofs reveal previously invisible errors. https://murphys-laws.com/law/731 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/731.png Corollary If a third option is provided, one of the first two will be chosen. https://murphys-laws.com/law/730 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/730.png Murphy's Law #730 If two designs are shown, a third will be requested. https://murphys-laws.com/law/729 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/729.png Murphy's Law #729 If three designs are shown to a client, your least favorite will be chosen. https://murphys-laws.com/law/728 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/728.png Murphy's Law #728 Optical Character Recognition is good comedy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/727 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/727.png Murphy's Law #727 The index entry you leave out will be the first one the client looks under. https://murphys-laws.com/law/726 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/726.png Murphy's Law #726 Global search-and-replaces - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/725 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/725.png Murphy's Law #725 Grammar checkers - don't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/724 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/724.png Murphy's Law #724 Spell checkers - don't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/723 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/723.png Murphy's Law #723 If the run is wrong, it's never the press operator's fault. https://murphys-laws.com/law/722 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/722.png Corollary Pick one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/721 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/721.png Murphy's Law #721 Speed. Quality. Affordability. Pick two. https://murphys-laws.com/law/720 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/720.png Murphy's Law #720 If the text consists of two words, one will be misspelled. https://murphys-laws.com/law/719 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/719.png Murphy's Law #719 The salesperson will promise anything. https://murphys-laws.com/law/718 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/718.png Murphy's Law #718 Promises made by the seller never reach the newsroom. https://murphys-laws.com/law/717 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/717.png Murphy's Law #717 If you have two versions of a photo, you will send the wrong one to the printer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/716 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/716.png Murphy's Law #716 Your fonts will default. https://murphys-laws.com/law/715 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/715.png Murphy's Law #715 Only good golf shots are ever spoiled by the most unlikely of events. https://murphys-laws.com/law/714 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/714.png Murphy's Law #714 Rain on a golf course is God's way of telling you that you're playing too slowly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/713 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/713.png Murphy's Law #713 The more people see you driving on the range, the more you slice your driving. https://murphys-laws.com/law/712 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/712.png Murphy's Law #712 Whenever you think you hit the green, you won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/711 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/711.png Murphy's Law #711 Whenever you think you might par you boogie. https://murphys-laws.com/law/710 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/710.png Murphy's Law #710 It will ditch whenever you think you have a clear drive over water. https://murphys-laws.com/law/709 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/709.png Murphy's Law #709 Whenever you think you might finish a 9-hole play with one ball, you won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/708 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/708.png Murphy's Law #708 Whenever you think your aim is right, it's not. https://murphys-laws.com/law/706 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/706.png Corollary They will all die if they do not kill him within the first three rounds. https://murphys-laws.com/law/705 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/705.png Adam's Law When the players face the main enemy, they kill him with one lucky shot. https://murphys-laws.com/law/704 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/704.png Murphy's Law #704 Luck in dice rolls varies inversely with role-playing ability. https://murphys-laws.com/law/703 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/703.png Corollary Any clues will be misunderstood as insults, jokes, or just plain missed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/702 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/702.png Murphy's Law #702 Any jokes will be misunderstood as insults, clues, or just plain missed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/701 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/701.png Murphy's Law #701 The amount of missed attack rolls is inversely proportional to the battle's importance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/700 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/700.png Murphy's Law #700 The one time you bend the rules for someone is the one time everyone notices it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/699 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/699.png Murphy's Law #699 If players mustn't use meta-game knowledge, they will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/698 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/698.png Corollary If they make a check to see it, they will fail. https://murphys-laws.com/law/697 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/697.png Murphy's Law #697 If the players must notice something, they will not. https://murphys-laws.com/law/696 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/696.png Murphy's Law #696 The chance of a plan being set aside by player choice is directly proportional to the time spent working on it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/695 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/695.png Murphy's Law #695 The percent of time spent bickering over what to do next is inversely proportional to the importance of the subject being fought over. https://murphys-laws.com/law/694 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/694.png Corollary If it isn't against the rules, one player will convince the others it is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/693 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/693.png Corollary If there is no hidden flaw, it's against the rules. https://murphys-laws.com/law/692 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/692.png Murphy's Law #692 Players will always find the hidden flaw in your master plan. https://murphys-laws.com/law/691 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/691.png Murphy's Law #691 When you finally find the perfect game, no one is available. https://murphys-laws.com/law/690 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/690.png Murphy's Law #690 If you have got into the sun and are about to ambush the enemy, it will either be a trap or you'll run out of fuel. https://murphys-laws.com/law/689 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/689.png Murphy's Law #689 Your radar will not pick up the enemy behind you or the one in the sun. https://murphys-laws.com/law/688 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/688.png Corollary This applies to everything. https://murphys-laws.com/law/687 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/687.png Murphy's Law #687 When getting spare parts for your aircraft, you can get them cheaply, fast, and in good condition. Pick two. https://murphys-laws.com/law/686 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/686.png Murphy's Law #686 You may have the better plane, but the enemy is the better pilot - or vice versa. https://murphys-laws.com/law/685 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/685.png Murphy's Law #685 Your cannon will jam in combat, and when you return to base, there will be nothing wrong with it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/684 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/684.png Murphy's Law #684 Air Brakes don't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/683 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/683.png Murphy's Law #683 Afterburners aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/681 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/681.png Murphy's Law #681 Heat-seeking missiles don't know the difference between friend and foe. https://murphys-laws.com/law/680 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/680.png Murphy's Law #680 The enemy always has the advantage. https://murphys-laws.com/law/679 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/679.png The Rule of Rules An exception immediately occurs when an EMS Rule is accepted as absolute. https://murphys-laws.com/law/678 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/678.png Corollary Treat any rookie assigned to your unit as if you were a bystander. See The First Rule of Bystanders. https://murphys-laws.com/law/677 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/677.png Murphy's Law #677 The true value of the rookie is then found by simply negating the rookie's self-assigned value. https://murphys-laws.com/law/676 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/676.png For rookie EMTs behind the wheel 1 = Obstruction to Navigation, 10 = Mario Andretti. https://murphys-laws.com/law/674 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/674.png The Rule of Rookies When expressed numerically, the true value of any rookie EMT will always be a negative number. This number may be found by simply having the rookie grade their ability on a scale from 1 to 10. https://murphys-laws.com/law/673 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/673.png Corollary A vital piece of equipment will be missing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/672 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/672.png Corollary It will take at least four times as long to get them all out as it took to get them in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/671 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/671.png Corollary No emergency run will come in until they are all inside the Ambulance and playing with the equipment. https://murphys-laws.com/law/670 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/670.png The Law of Show-And-Tell A virtually infinite number of wide-eyed and inquisitive school-aged children can climb into the back of any Ambulance, and, given the opportunity, invariably will. https://murphys-laws.com/law/669 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/669.png Corollary Ambulance Lights can cause acute and total, but transient, blindness. Note: This Rule does not apply in California, where pedestrians and motorists are oblivious to all traffic laws. https://murphys-laws.com/law/668 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/668.png Corollary Ambulance Sirens can cause acute, total, but transient, deafness. https://murphys-laws.com/law/667 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/667.png The Rule of Warning Devices Any Ambulance with lights and sirens, whether responding to a call or traveling to a hospital, will be ignored by all motorists, pedestrians, and dogs that may be found in or near the roads along its https://murphys-laws.com/law/666 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/666.png Corollary Never turn your back on a Proctologist. https://murphys-laws.com/law/665 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/665.png The Second Rule of Bystanders Always assume that any Physician found at the scene of an emergency is a Gynecologist, until proven otherwise. https://murphys-laws.com/law/664 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/664.png The First Rule of Bystanders Any bystander who offers you help will give you none. https://murphys-laws.com/law/663 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/663.png The Rules of Non-Transport A Life-or-Death situation will immediately be created by driving away from the home of a patient who has just thrown you out of their house. The seriousness of this will increase as the trial date app https://murphys-laws.com/law/662 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/662.png Corollary If the patient is heavy, the elevator is broken, and the lights in the stairwell are out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/661 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/661.png Corollary Very heavy patients tend to gravitate toward locations furthest from mean sea level. https://murphys-laws.com/law/660 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/660.png The Paramedical Theory of Weight The weight of the patient you are about to transport increases by the square of the sum of the number of floors that must be ascended to reach the patient, plus the number of floors that must be desce https://murphys-laws.com/law/659 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/659.png The Paramedical Theory of Relativity The number of distraught and uncooperative relatives surrounding any given patient varies exponentially with the seriousness of the patient's illness or injury. https://murphys-laws.com/law/658 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/658.png The Paramedical Law of Space The space needed to treat a patient varies inversely with the available space. https://murphys-laws.com/law/657 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/657.png The Paramedical Law of Light As the seriousness of any given injury increases, the availability of light to examine that injury decreases. https://murphys-laws.com/law/656 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/656.png The Law of EMS Evaluators Those who can neither do nor teach, evaluate. https://murphys-laws.com/law/655 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/655.png The Law of EMS Educators Those who can't do, teach. https://murphys-laws.com/law/654 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/654.png Corollary If you can understand it, you probably don't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/653 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/653.png Corollary It must be intuitively obvious if you don't understand it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/652 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/652.png The Law of Protocol Directives The simplest Protocol Directive will be worded in the most obscure and complicated manner possible. Speeds, for example, will be expressed as "Furlongs per Fortnight" and flow rates as "Hogsheads per https://murphys-laws.com/law/651 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/651.png Corollary Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand. https://murphys-laws.com/law/650 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/650.png Corollary The level of technical competence is inversely proportional to the level of management. https://murphys-laws.com/law/649 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/649.png Corollary Field Supervisors have no business in the Field. https://murphys-laws.com/law/648 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/648.png The First Law of EMS Supervisors Given the equation: X-Y = Quality of Care, where "X" is the care that you render and "Y" is the assistance supplied by any Supervisor. If you can eliminate "Y" from the equation, the Quality of Care w https://murphys-laws.com/law/647 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/647.png The Gross Injury Rule Any injury, the sight of which makes you want to puke, should immediately be covered by 4x4s and Kerlix. https://murphys-laws.com/law/646 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/646.png The First Principle of Triage In any accident, a patient's degree of injury is inversely proportional to the amount and volume of agonized screaming that patient produces. https://murphys-laws.com/law/645 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/645.png Corollary A dispatcher will always refer to a given location in the most obscure manner possible. For example, "Stumpy Brown's Cabbage Field" is now covered by a mall. https://murphys-laws.com/law/644 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/644.png Corollary If a street name cannot be mispronounced, a dispatcher will mispronounce it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/643 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/643.png Corollary If a street name can be mispronounced, a dispatcher will mispronounce it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/642 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/642.png Corollary Any street designated as a "Cross-street" by a dispatcher probably isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/641 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/641.png Corollary The existence or non-existence of any given location is of only minor importance to a dispatcher. https://murphys-laws.com/law/640 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/640.png Basic Assumption About Dispatchers' Law Given the opportunity, any dispatcher will be only too happy to tell you where to go, regardless of whether or not they know where that may be. https://murphys-laws.com/law/639 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/639.png Corollary The probability of receiving a run increases proportionally to the time elapsed since the last visit to the bathroom. https://murphys-laws.com/law/638 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/638.png Corollary If you have not yet gone to the Bathroom, you will soon regret it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/637 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/637.png Corollary No call will be received if you have just gone to the Bathroom. https://murphys-laws.com/law/636 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/636.png Paramedical Law of Bathroom If a call is received between 0500 and 0700, the location of the call will always be in a bathroom. https://murphys-laws.com/law/635 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/635.png Corollary If you respond to an "officer down" call, travelling fast enough is physically impossible. https://murphys-laws.com/law/634 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/634.png Corollary Until you pass a police cruiser, it will be entirely too fast. https://murphys-laws.com/law/633 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/633.png The First Law of Ambulance Operation No matter how fast you drive when responding to a call, it is never fast enough. https://murphys-laws.com/law/632 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/632.png The Second Rule of Equipment Interchangeable parts don't, leak-proof seals will, and self-starters won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/631 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/631.png The First Rule of Equipment Any piece of Life-saving Equipment will never malfunction or fail until you need it to save a life, or the salesman leaves. https://murphys-laws.com/law/630 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/630.png Corollary Any patient who chooses to go to jail instead of the hospital has probably been in my rig. https://murphys-laws.com/law/629 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/629.png Murphy's Law #629 As long as stupidity remains epidemic in the US, you have job security. https://murphys-laws.com/law/628 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/628.png Murphy's Law #628 It is not necessary to have a pet name for your cardiac monitor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/627 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/627.png Murphy's Law #627 You cannot institute a surcharge for unruly or surly patients. https://murphys-laws.com/law/626 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/626.png Murphy's Law #626 Don't place bets on the glucose level of an unresponsive patient. https://murphys-laws.com/law/625 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/625.png Murphy's Law #625 Nothing is as scary as a quiet child. https://murphys-laws.com/law/624 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/624.png Murphy's Law #624 Assume every female between 6 and 106 is pregnant until proven otherwise. https://murphys-laws.com/law/623 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/623.png Murphy's Law #623 Your social skills will be lacking if all your anecdotes deal with blood. https://murphys-laws.com/law/622 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/622.png Murphy's Law #622 Automatically multiply by 3 the number of drinks they claim to have had. https://murphys-laws.com/law/621 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/621.png Murphy's Law #621 Never refer to someone in respiratory distress as a "Smurf". https://murphys-laws.com/law/620 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/620.png Murphy's Law #620 You've come to conclude 90% of all drunks are a waste of protoplasm. https://murphys-laws.com/law/619 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/619.png Murphy's Law #619 "textbook case" - isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/618 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/618.png Murphy's Law #618 Schedule your days off to avoid working during full phases of the Moon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/617 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/617.png Murphy's Law #617 Turret-mounted machine guns usually work better than lights and sirens. https://murphys-laws.com/law/616 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/616.png Murphy's Law #616 The severity of the injury is directly proportional to the patient's weight. https://murphys-laws.com/law/615 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/615.png Murphy's Law #615 It's not a compliment when Policemen say you're crude, crass & cynical. https://murphys-laws.com/law/614 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/614.png Murphy's Law #614 Yuppies involved in accidents complain about how bumpy the ambulance ride is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/613 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/613.png Murphy's Law #613 A good tape job will fix almost anything. https://murphys-laws.com/law/612 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/612.png Every emergency has three phases Panic, Fear, and Remorse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/611 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/611.png Murphy's Law #611 EMS is extended periods of boredom, interrupted by moments of sheer terror. https://murphys-laws.com/law/610 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/610.png Murphy's Law #610 Avoid any edible item that firefighters prepare. https://murphys-laws.com/law/609 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/609.png Murphy's Law #609 "Riding shotgun" does not mean you shoot the tires of non-yielding vehicles. https://murphys-laws.com/law/608 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/608.png Murphy's Law #608 If it's wet and sticky and not yours - leave it alone! https://murphys-laws.com/law/607 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/607.png Murphy's Law #607 You can't cure stupidity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/606 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/606.png Murphy's Law #606 All bleeding stops. Eventually. https://murphys-laws.com/law/605 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/605.png Murphy's Law #605 It was wrong if it felt good to say it when dealing with citizens. https://murphys-laws.com/law/600 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/600.png Murphy's Law #600 Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round. Any variation on this is bad. https://murphys-laws.com/law/599 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/599.png Murphy's Law #599 No matter which domain you are working in, its intersection with the field of your interest is always a NULL set. https://murphys-laws.com/law/598 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/598.png Murphy's Law #598 You will always be caught, usually the first time you do something others have been getting away with. https://murphys-laws.com/law/597 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/597.png Murphy's Law #597 If you want to be busy, say you have nothing to do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/596 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/596.png Murphy's Law #596 If you want to know what is happening, ask those under you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/595 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/595.png Murphy's Law #595 Equal Opportunity programs - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/594 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/594.png Murphy's Law #594 When you are convinced everything works just fine, you are overlooking something. https://murphys-laws.com/law/593 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/593.png Murphy's Law #593 It's not about the award, it's about the achievement. https://murphys-laws.com/law/592 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/592.png Murphy's Law #592 The last person to be fired or quit is responsible for all errors until the next person is fired or quits. https://murphys-laws.com/law/591 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/591.png Murphy's Law #591 When the most important task awaits you, you get the most interruptions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/590 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/590.png Murphy's Law #590 If you arrive late at the office, your boss is likely already in his room. https://murphys-laws.com/law/589 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/589.png Murphy's Law #589 Your Boss will always call you when you aren't at your desk. https://murphys-laws.com/law/588 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/588.png Murphy's Law #588 Everyone will hit one photocopier in the office to make it work. Most will secretly know this as the best office equipment in the building. https://murphys-laws.com/law/587 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/587.png Murphy's Law #587 The more you pay for the uniform, the less likely you will wear any part of it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/586 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/586.png Murphy's Law #586 The uniform you must wear was designed by a colorblind masochist who likes to laugh at those who have to wear it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/585 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/585.png Murphy's Law #585 The uniform you must wear comes in two sizes, small and pinchy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/584 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/584.png Murphy's Law #584 Being yourself will have to wait until you get home or at least to a bar. https://murphys-laws.com/law/583 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/583.png Murphy's Law #583 If you get used to thinking "screw you" after every superior speaks to you, you will blurt it out sooner or later. Unless you're a phone sex girl or a stripper, people will mind. https://murphys-laws.com/law/582 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/582.png Murphy's Law #582 If you bring your voodoo doll/adult magazine, or embarrassing cream to work, your boss will find it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/581 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/581.png Murphy's Law #581 Losing a job is never as fun or dignified as you imagine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/580 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/580.png Murphy's Law #580 If you've always wanted to do \_\_\_\_\_\_ during an interview \_\_\_\_\_\_ will get you arrested. https://murphys-laws.com/law/579 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/579.png Murphy's Law #579 The person interviewing you had less than half of your qualifications when they got the job and will want twice what you have. https://murphys-laws.com/law/578 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/578.png Murphy's Law #578 The more you hate a job and wish to leave, the longer you stay put. https://murphys-laws.com/law/577 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/577.png Murphy's Law #577 You will never get fired at the beginning of the day. Your boss will think this is good. https://murphys-laws.com/law/576 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/576.png Murphy's Law #576 The most enthusiastic worker doesn't get paid any better than anyone else. https://murphys-laws.com/law/575 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/575.png Murphy's Law #575 Free thought is a capital crime. https://murphys-laws.com/law/574 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/574.png Murphy's Law #574 Your current boss is the worst you've ever had until the next one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/573 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/573.png Murphy's Law #573 If your manager has nothing bad to tell you for too long, you will soon need their reference. https://murphys-laws.com/law/572 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/572.png Murphy's Law #572 The happiest person in the company can never be trusted. https://murphys-laws.com/law/571 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/571.png Murphy's Law #571 The 10-minute presentation or video on how the company cares about you as an employee and individual was originally a brilliant April Fool's joke until a vice president decided that some of the grunts https://murphys-laws.com/law/570 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/570.png Murphy's Law #570 If the boss doesn't understand your work, they will either ignore it, pretend they did it, or freak out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/569 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/569.png Murphy's Law #569 There are demerit points for originality when one is caught. https://murphys-laws.com/law/568 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/568.png Murphy's Law #568 Employers are either all the things you'd hate in a co-worker or start looking for another job. https://murphys-laws.com/law/567 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/567.png Murphy's Law #567 If the job you want is well-paying, interesting, fun, rewarding, conveniently located, or attainable. Pick one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/566 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/566.png Murphy's Law #566 You must be well-spoken, clear, pleasantly dressed, confident, and polite in a job interview. Even if you are, you won't get it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/565 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/565.png Murphy's Law #565 The ideal job for you was filled before you knew it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/564 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/564.png Murphy's Law #564 Your unemployment check always comes after you find work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/563 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/563.png Murphy's Law #563 Someone always gets the good jobs first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/562 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/562.png Murphy's Law #562 The more work you are promised, the harder it is to find. https://murphys-laws.com/law/561 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/561.png Corollary the week you're gone will be the "week from hell" you must catch up on. https://murphys-laws.com/law/560 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/560.png Murphy's Law #560 When your workmates guarantee they'll take care of your duties while you're on vacation, they won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/559 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/559.png Murphy's Law #559 The chances of the elevator not working are inversely proportional to the weight you carry multiplied by the number of stairs you'll have to climb. https://murphys-laws.com/law/558 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/558.png Murphy's Law #558 The first person needing to exit the elevator will always be the person farthest to the rear of the elevator. https://murphys-laws.com/law/555 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/555.png Murphy's Law #555 Have plenty of water on hand. https://murphys-laws.com/law/554 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/554.png Murphy's Law #554 A soldier's effectiveness in desert combat is inversely proportional to how heavy his equipment is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/553 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/553.png Murphy's Law #553 Operations in daytime will cause the less-equipped army to win. https://murphys-laws.com/law/552 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/552.png Murphy's Law #552 Established roads are always mined. https://murphys-laws.com/law/551 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/551.png Murphy's Law #551 Tanks should never leave the established roads. https://murphys-laws.com/law/550 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/550.png Murphy's Law #550 Supply Shipments at night stick out like a sore thumb. https://murphys-laws.com/law/549 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/549.png Murphy's Law #549 Any attempt to find cover will cause failure. https://murphys-laws.com/law/548 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/548.png Murphy's Law #548 Loose gun belts will always fall off when going down the stage steps while on the timer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/547 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/547.png Murphy's Law #547 A 42-inch gun belt can never be stretched far enough to fit around a 48-inch waist. https://murphys-laws.com/law/546 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/546.png Murphy's Law #546 Clean black powder isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/545 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/545.png Murphy's Law #545 Grips guaranteed to fit - don't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/544 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/544.png Murphy's Law #544 Hardwood grips will crack the first time the gun is mishandled. https://murphys-laws.com/law/543 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/543.png Murphy's Law #543 Modern-day real ivory grips aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/542 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/542.png Murphy's Law #542 Modern-day Stag grips aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/541 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/541.png Murphy's Law #541 Your spare gun will never work when needed for that purpose. https://murphys-laws.com/law/540 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/540.png Murphy's Law #540 If the rifle is the first gun used on a stage, it will always jam on the second round. https://murphys-laws.com/law/539 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/539.png Murphy's Law #539 If the stage calls for 10 rifle rounds, the rifle will always jam on the first round. https://murphys-laws.com/law/538 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/538.png Murphy's Law #538 Secure, fail-proof Tang sights will always fall. https://murphys-laws.com/law/537 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/537.png Murphy's Law #537 Lock tight - isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/536 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/536.png Murphy's Law #536 Screws on a Winchester that are over-stressed will always strip out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/535 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/535.png Murphy's Law #535 Screws on a Marlin can't be over-stressed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/534 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/534.png Murphy's Law #534 You can always ID a Marlin man by the screwdrivers he carries in his ammo belt loops. https://murphys-laws.com/law/533 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/533.png Murphy's Law #533 45-long Colts will go through the loading gate of a 45-70 and jam. https://murphys-laws.com/law/532 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/532.png Murphy's Law #532 Thirty-eight caliber bullets will go through the loading gate of a W32-20 rifle and jam. https://murphys-laws.com/law/531 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/531.png Murphy's Law #531 The wrong caliber for your rifle will not chamber, but it will always fit through the loading gate and jam under the carrier. https://murphys-laws.com/law/530 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/530.png Corollary The cowboy will try to load it anyway. https://murphys-laws.com/law/529 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/529.png Murphy's Law #529 If the stage calls for reloading off your body, the first and sometimes the second cartridge you pull out of your pouch will always be the wrong caliber. https://murphys-laws.com/law/528 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/528.png Murphy's Law #528 If the stage calls for an extra bullet to be loaded off your body, that will be the one you drop and the only one in that caliber that you have on you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/527 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/527.png Murphy's Law #527 Your extra bullet will always be in your cart if the stage calls for a reload off the body. https://murphys-laws.com/law/526 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/526.png Murphy's Law #526 Your expensive, new safety shooting glasses will never have the right correction for CAS work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/525 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/525.png Corollary while shooting the longest and hardest scene. https://murphys-laws.com/law/524 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/524.png Murphy's Law #524 If used, sunscreen will always get into your eyes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/523 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/523.png Murphy's Law #523 Action jobs - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/522 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/522.png Murphy's Law #522 All guns, no matter how many $$$ spent on them for action jobs, will always lock up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/521 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/521.png Murphy's Law #521 No matter how often they are cycled at home, new guns will lock up at the first match. https://murphys-laws.com/law/520 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/520.png Murphy's Law #520 If you ask the cost of playing CAS, you probably can't afford it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/519 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/519.png Murphy's Law #519 The cost of new CB equipment will always equal your checking account balance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/518 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/518.png Murphy's Law #518 Modern-day cowboys do yell, YAHOO DOT COM. https://murphys-laws.com/law/517 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/517.png Murphy's Law #517 Modern-day cowboys don't roll their own. (think about it). https://murphys-laws.com/law/516 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/516.png Murphy's Law #516 If you carry oxygen for a pick-me-up before stage time, some fool will always use it to strike a match to light his cigar. https://murphys-laws.com/law/515 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/515.png Murphy's Law #515 Skate and dance to show tunes are the only real men authorized to wear rhinestones. https://murphys-laws.com/law/514 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/514.png Murphy's Law #514 Cowboys and boys who ice. https://murphys-laws.com/law/513 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/513.png Murphy's Law #513 No matter how wide the tread and how big the tires, your cart will tip over at Tin Star Ranch. https://murphys-laws.com/law/512 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/512.png Murphy's Law #512 No cart is ever perfect. https://murphys-laws.com/law/511 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/511.png Murphy's Law #511 Gun carts are addictive. The only known cure is to build a factory and hire help to mass-produce your last and perfect cart. https://murphys-laws.com/law/510 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/510.png Murphy's Law #510 No matter how many carts you have made based on years of CAS experience, some new pair will have a better one on their first time out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/509 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/509.png Murphy's Law #509 No matter how many carts you have, you will always be urged to build just one more. https://murphys-laws.com/law/508 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/508.png Murphy's Law #508 The cost of a real Colt always equals two or more (2) SS checks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/507 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/507.png Murphy's Law #507 You know it's time to stop reloading and come to bed when your wife calls out for a DQ for failure to engage. https://murphys-laws.com/law/506 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/506.png Murphy's Law #506 If you win the match with a stock Ruger and are ahead by .25 seconds, the hammer will always slip on the last shot. https://murphys-laws.com/law/505 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/505.png Murphy's Law #505 If the last shot for a clean match is a mandatory knockdown, when hit, it will never go down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/504 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/504.png Murphy's Law #504 Stealth Bullets only work in stealth guns on a stealth stag, being shot by a stealth cowboy or cowgirl. https://murphys-laws.com/law/503 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/503.png Murphy's Law #503 A timer reading showing a negative number proves that cowboys can go faster than light speed, making Einstein a waddy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/502 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/502.png Murphy's Law #502 Earplugs will be instantly remembered after the first report of a 26+-round stage shot inside a small building. https://murphys-laws.com/law/501 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/501.png Murphy's Law #501 The game of "Cowboys and al Qaeda" has never been played. https://murphys-laws.com/law/500 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/500.png Murphy's Law #500 One flatbed trailer loaded with armed cowboys really can depose Castro on Friday and Saddam Hussein on Saturday, with time left over for a banquet on the Riviera on Saturday night. https://murphys-laws.com/law/499 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/499.png Murphy's Law #499 Osama bin Laden has never seen the movie "The Wild Bunch". https://murphys-laws.com/law/498 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/498.png Murphy's Law #498 A cowboy packing two Colts and carrying a double can wear anything he pleases. https://murphys-laws.com/law/497 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/497.png Murphy's Law #497 If you call an armed cowboy a buckaroo, be sure the B doesn't sound like a V or F. https://murphys-laws.com/law/496 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/496.png Murphy's Law #496 If you say anything to a cowboy with blue hair and an orange beard wearing green, pink, and yellow outfits, telling him he's a handsome-looking buckaroo vaquero would be in your best interest. https://murphys-laws.com/law/495 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/495.png Murphy's Law #495 Green, pink, and yellow dress suits are not good choices for work, church, weddings, trials, funerals, job interviews, etc. https://murphys-laws.com/law/494 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/494.png Murphy's Law #494 Green, pink, and yellow make smart-looking cowboy outfits for pards, pardettes, and horses. https://murphys-laws.com/law/493 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/493.png Murphy's Law #493 When it's time to leave for the airport to your first EOT, and all your pards are waiting in the is car, that's the time the safe will refuse to open, and the only safe/locksmith within 50 miles is on https://murphys-laws.com/law/492 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/492.png Murphy's Law #492 The time you locate that gun you've always wanted at a price far below market value for cash only right then is the time you will have forgotten to visit the ATM before leaving home, and the two pards https://murphys-laws.com/law/491 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/491.png Murphy's Law #491 A secure, drop-proof gun holster - isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/490 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/490.png Murphy's Law #490 The first time you're running real late is the first time the safety meeting will start on time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/489 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/489.png Corollary Always try substituting Old Western Texas Poets Sonneteer Society for Vigilante Colt Justice Shooting Club. https://murphys-laws.com/law/488 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/488.png Murphy's Law #488 Don't ever try to joke around with a cop when you are transporting 8+ guns and 1000+ rounds of ammo to or from a Club called Vigilante Colt Justice Shooting Club. https://murphys-laws.com/law/487 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/487.png Murphy's Law #487 All cops who stop cowboys going to or from a meet never have a sense of western humor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/486 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/486.png Murphy's Law #486 If a cop stops him on his way to a meeting, he will always ask, "Are there any weapons in the car?" https://murphys-laws.com/law/485 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/485.png Murphy's Law #485 Your feet will always swell on the banquet night when you wear tight-fitting dress boots. https://murphys-laws.com/law/484 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/484.png Murphy's Law #484 The whiter the hat, the deeper the mud hole it falls in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/483 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/483.png Murphy's Law #483 If it's daylight outside, the boots will always go on the wrong feet. https://murphys-laws.com/law/482 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/482.png Murphy's Law #482 If it's dark outside, boots will always go on the wrong feet. https://murphys-laws.com/law/481 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/481.png Murphy's Law #481 Spurs can be put on backwards and upside down, no matter which side the buckle is on. https://murphys-laws.com/law/480 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/480.png Murphy's Law #480 The most expensive and hard-to-find (38-40/32-20) cartridges will always land forward of the firing line. https://murphys-laws.com/law/479 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/479.png Murphy's Law #479 No matter how the plate is positioned, the fragment will always reflect forward towards the stage. https://murphys-laws.com/law/478 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/478.png Murphy's Law #478 On an extended Crime Scene, when someone shows up with the doughnuts and coffee, the cops who usually get them are standing around doing nothing, and could have gone themselves. https://murphys-laws.com/law/477 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/477.png Murphy's Law #477 Even when you're not on call, you're on call. Just ask the sergeant, who doesn't want to be called. https://murphys-laws.com/law/476 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/476.png Murphy's Law #476 Cops are society's Sacrificial Lambs. Hey, at least we're not their Jackasses. That would be the Brass. https://murphys-laws.com/law/475 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/475.png Murphy's Law #475 Nobody needs a cop while the cop is around. https://murphys-laws.com/law/474 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/474.png Murphy's Law #474 The further away the call is into the sticks, the more likely you are to need a restroom after you are back in service. https://murphys-laws.com/law/473 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/473.png Murphy's Law #473 Always give the guy who complains about paying your salary his nickel back before you write his ticket; It will leave him with a better impression of your services. https://murphys-laws.com/law/472 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/472.png Murphy's Law #472 Your testimony in court is unnecessary until you and your wife coordinate the same time off work together. https://murphys-laws.com/law/471 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/471.png Swiderski's Law Every thorough investigation leads to confusion. https://murphys-laws.com/law/470 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/470.png Murphy's Law #470 Any time you decide to do something, even slightly against the law, a police officer will be near enough to see it happen. https://murphys-laws.com/law/469 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/469.png Murphy's Law #469 Generally, a person's innocence is often opposed to how much they insist they are. https://murphys-laws.com/law/468 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/468.png Murphy's Law #468 The number of people locking their keys in their car is directly proportional to how bad the weather is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/467 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/467.png Murphy's Law #467 The number of years on the job is directly proportional to your waistline. https://murphys-laws.com/law/466 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/466.png Murphy's Law #466 Cops arrive late to the crime scene. https://murphys-laws.com/law/465 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/465.png Murphy's Law #465 Laser sights work both ways. https://murphys-laws.com/law/464 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/464.png Murphy's Law #464 Dogs do not see the badge as a person of authority; they see lunch. https://murphys-laws.com/law/463 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/463.png Murphy's Law #463 The likelihood that you are speaking to an undercover law enforcement officer is directly proportional to the number of personal questions being asked of you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/462 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/462.png Murphy's Law #462 If a large group of drunk bikers is "holed up" in a house, the Department will send one officer in a beat car. If one biker is "holed up" in a home, they will send the entire S. W. A. T. Team. https://murphys-laws.com/law/461 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/461.png Murphy's Law #461 The better you do your job, the more likely you will be shot, injured, complained about, sued, investigated, or subpoenaed on your day off. https://murphys-laws.com/law/460 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/460.png Murphy's Law #460 You should never do a shotgun search of a dark warehouse with a cop whose nickname is "Boomer." https://murphys-laws.com/law/459 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/459.png Murphy's Law #459 Whatever you are about to do, if there is a good chance it will get you killed, you probably shouldn't do it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/458 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/458.png Murphy's Law #458 The longer you've been a cop, the shorter your flashlight and your temper get. https://murphys-laws.com/law/457 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/457.png Corrally The farther away your back-up, the more there will be. https://murphys-laws.com/law/456 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/456.png Murphy's Law #456 There will always be more 'bad guys' than 'good guys' on any call. https://murphys-laws.com/law/455 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/455.png Murphy's Law #455 From behind you, the bad guys can see your night sights, and you can. https://murphys-laws.com/law/454 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/454.png Murphy's Law #454 Any suspect with a rifle is a better shot than any cop with a pistol. https://murphys-laws.com/law/453 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/453.png Murphy's Law #453 You can never drive slow enough to please the citizens who don't need a cop, and you can never drive fast enough to please the ones who do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/452 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/452.png Murphy's Law #452 If you drive your patrol car to the geometric center of the Gobi Desert, within five minutes, some dumb civilian will pull alongside you and ask for directions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/451 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/451.png Murphy's Law #451 When a civilian sees a red light approaching at a high rate of speed, he will always pull into the lane the cop needs to use. https://murphys-laws.com/law/450 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/450.png Murphy's Law #450 Bullets work on veteran cops, too. They also work on weightlifters, martial arts experts, department sharpshooters, Narco Investigators, S.W.A.T. jocks, and others who consider themselves immortal. https://murphys-laws.com/law/449 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/449.png Murphy's Law #449 If you have just punched out a handcuffed prisoner for spitting at you, you are about to become a star on 'Eyewitness News'. https://murphys-laws.com/law/448 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/448.png Murphy's Law #448 Domestic arguments will always migrate from an area with few available weapons (e.g., the living room) to an area with many available weapons (e.g., the kitchen). https://murphys-laws.com/law/447 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/447.png Murphy's Law #447 If a cop swings a baton in a fight, he will hit other cops more often than the bad guys he swings at. https://murphys-laws.com/law/446 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/446.png Murphy's Law #446 If you have 'cleared' all the rooms and met no resistance, you and your entry team have probably kicked in the wrong house's door. https://murphys-laws.com/law/445 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/445.png Murphy's Law #445 Flash suppressors don't really. https://murphys-laws.com/law/444 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/444.png Murphy's Law #444 Placing a gun back in a shoulder holster with your finger on the trigger will cause you to walk with a limp. https://murphys-laws.com/law/443 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/443.png Murphy's Law #443 If you know someone who tortures animals and wets the bed, he is either a serial killer or he works for Internal Affairs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/442 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/442.png Murphy's Law #442 High-speed chases will always proceed from an area of light traffic to an area of extremely heavy traffic. https://murphys-laws.com/law/441 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/441.png Murphy's Law #441 Tear gas works on cops, too, and regardless of wind direction, will always blow back in your face. https://murphys-laws.com/law/440 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/440.png Murphy's Law #440 How fast you respond to a fight call is inversely proportional to how long you've been a cop. https://murphys-laws.com/law/439 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/439.png Murphy's Law #439 The bigger they are, the harder they fall. They punch, kick, and choke harder, too. https://murphys-laws.com/law/438 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/438.png Murphy's Law #438 Bulletproof vests - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/437 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/437.png Murphy's Law #437 When designing a program to handle all possible dumb errors, nature creates a dumber user. https://murphys-laws.com/law/436 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/436.png Murphy's Law #436 You only receive instant messaging when working on a project that is due instantly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/435 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/435.png Murphy's Law #435 The amount of damage a string of code can do is inversely proportional to the length of the string. https://murphys-laws.com/law/434 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/434.png Murphy's Law #434 The scariest of viruses is the virus you do not know is already there. https://murphys-laws.com/law/433 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/433.png Murphy's Law #433 Antivirus systems only effectively work on viruses after they have passed their prime. https://murphys-laws.com/law/432 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/432.png Murphy's Law #432 The survivability of a system is directly proportional to the price of the cooling system applied to it and inversely proportional to the amount of use it sees. https://murphys-laws.com/law/431 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/431.png Murphy's Law #431 The sound of grinding metal or the sight of smoke coming from a case warns you that you are trying to do too little with too little. https://murphys-laws.com/law/430 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/430.png Murphy's Law #430 Computer masochism is when a computer takes all the abuse you think you can give it and continues working as it should. https://murphys-laws.com/law/429 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/429.png Computer sadism When the computer causes physical or mental damage to a person and can't receive such a return favor (due to management rules). https://murphys-laws.com/law/428 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/428.png Software Reliability Investment in software reliability will increase until it exceeds the probable cost of errors. https://murphys-laws.com/law/427 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/427.png Murphy's Law #427 If you're in a hurry, your computer will crash, a hard drive will become corrupted, or your files will be erased. Anyway, you're screwed if you have a deadline. https://murphys-laws.com/law/426 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/426.png Murphy's Law #426 If it ain't broke, Overclock it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/425 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/425.png Murphy's Law #425 A computer is only as smart as the person using it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/424 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/424.png Murphy's Law #424 The more pop-up screens you have, the more likely the boss will come by. https://murphys-laws.com/law/423 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/423.png Murphy's Law #423 The boss will always come to your workspace when you accidentally open an adult link. https://murphys-laws.com/law/422 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/422.png Murphy's Law #422 The smaller your email account, the more junk mail you will get. https://murphys-laws.com/law/421 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/421.png Edward V. Berard Law Walking on water and developing software to specification are easy as long as both are frozen. https://murphys-laws.com/law/420 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/420.png Murphy's Law #420 A program that compiles on the first run has an error in the algorithm. https://murphys-laws.com/law/419 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/419.png Murphy's Law #419 The problem always exists between one keyboard and its respective chair. https://murphys-laws.com/law/418 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/418.png Murphy's Law #418 A virus is erased when the hard drive crashes, making it useless for an antivirus program to fix. https://murphys-laws.com/law/417 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/417.png Murphy's Law #417 A complete computer breakdown will happen shortly after the maintenance person has left. https://murphys-laws.com/law/416 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/416.png Murphy's Law #416 No matter how big a hard drive you buy, you'll need to double it in a year. https://murphys-laws.com/law/415 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/415.png Corollary ACPI shutdowns will fail frequently when you risk being caught doing something. https://murphys-laws.com/law/414 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/414.png Corollary ACPI shutdown (sometimes faster to get to than the plug) does not always work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/413 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/413.png Murphy's Law #413 The quickest way to shut down a PC is to unplug it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/412 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/412.png Murphy's Law #412 If you need to shut down your PC ASAP, it will restart. https://murphys-laws.com/law/411 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/411.png Murphy's Law #411 Microsoft Excel - doesn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/410 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/410.png Murphy's Law #410 Auto Correct - isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/409 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/409.png Corollary Any version. https://murphys-laws.com/law/408 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/408.png Murphy's Law #408 75% of the Murphy’s Bug Laws can be applied to Microsoft Windows. https://murphys-laws.com/law/407 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/407.png Murphy's Law #407 You'll always receive an email from a website you have never visited. https://murphys-laws.com/law/406 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/406.png Corollary The probability of a power fluctuation is directly proportional to the download percentage. https://murphys-laws.com/law/405 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/405.png Murphy's Law #405 If the file did download, the probability that it is useless or invalid is directly proportional to the file size. https://murphys-laws.com/law/404 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/404.png Murphy's Law #404 The risk of a computer crash is directly related to the file size, internet connection speed, disk size, disk free space, the age of the computer, and the percentage of the file downloaded. https://murphys-laws.com/law/403 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/403.png Murphy's Law #403 The risk of disconnecting from the Internet is directly related to the file size, the Internet connection speed, and the percentage of downloaded files. https://murphys-laws.com/law/402 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/402.png Murphy's Law #402 The Hyung Jin Lee Law of File Downloading: https://murphys-laws.com/law/401 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/401.png Corollary If it's not Microsoft's fault - Blame them anyway :-). https://murphys-laws.com/law/400 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/400.png Murphy's Law #400 Whatever the computer problem is, it's Microsoft's fault. https://murphys-laws.com/law/399 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/399.png Plugins Law Whenever you install a group of plugins one by one just to find out which one can make your software work, you either haven't gotten the right one, or have accidentally skipped the right one, or it ha https://murphys-laws.com/law/398 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/398.png Corollary the chances the answer will solve the problem are inversely proportional to the gravity of the problem. https://murphys-laws.com/law/397 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/397.png Corollary If the troubleshooting guide has an answer to your problem, it will always be the last solution you will read. https://murphys-laws.com/law/396 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/396.png Murphy's Law #396 The troubleshooting guide contains the answer to every problem except yours. https://murphys-laws.com/law/395 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/395.png Murphy's Law #395 Millions of people believe they are animals, but I have yet to meet one who believes in Windows' stability. Even human stupidity has limits. ;-) https://murphys-laws.com/law/394 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/394.png Murphy's Law #394 A person who normally does not use that portion of the program will find the first bug in a new release, but was wondering why he couldn't do something he normally would not do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/393 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/393.png Murphy's Law #393 You'll need a new one when you use your new computer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/392 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/392.png Murphy's Law #392 The OEM did not manufacture the part you need to replace. https://murphys-laws.com/law/391 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/391.png Murphy's Law #391 If you make the letters in your Word document bigger and then print it out, you'll have everything on the first page and only one line on the second. https://murphys-laws.com/law/390 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/390.png Murphy's Law #390 'Illegal Error' messages only happen when you forget to save your work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/389 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/389.png Murphy's Law #389 90% of programmer errors come from data from other programmers. https://murphys-laws.com/law/388 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/388.png Murphy's Law #388 You will always discover errors in your work after you have printed/submitted it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/387 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/387.png Murphy's Law #387 The likelihood of problems occurring is inversely proportional to the amount of time remaining before the deadline. https://murphys-laws.com/law/386 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/386.png Murphy's Law #386 The only thing worse than an end-user without a clue is an end-user with a clue, usually the wrong one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/385 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/385.png Murphy's Law #385 If you create a system that requires training or intelligence, only a moron will use it, but there will be more help desk calls. https://murphys-laws.com/law/384 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/384.png Murphy's Law #384 Make a system even a moron can use, and a moron will use it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/383 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/383.png Murphy's Law #383 Computers let you waste time efficiently. https://murphys-laws.com/law/382 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/382.png Law of Acceleration A computer that has surpassed its user's frustration capacity (FC) will accelerate downwards at 9.8 meters per second squared. https://murphys-laws.com/law/381 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/381.png Law of Anti-security The best way past a pesky security feature is a 13-year-old. https://murphys-laws.com/law/380 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/380.png Law of Recycling A computer on the market for 6 weeks is still usable as a boat anchor. https://murphys-laws.com/law/379 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/379.png Law of Computer Generated Aerodynamics Computers suck. https://murphys-laws.com/law/378 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/378.png Corollary rm -rf does it better. https://murphys-laws.com/law/377 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/377.png Format C fixes all. https://murphys-laws.com/law/376 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/376.png Philington's Second Law Real programmers don't comment on their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to read. https://murphys-laws.com/law/375 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/375.png Philington's First Law If it works, it's production. If it doesn't, it's a test. https://murphys-laws.com/law/374 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/374.png Murphy's Law #374 The people who say computers are easy to use are the same people who tell you how to build a watch when you ask what time it is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/373 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/373.png Murphy's Law #373 The worst bugs in your program will show up only during the final review. https://murphys-laws.com/law/372 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/372.png Murphy's Law #372 Non-Crash Operating Systems - aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/371 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/371.png Murphy's Law #371 If a project is completed on schedule, it wasn't debugged properly. https://murphys-laws.com/law/370 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/370.png Murphy's Law #370 The only program that runs perfectly every time is a virus. https://murphys-laws.com/law/369 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/369.png Murphy's Law #369 An employee's rank is in inverse proportion to his use of a computer, and in proportion to its performance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/368 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/368.png Murphy's Law #368 The probability of bugs appearing is directly proportional to the number and importance of people watching. https://murphys-laws.com/law/367 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/367.png Corollary The bug will reappear once the other programmer returns to his seat. https://murphys-laws.com/law/366 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/366.png Corollary The bug will disappear if you call another programmer to see if he knows what's wrong. Bussell. https://murphys-laws.com/law/365 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/365.png Murphy's Law #365 Bugs mysteriously appear when you say, "Watch this!" https://murphys-laws.com/law/364 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/364.png End-users' Corollary 2 On the graveyard shift, there's no Tech Support to hear you scream! https://murphys-laws.com/law/363 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/363.png End-users' Corollary 1 Most application failures occur between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday nights, with a project deadline of 6 a.m. Monday. https://murphys-laws.com/law/362 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/362.png Murphy's Law #362 According to most Tech Support people, the most common user error message (regardless of Operating System) is ID 10T. https://murphys-laws.com/law/361 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/361.png Corollary Marketing should not be located in the same city, much less on the same campus as Engineering and/or Programming. https://murphys-laws.com/law/360 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/360.png Murphy's Law #360 The time it takes to complete a software project successfully is directly proportional to the Marketing input. https://murphys-laws.com/law/359 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/359.png Murphy's Law #359 It's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature. https://murphys-laws.com/law/358 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/358.png Murphy's Law #358 If you forget to save your work every 5 minutes, it will break down after you've been at it for an hour. https://murphys-laws.com/law/357 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/357.png Murphy's Law #357 A program is good when it's bug-free, which is never. https://murphys-laws.com/law/356 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/356.png Murphy's Law #356 Failure is not an option; it's included with the software. https://murphys-laws.com/law/355 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/355.png Murphy's Law #355 The longer it takes to download a program, the more likely it is that it won't run. https://murphys-laws.com/law/354 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/354.png Murphy's Law #354 No matter how fantastic your latest and greatest PC is, you can buy it for half the price in 12 months. https://murphys-laws.com/law/353 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/353.png Murphy's Law #353 The probability of forgetting your password is directly proportional to the frequency of changing it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/352 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/352.png Murphy's Law #352 The chances of a program doing what it's supposed to do are inversely proportional to the number of lines of code used to write it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/351 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/351.png Murphy's Law #351 A patch is software that replaces old bugs with new ones. https://murphys-laws.com/law/350 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/350.png Murphy's Law #350 General Fault Errors are the "Check Engine" light of computers. If they can be fixed, chances are you do not cause them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/349 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/349.png Murphy's Law #349 The faster you need a hard copy, the more people will use the only office printer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/348 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/348.png Murphy's Law #348 The chances of getting out of work on time are inversely proportional to how many emails the boss leaves until the end of the day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/347 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/347.png Murphy's Law #347 The chance of a virus infecting your network is directly proportional to the amount of damage it does. https://murphys-laws.com/law/346 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/346.png Murphy's Law #346 A chain letter will be sent. To global. A dozen times. https://murphys-laws.com/law/345 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/345.png Murphy's Law #345 A quarantined virus will be opened. https://murphys-laws.com/law/344 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/344.png Murphy's Law #344 E-mailed tasking will always come just before you log off. https://murphys-laws.com/law/343 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/343.png Murphy's Law #343 Your computer will crash whenever you need a crucial file from your hard drive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/342 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/342.png Murphy's Law #342 The network is down whenever you need a crucial file from the server. https://murphys-laws.com/law/341 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/341.png Murphy's Law #341 Most computer errors can be attributed to a similar problem - a screw loose behind the keyboard. https://murphys-laws.com/law/340 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/340.png Murphy's Law #340 Patches don't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/339 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/339.png Yakko's addition The new version always manages to change the one feature you need most. https://murphys-laws.com/law/338 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/338.png Bahaman's Law For any given software, the moment you master it, a new version will appear. https://murphys-laws.com/law/337 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/337.png Murphy's Law #337 Debugging is at least twice as hard as writing the program in the first place. So if your code is as clever as you can make it, then by definition, you're not smart enough to debug it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/336 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/336.png Murphy's Law #336 An expert is someone brought in at the last minute to share the blame. https://murphys-laws.com/law/335 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/335.png Every non-trivial program contains at least one bug. Every non-trivial program can be simplified by at least one line of code. The conclusion of the last two laws Every non-trivial program can be simplified to one line of code, and it will contain a bug. https://murphys-laws.com/law/334 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/334.png Murphy's Law #334 When putting something into memory, always remember where you put it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/333 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/333.png The most ominous words for computer users Daddy, what does 'Now formatting Drive C 'mean? https://murphys-laws.com/law/332 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/332.png Murphy's Law #332 The number of bugs always exceeds the number of lines found in a program. https://murphys-laws.com/law/331 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/331.png Murphy's Law #331 Profanity is one language all computer users know. https://murphys-laws.com/law/330 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/330.png Murphy's Law #330 Each computer code has five bugs, and this number does not depend on how many bugs have already been found (it is conservative). https://murphys-laws.com/law/328 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/328.png Corollary A nagging intruder with unsought advice will spot it immediately. https://murphys-laws.com/law/327 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/327.png Gumption's Law Any problem, no matter how complex, can be found by simple inspection. https://murphys-laws.com/law/326 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/326.png Murphy's Law #326 If Murphy's laws are true, how can I log onto this site and submit? \[connection reset—error message 928\]. https://murphys-laws.com/law/325 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/325.png Murphy's Law #325 Computers don't make errors—What they do, they do on purpose. https://murphys-laws.com/law/324 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/324.png Murphy's Law #324 The hard drive on your computer will only crash when it contains vital information that has not been backed up. https://murphys-laws.com/law/323 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/323.png Murphy's Law #323 The best way to see your boss is to access the internet. No matter how hard you work, the boss will only appear when you access the internet. https://murphys-laws.com/law/322 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/322.png Murphy's Law #322 In a transistor circuit protected by a fuse, the transistor will always blow to protect the fuse. https://murphys-laws.com/law/321 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/321.png Murphy's Law #321 A part dropped from the workbench will roll to a degree of un-reachability proportional to its importance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/320 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/320.png Murphy's Law #320 Constants aren't. Variables won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/319 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/319.png Murphy's Law #319 All Constants are Variables. https://murphys-laws.com/law/318 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/318.png Murphy's Law #318 A program generator creates programs that are more buggy than the program generator. https://murphys-laws.com/law/317 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/317.png Murphy's Law #317 A failure in a device will never appear until it has passed final inspection. https://murphys-laws.com/law/316 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/316.png Murphy's Law #316 If a circuit requires n components, there will be only n*1 component in locally held stocks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/315 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/315.png Murphy's Law #315 Any VDU, from the cheapest to the most expensive, will protect a twenty-cent fuse by blowing first. https://murphys-laws.com/law/314 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/314.png Murphy's Law #314 The maintenance engineer will never have seen a model like yours. https://murphys-laws.com/law/313 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/313.png Murphy's Law #313 Software bugs are impossible to detect by anybody except the end user. https://murphys-laws.com/law/312 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/312.png Murphy's Law #312 All components become obsolete, and the speed at which they become outdated is directly proportional to their price. https://murphys-laws.com/law/311 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/311.png Murphy's Law #311 No matter how good a deal you get on computer components, the price will always drop immediately after the purchase. https://murphys-laws.com/law/310 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/310.png Murphy's Law #310 Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is wi https://murphys-laws.com/law/309 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/309.png Murphy's Law #309 Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature. https://murphys-laws.com/law/308 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/308.png Murphy's Law #308 The most likely source of bugs in your program is your program. https://murphys-laws.com/law/307 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/307.png Murphy's Law #307 A program is never finished; it's abandoned. https://murphys-laws.com/law/306 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/306.png Murphy's Law #306 Every program has at least one bug and can be shortened by at least one instruction, from which, by induction, one can deduce that every program can be reduced to one instruction that doesn't work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/305 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/305.png Murphy's Law #305 The number of bugs is proportional to program size and complexity. https://murphys-laws.com/law/304 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/304.png Murphy's Law #304 The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts. https://murphys-laws.com/law/303 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/303.png Murphy's Law #303 If you give someone a program, you will frustrate them for a day. If you teach them how to program, you will frustrate them for a lifetime. https://murphys-laws.com/law/302 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/302.png Programming is like sex one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life. https://murphys-laws.com/law/301 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/301.png Murphy's Law #301 Real programmers don't comment on their code. It was hard to write; it should be hard to read. https://murphys-laws.com/law/300 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/300.png Murphy's Law #300 Ethernet always takes longer than you expect, even when you consider the fact that Ethernet always takes longer than you expect. https://murphys-laws.com/law/299 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/299.png Murphy's Law #299 If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization. https://murphys-laws.com/law/298 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/298.png Murphy's Law #298 The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance. https://murphys-laws.com/law/297 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/297.png Murphy's Law #297 Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. https://murphys-laws.com/law/296 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/296.png Murphy's Law #296 A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works. https://murphys-laws.com/law/295 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/295.png Murphy's Law #295 The biggest cause of computer problems is computer solutions. https://murphys-laws.com/law/294 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/294.png Murphy's Law #294 All great discoveries are made by mistake. https://murphys-laws.com/law/293 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/293.png Murphy's Law #293 If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0 https://murphys-laws.com/law/292 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/292.png Murphy's Law #292 He who laughs last probably made a backup. https://murphys-laws.com/law/291 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/291.png Murphy's Law #291 To err is human, but to foul things up requires a computer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/290 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/290.png Murphy's Law #290 Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence. https://murphys-laws.com/law/289 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/289.png Murphy's Law #289 A computer's attention span is only as long as its power cord. https://murphys-laws.com/law/288 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/288.png Murphy's Law #288 99% of all statistics are false. https://murphys-laws.com/law/287 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/287.png Murphy's Law #287 The most important leg of a three-legged stool is the one that is missing. https://murphys-laws.com/law/286 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/286.png Murphy's Law #286 Variables won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/285 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/285.png Murphy's Law #285 Constants aren't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/284 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/284.png Murphy's Law #284 All constants are variables. https://murphys-laws.com/law/283 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/283.png Murphy's Law #283 If such a program has not crashed yet, it is waiting for a critical moment before it crashes. https://murphys-laws.com/law/282 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/282.png Murphy's Law #282 If a program fits in memory and has enough disk space, it is guaranteed to crash. https://murphys-laws.com/law/281 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/281.png Murphy's Law #281 Disks are always full. It is futile to try to get more disk space. Data expands to fill any void. https://murphys-laws.com/law/280 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/280.png Murphy's Law #280 You will not have enough disk space when you finally buy enough memory. https://murphys-laws.com/law/279 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/279.png Murphy's Law #279 Any cool program always requires more memory than you have. https://murphys-laws.com/law/278 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/278.png Murphy's Law #278 No matter how many resources you have, it is never enough. https://murphys-laws.com/law/277 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/277.png Murphy's Law #277 A working program has only unobserved bugs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/276 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/276.png Murphy's Law #276 The probability of a hardware failure disappearing is inversely proportional to the distance between the computer and the customer engineer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/275 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/275.png Murphy's Law #275 Documented interfaces between standard software modules will have undocumented quirks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/274 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/274.png Murphy's Law #274 Allow programmers to write programs in English. You will find that programmers cannot write in English. https://murphys-laws.com/law/273 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/273.png Murphy's Law #273 Adding workforce to a late software project makes it later. https://murphys-laws.com/law/272 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/272.png Murphy's Law #272 Undetectable errors are infinite in variety, unlike detectable errors, which by definition are limited. https://murphys-laws.com/law/271 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/271.png Murphy's Law #271 A system software crash will cause hardware to act strangely, and the programmers will blame the customer engineer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/270 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/270.png Murphy's Law #270 A hardware failure will cause the system software to crash, and the customer engineer will blame the programmer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/269 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/269.png Lulled into Security Law A 'debugged' program that crashes will wipe out source files on storage devices when there is the least available backup. https://murphys-laws.com/law/268 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/268.png Corollary A subtle bug will modify storage, masquerading as another problem. https://murphys-laws.com/law/267 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/267.png Murphy's Law #267 The subtlest bugs cause the greatest damage and problems. https://murphys-laws.com/law/266 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/266.png Murphy's Law #266 Bugs will appear in one part of a working program when another 'unrelated' part is modified. https://murphys-laws.com/law/265 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/265.png Corollary At least one bug will be observed after the author leaves the organization. https://murphys-laws.com/law/264 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/264.png Corollary A sufficient condition for program triviality is that it has no bugs. https://murphys-laws.com/law/263 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/263.png Murphy's Law #263 Every non-trivial program has at least one bug. https://murphys-laws.com/law/262 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/262.png Murphy's Law #262 Program complexity grows until it exceeds the capability of the programmer who must maintain it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/261 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/261.png Murphy's Law #261 A program's value is inversely proportional to the weight of its output. https://murphys-laws.com/law/260 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/260.png Murphy's Law #260 Any given program will expand to fill all the available memory. https://murphys-laws.com/law/257 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/257.png Murphy's Law #257 Any given program costs more and takes longer each time it is run. https://murphys-laws.com/law/256 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/256.png Murphy's Law #256 Any given program, when running, is obsolete. https://murphys-laws.com/law/254 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/254.png Murphy's Law #254 This was contained within a reply from a Retail Credit Account Analyst of a major Banking Establishment. https://murphys-laws.com/law/253 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/253.png Murphy's Law #253 Billing Statements do not provide 'Actual Posting Dates'. They reflect 'Accurate Posting Dates' https://murphys-laws.com/law/252 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/252.png Murphy's Law #252 If your Check-Book and Bank-Balance Sheet agree. Re-Do-It. You Goofed Up. This is from my own experience over the past 50+ years! https://murphys-laws.com/law/251 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/251.png Murphy's Law #251 Any item you want to purchase from a catalog will always be out of stock when you want to buy it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/250 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/250.png Murphy's Law #250 When you stand at your counter for hours and then go to break, the customer comes and rings the bell for help. https://murphys-laws.com/law/248 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/248.png Murphy's Law #248 The simpler and quicker your transaction, the more complex and time-consuming the transaction of the person immediately ahead of you in the line. https://murphys-laws.com/law/247 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/247.png Murphy's Law #247 The number of open service windows at banks, post offices, airline counters, etc., always equals \[n/2 - m\], n being the total number of windows and m being a random number between 1 and the total nu https://murphys-laws.com/law/246 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/246.png Murphy's Law #246 Assaf's Laws of Lines: https://murphys-laws.com/law/245 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/245.png Murphy's Law #245 When a customer says, "It's perfect except..." you know it will be necessary to rebuild the whole piece. https://murphys-laws.com/law/244 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/244.png Murphy's Law #244 If the salesperson says, "All you have to do is..." you know you're in trouble. https://murphys-laws.com/law/243 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/243.png Murphy's Law #243 The more complicated the job is, the less time and useful information you will be given. https://murphys-laws.com/law/242 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/242.png Somers' Law of Management One learns at least as much about management from poor managers as from good ones. https://murphys-laws.com/law/241 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/241.png Inverse Rule of Contracts The smaller the dollar amount of a contract, the longer it will take to negotiate. https://murphys-laws.com/law/240 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/240.png Ament's Second Law of Corporate Survival Duck. https://murphys-laws.com/law/239 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/239.png Ament's First Law of Corporate Survival When you see the shit is about to hit the fan, shut your mouth. https://murphys-laws.com/law/237 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/237.png Murphy's Law #237 The number of people who are relying on that person to do it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/236 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/236.png Murphy's Law #236 The need for it to be done. https://murphys-laws.com/law/235 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/235.png Kevin Law of Activity One's willingness to do something is inversely proportional to: https://murphys-laws.com/law/234 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/234.png Eldredge's Aphorism Procedures should not be used as a substitute for thought. https://murphys-laws.com/law/233 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/233.png Murphy's Law #233 Any given object's artistry is inversely proportional to how well it works. https://murphys-laws.com/law/232 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/232.png Murphy's Law #232 The quality of artistry of any given object is inversely proportional to how useful it is. https://murphys-laws.com/law/231 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/231.png Murphy's Law #231 Excess of analysis causes paralysis. https://murphys-laws.com/law/230 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/230.png Murphy's Law #230 The pressure of responsibility, taking a difficult decision, results from a division between its importance and the number of participants. https://murphys-laws.com/law/229 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/229.png Murphy's Law #229 Little things make much more of a difference, but the little things don't get as much recognition. https://murphys-laws.com/law/228 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/228.png Murphy's Law #228 The Customer is always unhappy about your product and service. https://murphys-laws.com/law/227 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/227.png Murphy's Law #227 You pay peanuts and you get monkeys. In some organizations, you pay for donuts and still get monkeys. https://murphys-laws.com/law/226 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/226.png Murphy's Law #226 When in trouble, do what you can. If that fails, try what you can't. If that fails, give yourself an A for effort and run like hell with pride! https://murphys-laws.com/law/225 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/225.png Murphy's Law #225 When in trouble, change the subject. However, this may lead the subject to another one of your offenses. https://murphys-laws.com/law/224 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/224.png Murphy's Law #224 It is no disgrace to be poor, but it is inconvenient. https://murphys-laws.com/law/223 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/223.png Murphy's Law #223 What you don't know will cost you big bucks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/222 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/222.png Murphy's Law #222 In a 24-hour store, five customers always come to the register simultaneously. The customer with the largest order is first in line. https://murphys-laws.com/law/221 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/221.png Murphy's Law #221 In a line, the biggest order is up front. The customer has coupons and wants to write a check. https://murphys-laws.com/law/220 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/220.png Murphy's Law #220 Just-in-Time inventory isn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/219 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/219.png Murphy's Law #219 Expenses rise to exceed income. https://murphys-laws.com/law/218 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/218.png Corollary If you do it right the first time, you will not be asked to resolve the problem and therefore will not be in a position to ask for a raise. https://murphys-laws.com/law/217 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/217.png Corollary Never ask for a raise after you have completed a project. https://murphys-laws.com/law/216 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/216.png Murphy's Law #216 The best time to ask for a raise is when everything has gone wrong and your boss is panicking. https://murphys-laws.com/law/215 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/215.png Murphy's Law #215 Zain's Nutcracker Law: https://murphys-laws.com/law/214 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/214.png Murphy's Law #214 All urgent and critical reports are handed out on Friday evening and are due first thing Monday morning. https://murphys-laws.com/law/213 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/213.png Murphy's Law #213 Slog all day and no one notices, take a 5-minute breather to play Windows Solitaire, and the boss silently appears behind you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/212 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/212.png Murphy's Law #212 I'm as good as my employer. https://murphys-laws.com/law/211 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/211.png Murphy's Law #211 The one time you didn't make a copy of your 1040, the one the IRS did not receive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/210 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/210.png Murphy's Law #210 If you are shopping to find a certain thing, no matter how simple it may be, no matter where you go, you will find every conceivable thing except that which you are looking for. https://murphys-laws.com/law/209 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/209.png Murphy's Law #209 The more you like a product, the more likely it is to be discontinued. https://murphys-laws.com/law/208 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/208.png Murphy's Law #208 There is plenty of it if you don't want it; if you need it, they're all out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/207 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/207.png Murphy's Law #207 If you have a little extra money to spend, something will break and cost more than that little extra. https://murphys-laws.com/law/206 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/206.png Murphy's Law #206 No man is an island, until it comes to paying the bills. https://murphys-laws.com/law/205 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/205.png Murphy's Law #205 Bills travel through the mail twice as fast as checks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/204 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/204.png Murphy's Law #204 When you have no cash, you are in great pain and have to go to the bank to find that the bank's computers are offline. https://murphys-laws.com/law/203 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/203.png Murphy's Law #203 The person who is right at the meeting or discussion will be the person who is not listened to and later blamed for coming up with the bad idea. https://murphys-laws.com/law/202 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/202.png Murphy's Law #202 When you see an item in the flyer, it's either sold out or the price has doubled by the time you get to the store. https://murphys-laws.com/law/201 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/201.png Murphy's Law #201 The value of any job task is inversely proportional to its deadline. https://murphys-laws.com/law/199 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/199.png Murphy's Law #199 All vacations and holidays create problems, except for one's own. https://murphys-laws.com/law/198 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/198.png Murphy's Law #198 If profits are allowed, the employee who has performed his duties faithfully and without fault for five years will receive a pay increase of five cents per day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/197 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/197.png Murphy's Law #197 Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only worsens it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/196 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/196.png Murphy's Law #196 An "acceptable" level of employment means that the government economist, to whom it is acceptable, still has a job. https://murphys-laws.com/law/195 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/195.png Murphy's Law #195 Progress is only made on alternate Tuesdays. https://murphys-laws.com/law/194 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/194.png Murphy's Law #194 Machines that have broken down will work perfectly when the repairman arrives. https://murphys-laws.com/law/193 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/193.png Murphy's Law #193 The longer the title, the less important the job. https://murphys-laws.com/law/192 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/192.png Murphy's Law #192 No matter how much you do, you never do enough. https://murphys-laws.com/law/191 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/191.png Murphy's Law #191 When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?". https://murphys-laws.com/law/190 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/190.png Murphy's Law #190 Following the rules will not get the job done. https://murphys-laws.com/law/189 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/189.png Murphy's Law #189 Doing the job is no excuse for not following the rules. https://murphys-laws.com/law/188 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/188.png Murphy's Law #188 No one gets sick on Wednesdays. https://murphys-laws.com/law/187 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/187.png Murphy's Law #187 You will always get the greatest recognition for the job you least like. https://murphys-laws.com/law/186 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/186.png Murphy's Law #186 When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried. https://murphys-laws.com/law/185 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/185.png Murphy's Law #185 At work, a person's authority is inversely proportional to the number of pens that person is carrying. https://murphys-laws.com/law/184 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/184.png Murphy's Law #184 If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done. https://murphys-laws.com/law/183 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/183.png Murphy's Law #183 People don't make the same mistake twice; they make it three, four, or five times. https://murphys-laws.com/law/182 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/182.png Murphy's Law #182 People have always been available for work. https://murphys-laws.com/law/181 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/181.png Murphy's Law #181 People who go to conferences are the ones who shouldn't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/180 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/180.png Murphy's Law #180 If someone says he will do something "without fail", he won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/179 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/179.png Murphy's Law #179 You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk. https://murphys-laws.com/law/178 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/178.png Murphy's Law #178 If you are good, you will be assigned all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/177 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/177.png Murphy's Law #177 The more pretentious a corporate name, the smaller the organization. https://murphys-laws.com/law/176 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/176.png Murphy's Law #176 There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but there is always enough time to do it over. https://murphys-laws.com/law/175 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/175.png Murphy's Law #175 The last person who quit or was fired will be held responsible for everything that goes wrong until the next person is fired. https://murphys-laws.com/law/174 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/174.png Murphy's Law #174 Important letters that contain no errors will develop errors in the mail. https://murphys-laws.com/law/173 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/173.png Murphy's Law #173 Anyone can do any work, provided it isn't what he is supposed to do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/172 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/172.png Murphy's Law #172 In case of an atomic bomb attack, work rules will be temporarily suspended. https://murphys-laws.com/law/171 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/171.png Murphy's Law #171 To err is human, to forgive is not company policy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/170 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/170.png Murphy's Law #170 Never delay the ending of a meeting or the beginning of a cocktail hour. https://murphys-laws.com/law/169 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/169.png Murphy's Law #169 Everything can be filed under "miscellaneous". https://murphys-laws.com/law/168 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/168.png Murphy's Law #168 Keep your boss's boss off your boss's back. https://murphys-laws.com/law/167 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/167.png Murphy's Law #167 Mother said there would be days like this, but she never said there would be so many. https://murphys-laws.com/law/166 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/166.png Murphy's Law #166 The boss is always right. https://murphys-laws.com/law/165 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/165.png Murphy's Law #165 When the boss asks for a ride home from the office, beer cans will always roll on the floor of your car. https://murphys-laws.com/law/164 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/164.png Murphy's Law #164 If you don't succeed, try again, and then quit. It's no use being a damn fool about it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/163 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/163.png Murphy's Law #163 When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they never talk about themselves. https://murphys-laws.com/law/162 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/162.png Murphy's Law #162 Never ask two questions in a business letter. The reply will discuss the one you are least interested in, and say nothing about the other. https://murphys-laws.com/law/161 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/161.png Murphy's Law #161 Eat one live toad first thing in the morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day. https://murphys-laws.com/law/160 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/160.png Murphy's Law #160 You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard. https://murphys-laws.com/law/159 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/159.png Murphy's Law #159 The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get. https://murphys-laws.com/law/158 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/158.png Murphy's Law #158 After any salary increase, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did before. https://murphys-laws.com/law/157 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/157.png Murphy's Law #157 It doesn't matter what you do; it only matters what you say you've done and what you say you will do. https://murphys-laws.com/law/156 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/156.png Murphy's Law #156 Don't be irreplaceable; you can't be promoted if you can't be replaced. https://murphys-laws.com/law/155 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/155.png Murphy's Law #155 A pat on the back is only a few inches from a kick in the pants. https://murphys-laws.com/law/154 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/154.png Murphy's Law #154 If you can't get your work done in the first 24 hours, work nights. https://murphys-laws.com/law/153 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/153.png Murphy's Law #153 The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time, and the last 10% takes the other 90%. https://murphys-laws.com/law/152 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/152.png Murphy's Law #152 If you didn't cite something, that was the one thing your professor wanted you to cite. https://murphys-laws.com/law/151 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/151.png Murphy's Law #151 If you cite a source for information, it came from somebody else. https://murphys-laws.com/law/150 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/150.png Murphy's Law #150 If you provide information without citing the source, the information provided is wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/149 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/149.png Corollary If you don't study, every question will appear to be something you remember reading in your textbooks from a month ago, hence will appear, deceptively, of course, easy, although you will not recall th https://murphys-laws.com/law/148 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/148.png Murphy's Law #148 The paper will be content-based if you don't study for that important examination. https://murphys-laws.com/law/147 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/147.png Corollary If you memorize information, it will be useless. https://murphys-laws.com/law/146 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/146.png Murphy's Law #146 If you study hard for that important examination, the setters may decide to change their focus to 'thinking-based' and 'analytical'. https://murphys-laws.com/law/145 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/145.png Community College credo Fix anything with duct tape, eat only ramen, and drink only caffeine. https://murphys-laws.com/law/144 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/144.png Murphy's Law #144 Any simple idea will be denoted using three different symbols. https://murphys-laws.com/law/143 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/143.png Corollary Problems you can't work on will be on the test. https://murphys-laws.com/law/142 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/142.png Murphy's Law #142 Problems that you can work on won't be on the test. https://murphys-laws.com/law/141 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/141.png Murphy's Law #141 Notes written in class are hieroglyphics at home. https://murphys-laws.com/law/140 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/140.png Murphy's Law #140 What is "obvious" to everyone else won't be to you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/139 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/139.png Murphy's Law #139 The harder you study, the farther behind you get. Knowing mathematics and teaching mathematics are not equivalent. https://murphys-laws.com/law/138 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/138.png Murphy's Law #138 One college student in a hot rod car has half a brain; two have no brain. https://murphys-laws.com/law/137 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/137.png Murphy's Law #137 The professor never sticks to the syllabus. https://murphys-laws.com/law/136 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/136.png Murphy's Law #136 Whenever you have beer in your room, your RA decides it's the perfect time to make surprise inspections. https://murphys-laws.com/law/135 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/135.png Murphy's Law #135 Your parents never call you on your cell phone when you're at a party. https://murphys-laws.com/law/134 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/134.png Murphy's Law #134 Dining dollars are always scarce. https://murphys-laws.com/law/133 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/133.png Murphy's Law #133 Pizza makes a complete meal, hot or cold. https://murphys-laws.com/law/132 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/132.png Murphy's Law #132 No matter what the problem is, alcohol will always solve it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/131 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/131.png Murphy's Law #131 You just finished the paper that counts as your final five minutes before class, only to discover the printer is out of ink. https://murphys-laws.com/law/130 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/130.png Murphy's Law #130 Even if you never smoke, eat, or drink in your vehicle, there will be mysterious stains on the carpet and/or upholstery during trade-in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/129 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/129.png Murphy's Law #129 At the exact moment that your car insurance lapses, the probability of being involved in an accident increases exponentially https://murphys-laws.com/law/128 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/128.png Murphy's Law #128 No matter the warranty coverage length, the car will break down the day the warranty expires. https://murphys-laws.com/law/127 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/127.png Murphy's Law #127 Any driver in front of you will immediately lose the ability to drive their car. https://murphys-laws.com/law/126 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/126.png Murphy's Law #126 The vehicle with the most factual firearms on board has the automatic right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/125 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/125.png Murphy's Law #125 The vehicle with the most suspected firearms on board has the automatic right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/124 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/124.png Murphy's Law #124 The vehicle with the largest driver has the automatic right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/123 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/123.png Murphy's Law #123 The vehicle with the cheapest insurance deductible has the automatic right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/122 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/122.png Murphy's Law #122 The vehicle with the most collisions has the automatic right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/121 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/121.png Murphy's Law #121 The cheapest vehicle has the automatic right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/120 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/120.png Murphy's Law #120 The oldest vehicle has the automatic right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/119 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/119.png Murphy's Law #119 The vehicle with the most mass has the automatic right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/118 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/118.png Murphy's Law #118 Anthony Kenny Right of Way Law: https://murphys-laws.com/law/117 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/117.png Murphy's Law #117 If you're late for work, every traffic light is Red. https://murphys-laws.com/law/116 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/116.png Murphy's Law #116 The louder the car alarm, the more likely everyone but the owner will hear it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/115 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/115.png Murphy's Law #115 On a two-lane road, no cars will come from the opposite direction where the lanes are divided by a white line. However, as soon as it's allowed to bypass, the opposite lane is jammed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/114 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/114.png Murphy's Law #114 The red light is always longer than the green one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/113 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/113.png Murphy's Law #113 You can drive a car into any river ford, just don't expect always to be able to drive out. https://murphys-laws.com/law/112 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/112.png Murphy's Law #112 A quiet intersection never has traffic until you are ready to cross it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/111 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/111.png Murphy's Law #111 The probability of 1 and 2 happening simultaneously is directly proportional to the amount of oncoming traffic, inversely proportional to the distance to the next no-passing zone, and directly proport https://murphys-laws.com/law/110 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/110.png Murphy's Law #110 Regardless of how fast you go, someone will delay you. https://murphys-laws.com/law/109 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/109.png Murphy's Law #109 Regardless of how fast you go, someone behind you is in a hurry. https://murphys-laws.com/law/108 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/108.png Murphy's Law #108 Gene Van Speed Law: https://murphys-laws.com/law/107 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/107.png Murphy's Law #107 If you treat your car like a racing car, then it will develop expensive racing problems. https://murphys-laws.com/law/106 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/106.png Murphy's Law #106 Making expensive modifications increases the gravitational attraction between your car and large objects. https://murphys-laws.com/law/105 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/105.png Rand-eye's law Your car will run out of gas where there are no gas stations. https://murphys-laws.com/law/104 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/104.png Murphy's Law #104 As you attempt to get to your car, torrential downpours will occur. Once inside, the sky will be blue, the birds will be chirping, and a rainbow will be on the horizon. https://murphys-laws.com/law/103 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/103.png Murphy's Law #103 If you're looking in the mirror and all you can see is a Semi's grill, even if you hit the brake, you won't stop. https://murphys-laws.com/law/102 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/102.png Murphy's Law #102 Whatever side of the pump you park your car, the tank lid will be on the other side. https://murphys-laws.com/law/101 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/101.png Murphy's Law #101 Your car never depreciates more than when your neighbor buys a new one. https://murphys-laws.com/law/100 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/100.png Murphy's Law #100 They will always meet at the bridge. https://murphys-laws.com/law/99 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/99.png Murphy's Law #99 The two cars are going in opposite directions, and https://murphys-laws.com/law/98 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/98.png Murphy's Law #98 When there is a very long road upon which there is a one-way bridge placed at random, and there are only two cars on that road, it follows that: https://murphys-laws.com/law/97 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/97.png Corollary It will be a school bus that will make frequent and sudden stops. https://murphys-laws.com/law/96 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/96.png Murphy's Law #96 If you are late and stuck in the right-hand lane behind a bus, the bus will stop at every stop. https://murphys-laws.com/law/95 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/95.png Murphy's Law #95 A semi-truck will be in each lane whenever you are late on the highway to slow down traffic. https://murphys-laws.com/law/94 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/94.png Murphy's Law #94 A car will always travel behind you when you want to slow down. https://murphys-laws.com/law/93 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/93.png Murphy's Law #93 A flat won't occur while you have a spare wheel. https://murphys-laws.com/law/92 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/92.png Murphy's Law #92 A flat will occur when you are without a spare. This will happen after your significant other has reminded you to get one. They will be in the car. https://murphys-laws.com/law/91 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/91.png Murphy's Law #91 If you're stuck in a traffic jam and move to the fast lane, it will become the slowest; if you move back, that lane will stand still. https://murphys-laws.com/law/90 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/90.png Murphy's Law #90 The less you want to be somewhere, the more likely every light will be green and traffic will be clear. https://murphys-laws.com/law/89 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/89.png Murphy's Law #89 The later you run, the slower the people in front of you and on any accessible side will drive. https://murphys-laws.com/law/88 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/88.png Murphy's Law #88 The later you run, the greater the chance of hitting every red light in your path. https://murphys-laws.com/law/87 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/87.png Corollary On the side of the car closest to the traffic speeding past. https://murphys-laws.com/law/86 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/86.png Murphy's Law #86 A flat will occur during the heaviest downpour after dark. https://murphys-laws.com/law/85 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/85.png Murphy's Law #85 Your child will fall asleep in the car 5 minutes before you reach your destination. https://murphys-laws.com/law/84 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/84.png Murphy's Law #84 Your car keys are always in the pocket of the hand that is fullest. https://murphys-laws.com/law/83 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/83.png Murphy's Law #83 Car dealers always create a great payment plan for the car they know you need but can't afford. https://murphys-laws.com/law/81 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/81.png When you waive the extra insurance, your rental car will be vandalized. Sender comment They may not be Murphy's most eloquent laws, but they happened in Ireland earlier this year. https://murphys-laws.com/law/80 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/80.png Corollary A huge insect will splotch on your windscreen within one minute after you exit the carwash. https://murphys-laws.com/law/79 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/79.png Murphy's Law #79 The cleaner the windscreen, the stronger the magnetism to insects. https://murphys-laws.com/law/78 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/78.png Murphy's Law #78 The temperature of vinyl seat covers is inversely proportional to the length of your skirt or shorts. https://murphys-laws.com/law/77 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/77.png Corollary Unless there is a floor drain. https://murphys-laws.com/law/76 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/76.png Murphy's Law #76 If you're working under a car's hood and dropping something, it will always roll to the middle of the car and just out of reach. https://murphys-laws.com/law/75 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/75.png Murphy's Law #75 There's always a parking space when driving a 4X4. https://murphys-laws.com/law/74 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/74.png Corollary washing a car to make it rain will cause a drought. https://murphys-laws.com/law/73 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/73.png Murphy's Law #73 Washing your car constitutes a rain dance to the raining gods. https://murphys-laws.com/law/72 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/72.png Murphy's Law #72 When you take your car to a mechanic because it makes a funny sound, you cannot demonstrate it to the mechanic or describe it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/71 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/71.png Murphy's Law #71 No matter how well-kept the car is, an oil leak will develop. https://murphys-laws.com/law/70 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/70.png Murphy's Law #70 The car only breaks at the least convenient time. When your car breaks down and it is a small repair, the mechanic has to remove the engine to get to that part. https://murphys-laws.com/law/69 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/69.png Murphy's Law #69 You finally save up enough to fix your car and get fired. https://murphys-laws.com/law/68 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/68.png Murphy's Law #68 Hotrods are never seen, but often heard. https://murphys-laws.com/law/67 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/67.png Murphy's Law #67 When there are three other cars on the road, the drivers are drunk, and there's not a cop in sight. https://murphys-laws.com/law/66 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/66.png Murphy's Law #66 You're only pulled over when you were just trying to make the light. https://murphys-laws.com/law/65 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/65.png Murphy's Law #65 The largest vehicle always has the right of way. https://murphys-laws.com/law/64 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/64.png Murphy's Law #64 Being dead right doesn't make you any less dead. https://murphys-laws.com/law/63 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/63.png Murphy's Law #63 There is no 4X4 better than a rental car. https://murphys-laws.com/law/62 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/62.png Murphy's Law #62 The better the 4X4, the further into the sand/mud/forest it will get stuck. https://murphys-laws.com/law/61 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/61.png Murphy's Law #61 The road will be dry when you're in a 4WD car. https://murphys-laws.com/law/60 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/60.png Murphy's Law #60 If you own a 4WD and a 2WD, you'll get stuck in mud in the 2WD car. https://murphys-laws.com/law/59 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/59.png Corollary Your passenger gets angry at that time, because they have to get out to turn them. https://murphys-laws.com/law/58 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/58.png Corollary That happens always when you're stuck in the mud. https://murphys-laws.com/law/57 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/57.png Murphy's Law #57 Your hub screws are always turned off when you need them to be turned to 4X4. https://murphys-laws.com/law/56 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/56.png Murphy's Law #56 No matter where you go, you always cut corners. https://murphys-laws.com/law/55 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/55.png Murphy's Law #55 A 4X4 is twice the fun of a 2WD and costs the same. https://murphys-laws.com/law/54 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/54.png Murphy's Law #54 Your snorkel is always that inch too short when it comes to diving. https://murphys-laws.com/law/53 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/53.png Murphy's Law #53 Water is always deeper than it appears. https://murphys-laws.com/law/52 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/52.png Murphy's Law #52 The tire blows when it is most needed. https://murphys-laws.com/law/51 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/51.png Murphy's Law #51 The bigger the tire, the deeper the track. https://murphys-laws.com/law/50 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/50.png Murphy's Law #50 There's never a tree around when you're stuck in the mud. https://murphys-laws.com/law/49 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/49.png Murphy's Law #49 The heavier the car, the deeper it sinks. https://murphys-laws.com/law/48 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/48.png Murphy's Law #48 You blow a tire when in the middle of the mud. https://murphys-laws.com/law/47 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/47.png Murphy's Law #47 Mud tends to go where you do not want it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/46 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/46.png Murphy's Law #46 The winch of a 4X4 is always just a little too short to reach a good hold. https://murphys-laws.com/law/45 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/45.png Murphy's Law #45 Mud pools are always deeper than they appear. https://murphys-laws.com/law/44 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/44.png Murphy's Law #44 The shortest distance between 2 points is by 4X4. https://murphys-laws.com/law/43 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/43.png Murphy's Law #43 No matter who you sit next to, they will start a cell phone conversation about their Boyfriend or Mothers hospital operation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/42 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/42.png Murphy's Law #42 Crystal's Law - If you wait for a long bus and decide to leave the station, the bus will arrive just as you're too far away to catch it. https://murphys-laws.com/law/41 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/41.png Murphy's Law #41 When walking to a bus stop, if you look back to see if the bus is coming, it won't. If you don't look back, the bus will pass you as you reach the bus stop. https://murphys-laws.com/law/40 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/40.png Murphy's Law #40 Every dork wants a stupid conversation and won't get off the bus. https://murphys-laws.com/law/39 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/39.png Murphy's Law #39 No one has the correct change. https://murphys-laws.com/law/38 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/38.png Murphy's Law #38 When you're behind time, you always get every learner driver in front of you, and every light is red. https://murphys-laws.com/law/37 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/37.png Murphy's Law #37 The last person on the bus always wants the previous stop. https://murphys-laws.com/law/36 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/36.png Corollary Buses traveling in exactly opposite directions go empty. https://murphys-laws.com/law/35 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/35.png Murphy's Law #35 Irrespective of time and route, the city buses are always crowded. https://murphys-laws.com/law/34 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/34.png Murphy's Law #34 If you must take a bus, there's a strike. https://murphys-laws.com/law/33 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/33.png Murphy's Law #33 If you are late to the bus station, the bus will be on time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/32 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/32.png Corollary If you are late, the bus will be on time. https://murphys-laws.com/law/31 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/31.png Murphy's Law #31 If you are early, the bus will be late. https://murphys-laws.com/law/30 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/30.png Murphy's Law #30 The bus schedule should be known as one of the most exquisitely creative and vividly imaginary forms of fiction ever devised by man. https://murphys-laws.com/law/29 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/29.png Murphy's Law #29 Chat with a pretty girl, or light a cigarette, and the bus will arrive immediately. https://murphys-laws.com/law/28 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/28.png Murphy's Law #28 If you light a cigarette to hurry the bus's arrival, it will be late. https://murphys-laws.com/law/27 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/27.png Comment It also applies to taxis. Comment by Elias Stroulias. https://murphys-laws.com/law/26 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/26.png Murphy's Law #26 If you light a cigarette, the bus will come. https://murphys-laws.com/law/25 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/25.png Murphy's Law #25 You've been waiting for the bus for a long time, so you light a cigarette, and then here comes the bus. https://murphys-laws.com/law/24 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/24.png Murphy's Law #24 The more times you ask the driver to tell you when to get off the bus, the greater the chance he won't. https://murphys-laws.com/law/23 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/23.png Murphy's Law #23 If you catch the last bus of the day, it leaves two minutes earlier. https://murphys-laws.com/law/22 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/22.png Murphy's Law #22 The first bus from your route will always appear in the opposite direction. https://murphys-laws.com/law/20 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/20.png Murphy's Law #20 The bus you plan to take always leaves five minutes before you reach the bus stop. The bus you take is always ten minutes late. https://murphys-laws.com/law/19 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/19.png Murphy's Law #19 If two or more bus routes go to one stop, at least one of each of the others will arrive before the one you want. https://murphys-laws.com/law/18 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/18.png Murphy's Law #18 Waiting for a bus is longer than the journey. https://murphys-laws.com/law/16 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/16.png Murphy's Law #16 Two buses for the same place will always pull together. https://murphys-laws.com/law/15 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/15.png Murphy's Law #15 The customer can be thrown off the bus at anytime, without any explanation. https://murphys-laws.com/law/14 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/14.png Murphy's Law #14 If you have no change, the bus driver won't have any. https://murphys-laws.com/law/13 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/13.png Murphy's Law #13 The other people at the bus stop are waiting for the bus that has just pulled in. https://murphys-laws.com/law/12 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/12.png Corollary If you're late, the bus was early. https://murphys-laws.com/law/10 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/10.png Corollary If you read the timetable correctly, it's outdated. https://murphys-laws.com/law/9 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/9.png Murphy's Law #9 If you think you have lots of time before your bus, you've read the timetable wrong. https://murphys-laws.com/law/8 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/8.png Murphy's Law #8 If you're running late, the bus will be too. https://murphys-laws.com/law/2475 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/2475.png Vierordt's law Short durations are overestimated and long durations underestimated. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1918 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1918.png Murphy's Law #1918 Whenever a system becomes completely defined, some damn fool discovers something which either abolishes the system or expands it beyond recognition. https://murphys-laws.com/law/1056 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/1056.png Murphy's Law #1056 You check the paper and find that you have all six numbers, but then you find that the newspaper misprinted two. https://murphys-laws.com/law/675 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/675.png For rookie EMTs' medical skill 1 = Certified Health Hazard, 10 = Johnny or Roy. https://murphys-laws.com/law/21 https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/og/law/21.png Murphy's Law #21 The hotter it is outside, the greater the chance that there is no air conditioning.