MURPHY'S LAW
If anything can go wrong it will.
COMMENTARY ON MURPHY'S LAW
Murphy was an optimist.
THE UNSPEAKABLE LAW
As soon as you mention something - if it's good it goes away; - if it's bad, it happens.
NON-RECIPROCAL LAWS OF EXPECTATIONS
Negative expectations yield negative results. Positive expectations yield negative results.
HOWE'S LAW
Every man has a scheme that will not work.
ZYMURGY'S FIRST LAW OF EVOLVING SYSTEMS DYNAMICS
Once you open a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is to use a larger can.
LAW OF SELECTIVE GRAVITY
An object will fall so as to do the most damage.
JENNING'S COROLLARY LAW
The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directionally proportional to the cost of the carpet.
GORDON'S FIRST LAW
If a research project is not worth doing at all, it is not worth doing well.
MAIER'S LAW
If the facts do not conform to the theory, they must be disposed of.
HOARE'S LAW OF LARGE PROBLEMS
Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.
BOREN'S FIRST LAW
When in doubt, mumble.
THE GOLDEN RULE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Whoever has the gold makes the rules.
BARTH'S LAW OF DISTINCTION
There are two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who don't.
SEGAL'S LAW
A man with one watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.
NINETY-NINETY RULE OF PROJECT SCHEDULES
The first 90% of the task takes 90% of the time, and the last 10% takes the other 90%.
If anything can go wrong it will.
COMMENTARY ON MURPHY'S LAW
Murphy was an optimist.
THE UNSPEAKABLE LAW
As soon as you mention something - if it's good it goes away; - if it's bad, it happens.
NON-RECIPROCAL LAWS OF EXPECTATIONS
Negative expectations yield negative results. Positive expectations yield negative results.
HOWE'S LAW
Every man has a scheme that will not work.
ZYMURGY'S FIRST LAW OF EVOLVING SYSTEMS DYNAMICS
Once you open a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is to use a larger can.
LAW OF SELECTIVE GRAVITY
An object will fall so as to do the most damage.
JENNING'S COROLLARY LAW
The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directionally proportional to the cost of the carpet.
GORDON'S FIRST LAW
If a research project is not worth doing at all, it is not worth doing well.
MAIER'S LAW
If the facts do not conform to the theory, they must be disposed of.
HOARE'S LAW OF LARGE PROBLEMS
Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.
BOREN'S FIRST LAW
When in doubt, mumble.
THE GOLDEN RULE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Whoever has the gold makes the rules.
BARTH'S LAW OF DISTINCTION
There are two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who don't.
SEGAL'S LAW
A man with one watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.
NINETY-NINETY RULE OF PROJECT SCHEDULES
The first 90% of the task takes 90% of the time, and the last 10% takes the other 90%.
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