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Murphy's lesser known laws


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These were sent to me today.

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak.

2. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

3. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

4. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

5. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

6. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog.

7. The things that come to those who wait will be the junk left by those who got there first.

8. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.

9. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

10. When you go into court, you are putting yourself into the hands of people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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6. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog.

If ALL the cars in the world were lined up end to end and some one tried to pass 5 or 6 of them, there wouldn't be any cars left to be coming in the opposite direction.

I like #5. It seems to hold true for me.

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Special Forces Sgt. Murphy's Rules of Combat:

1. No-one is a superman... for very long...

2. If it is stupid, but works, then it is not stupid...

3. Don't attract attention, it draws fire.

4. When in doubt, firepower is the answer.

5. Never share your position with someone braver than you....

6. Never forget that your weapons were made by the lowest bidder...

7. If your attack is going really well, it is an ambush....

8. No plan survives first contact with the enemy...

9. All five second fuses burn down in two seconds....

10. Try to look unimportant if the enemy is low on ammunition...

11. If you are in a forward position, naval gunfire will fall short..

12. The enemy diversion you ignored was their main attack....

13. Important things are always simple...

14. Simple things are always hard...

15. The easy way is always a hidden minefield....

16. If you are short of everything except the enemy, you are in combat...

17. When you have secured the area, remember to tell the enemy...

18. Incoming fire always has 'right of way'...

19. Friendly fire is a contradiction in terms...

20. If the enemy is in range, so are you.....

21. No combat ready unit ever passed an administrative inspection....

22. 2 beers for a 12 man Team equals 24 cases....

23. If it is classified information, and you need to know, they won't tell you.

24. Things that must be together to work, are never shipped together...

25. Radios never work when you need fire support....

26. Anything you do can get you hurt...including doing nothin'..

27. Tracers work...both ways...

28. Make it tough for the enemy to get in, and easy for you to get out...

29. The only thing more accurate that incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire....

30. When you are convinced you will win, you will... if you believe you will lose, then you will...

31. Professionals are predictable... unfortunately the world is full of amateurs...

Murphy was a Sergeant with an A-Team, the rules were developed and tested by Murphy...

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