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Murphy's Eleventh Law It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
Murphy's Law of Thermodynamics Things get worse under pressure.
Newton's Little-known Seventh Law A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead.
Nienberg's Law Progress is made on alternate Fridays.
Ninety-ninety Rule of Project Schedules The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.
O'Brien's Principle (The $357.73 Theory) Auditors always reject any expense account with a bottom line divisible by 5 or 10.
Oeser's Law There is a tendency for the person in the most powerful position in an organization to spend all his time serving on committees and signing letters.
Ordering Principle Those supplies necessary for yesterday's experiment must be ordered no later than tomorrow noon.
Osborn's Law Variables won't, constants aren't.
O'Toole's Commentary on Murphy's Laws Murphy was an optimist.

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