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Cornuelle's Law: Authority tends to assign jobs to those least able to do them.
Courtois's Rule: If people listened to themselves more often, they would talk less.
Dale's Parking Postulate: If only two cars are left in a vast parking lot, one will be blocking the other.
Darrow's Comment: History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history.
Davis's Law: If a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is "no".
Deal's First Law of Sailing: The amount of wind will vary inversely with the number and experience of the people you take on board.
Deal's Second Law of Sailing: No matter how strong the breeze when you leave the dock, once you have reached the furthest point from port the wind will die.
Dedera's Law: In a three-story building served by one elevator, nine times out of ten the elevator car will be on a floor where you are not.
DeHay's Axiom: Simple jobs always get put off because there will be time to do them later.
De Jesus's Observation: An expert is that person who is most surprised by the latest evidence to the contrary.

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