Murphys Laws: The "Enough Already" Law to Evelyn's Rules for Bureaucratic Survival
(Murphy's Laws collected: 1583)
The "Enough Already" Law : The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets.
Extended Epstein-Heisenberg Principle : In an R & D orbit, only 2 of the existing 3 parameters can be defined simultaneously. The parameters are: task, time, and resources ($). 1) If one knows what the task is, and there is a time limit allowed for the completion of the task, then one cannot guess how much it will cost. 2) If the time and resources ($) are clearly defined, then it is impossible to know what part of the R & D task will be performed. 3) If you are given a clearly defined R & D goal and a definte amount of money which has been calculated to be necessary for the completion of the task, one cannot predict if and when the goal will be reached. 4) If one is lucky enough to be able to accurately define all three parameters, then what one is dealing with is not in the realm of R & D.
Epstein's Law : If you think the problem is bad now, just wait until we've solved it.
Ettorre's Observation : The other line moves faster.
Ettorre's Observation Corollary : Don't try to change lines. The other line -- the one you were in originally -- will then move faster.
Evans's Law : Nothing worth a damn is ever done as a matter of principle. (If it is worth doing, it is done because it is worth doing. If it is not, it's done as a matter of principle.)
Evans's Law of Politics : When team members are finally in a position to help the team, it turns out they have quit the team.
Evelyn's Rules for Bureaucratic Survival : A bureaucrat's castle is his desk . . . and parking place. Proceed cautiously when changing either.
Evelyn's Rules for Bureaucratic Survival : On the theory that one should never take anything for granted, follow up on everything, but especially those items varying from the norm. The greater the divergence from normal routine and/or the greater the number of offices potentially involved, the better the chance a never-to-be-discovered person will file the problem away in a drawer specifically designed for items requiring a decision.
Evelyn's Rules for Bureaucratic Survival : Never say without qualification that your activity has sufficient space, money, staff, etc.
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