Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 2)

No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.

A little ignorance can go a long way.

The hidden flaw never remains hidden.

The first requisite of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces.

When you are right, be logical; when you are wrong, be-fuddle.

He travels fastest who travels alone… but he hasn’t anything to do when he gets there.

When a politician gets an idea, he usually gets it wrong.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique, just like everyone else.

1. If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only once.
2. If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points.

I called my lawyer and said, ‘Can I ask you two questions?’ He said, ‘What’s the second question?

Ninety percent of “everything” is crud.

The wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.

Any plumbing pipes you choose to replace during renovation will prove to be in excellent condition; those you decide to leave in place will be rotten.

No matter how often you trade dinner or other invitations with in-laws, you will lose a small fortune in the exchange.

The measure of a bird dog's intelligence can be determined by the length of time it takes to resign yourself to his way of thinking.

The amount of expertise varies in inverse proportion to the number of statements understood by the general public.

When somebody drops something, everybody will kick it around instead of picking it up.

The problem-solving process will always break down at the point at which it is possible to determine who caused the problem.

A few months in the laboratory can frequently save a couple of hours in the library.

The scratch on the record is through the song you like most.

If you can’t get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.