Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 2)

One missed photographic opportunity creates a desire to purchase two additional pieces of equipment.

Kids used to ask you where they came from – now they tell you where to go.

Once the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.

Expressways aren’t.

If the enemy is in range, so are you!

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with ONLY a loaf of bread are three billion to one.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

While the difficulties and dangers of problems tend to increase at a geometric rate, the knowledge and manpower qualified to deal with these problems tend to increase linearly.

One and one does not necessarily make 11.

Beware of a day in which you don't have something to bitch about.

Pocket calculator batteries that have lasted all semester will fail during the math final.

Trivial matters are handled promptly; important matters are never resolved.

A condominium is just an apartment with a down payment.

He from whom you first ask the way will be a stranger too.

All the postmasters in small towns read all the postcards.

Never, ever, fly on the airline of the country from which you are departing.

Doctors, dentists, and lawyers are only on time for appointments when you’re not.

The person with the least expertise has the most opinions.

1 + 1 hardly ever equals 2.

If a research project is not worth doing at all, it is not worth doing well.

When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer.

Corollary: Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem.

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

(1919 – 2011) American news commentator & writer