Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 10)

Much work, much food; little work, little food; no work, burial at sea.

The smaller the ball used in a sport, the better the book.

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

The “Consumer Report” on the item will come out a week after you’ve made your purchase.
Corollaries: 1. The one you bought will be rated “unacceptable.”. 2. The one you almost bought will be rated “best buy.”

Twits beget twits.

Some of it, plus the rest of it, is all of it.

Money isn’t everything as long as you have enough.

Every day, in every way, things get better and better; then worse again in the evening.

The hardness of the butter is in direct proportion to the softness of the bread.

1. All bicycles weigh 50 pounds.
2. 30-pound bicycle needs a 20-pound lock and chain.
3. A 40-pound bicycle needs a 10-pound lock and chain.
4. A 50-pound bicycle needs no lock or chain.

He who hesitates is probably right.

If an experiment works, you must be using the wrong equipment.

There's nothing to scratch but the surface.

There are no "free lunches," but sometimes it costs more to collect money than to give away food.

A consultant is someone who, when hired to find out what time it is, borrows your watch to find out.

Everything depends.

Those who expect the biggest tips provide the worst service.

The shortest distance between two points is a downward spiral.

Toothaches tend to start on Saturday night.

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.

‘Push’ is the force exerted upon the door marked PULL.