Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 33)

Love letters, business contracts and money due you always arrive three weeks late, whereas junk mail arrives the day it was sent.

Any attempt to print Murphy's laws will jam the printer.

Democracy is that form of government where everybody gets what the majority deserves.

The repairman will never have seen a model quite like yours before.

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.

Some people manage by the book, even though they don't know who wrote the book or even what book.

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

A martyr is a hero who didn't make it.

The colder the X-Ray table, the more of your body you are required to place on it.

The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.

Anyone who says he isn't going to resign, four times… definitely will.

The higher up the organization, the fewer people appreciate Murphy's Law.

Whenever A annoys or injures B on the pretence of saving or improving X, A is a scoundrel.

The client who pays you the least complains the most.

You no sooner get your head above water than someone pulls your flippers off.

A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years.

The one wrench or drill bit you need will be the one missing from the tool chest.

There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, hire someone, or forbid your kids to do it.

Foundation of a party signals the dissolution of the movement.

Don't ever stand up to be counted or someone will take your seat.

The sooner you fall behind, the more time you will have to catch up.