Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 37)

Never say “oops” while your patient is conscious.

Most people deserve each other.

A paint drip will always find the hole in the newspaper and land on the carpet underneath (and will not be discovered until it has dried).

Old age is always fifteen years older than I am.

Absolutum obsoletum – If it works, it’s out of date.

All other things being equal, a bald man cannot be elected President of the United States.

Negative expectations yield negative results; positive expectations yield negative results.

The more trivial your research, the more people will read it and agree.
Corollary: The more vital your research, the less people will understand it.

People are always available for work in the past tense.

All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.

Those who rise to executive positions lack the qualifications for anything lower.

If you view your problem closely enough, you will recognize yourself as part of the problem.

Experience varies directly with equipment ruined.

If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because the worms are scarce.

Expenditure rises to meet income.

(1909 – 1993) British naval historian & author

Remember on your walk through life, the grass made greener on the other side of the fence is caused by “pasture pies.”

The degree of failure is in direct proportion to the effort expended and to the need for success.

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

If you have to park six blocks away, you will find two new parking spaces right in front of the building entrance.

A continuing flow of paper is sufficient to continue the flow of paper.