Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 38)

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

Automatic: If something is automatic, that simple means that you can’t repair it yourself.

To err is human, so do not use up the eraser before the pencil.

If you can find something everyone agrees on, it’s wrong.

Nothing looks as good close up as it does from far away.

Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man.

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.

The first bug to hit a clean windshield lands directly in front of your eyes.

Everything is just out of reach.

Never conduct negotiations before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. Before 10:00 you appear too anxious, and after 4:00 they think you're desperate.

The more underdeveloped the country, the more overdeveloped the women.

Internal consistency is valued more highly than efficiency.

You are always complimented on the item that took the least effort to prepare. Example: If you make roast turkey, you will be complimented on the baked potato.

No matter how minor the task, you will inevitably end up covered with grease and motor oil.

A failure will not appear till a unit has passed final inspection.

It is a mistake to let any mechanical object realize that you are in a hurry.

A flying particle will seek the nearest eye.

The effectiveness of a telephone conversation is in inverse proportion to the time spent on it.

If you pick up a chunk of broken concrete and try to pitch it into an adjacent lot, it will hit a tree limb and come down right on the driver’s side of your car windshield.

In order to get a loan you must first prove you don't need it.

Given a conflict, Murphy’s Law supersedes Newton’s.