Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 4)

Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.

When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by spontaneously moving from where you left them to where you can't find them.

Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.

When putting things back together again, there will always be at least one piece left over that will not fit anywhere.

The bus that left the stop just before you got there is your bus.

An executive will always return to work from lunch early if no one takes him.

Washington is a much better place if you are asking questions rather than answering them.

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.

No matter where you are, there you are.

Typesetters always correct intentional errors, but fail to correct unintentional ones.

An easily understood, workable falsehood is more useful than a complex, incomprehensible truth.

Smart bombs have bad days too.

The most valuable quotation will be the one for which you cannot determine the source.

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

1. Everything is cold except what should be. 2. Everything, including the corn flakes, is greasy.

Circumstances can force a generalized incompetent to become competent, at least in a specialized field.

The number of women a man find attractive is truly proportionate to his age.

There are two types of dirt: the dark kind, which is attracted to light objects, and the light kind, which is attracted to dark objects.

The only thing more dangerous than an amateur economist is a professional economist.

1. Never be first 2. Never be last 3. Never volunteer for anything.