Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 41)

People are always available for work in the past tense.

Some do; some don’t.

You never find anything until you replace it.

Among economists, the real world is often a special case.

If you rely on Murphy's law, everything will go as planned (but don't count on it.)

Any plumbing pipes you choose to replace during renovation will prove to be in excellent condition; those you decide to leave in place will be rotten.

The one course you must take to graduate will not be offered during your last semester.

He who laughs last probably didn’t get the joke.

Less is more.

It is a simple task to make things complex, but a complex task to make them simple.

Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

The grass is brown on both sides of the fence.

The bigger the discovery, the more likely it was made while testing for something else.

An original idea can never emerge from committee in the original.

Success is the result of behavior that completely contradicts the usual expectations about the behavior of a successful person.

1. All the IVs are at the other end of the hall.

2. There are two kinds of adhesive tape: the one that won't stay on and the one that won't come off.

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it's compromising.

The label "NEW" and/or "IMPROVED" means the price went up.

The best shots are generally attempted through the lens cap.

One child is not enough, but two children are far too many.

Any child who chatters nonstop at home will adamantly refuse to utter a word when requested to demonstrate for an audience.