Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 46)

Those who expect the biggest tips provide the worst service.

If a thing is done wrong often enough, it becomes right.

No name, no matter how simple, can be correctly understood over the phone.

Politicians who vote huge expenditures to alleviate problems get re-elected; those who propose structural changes to prevent problems get early retirement.

When a broken appliance is demonstrated to the repairman, it will work perfectly.

A block grant is a solid mass of money surrounded on all sides by governors.

Super-competence is more objectionable than incompetence.

Things hate people.

There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.

Don't use a run-on sentence you got to punctuate it.

If you did manage to get any good shots, they will be ruined when someone inadvertently opens the darkroom door and all of the dark leaks out.

You climb the ladder of success easier when you lay it flat.

When you move something to a more logical place, you only can remember where it used to be and your decision to move it.

The cussedness of inanimate objects is beyond understanding.

Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

[When parachuting] it is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

A professional is one who does a good job even when he doesn't feel like it.

Never step in anything soft.

The distance to the gate from which your flight departs is inversely proportional to the time remaining before the scheduled departure of the flight.

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

1. All's well that ends.
2. A penny saved is a penny.
3. Don't leave things unfinishe