Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 5)

Look after the molehills and the mountains will look after themselves.

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

Unlimited warranties are usually neither.

There is no job so simple that it cannot be done wrong.

The difference between a politician and a snail is that a snail leaves its slime behind.

In a surplus labor economy, the squeaking wheel does not get the grease; it gets replaced.

Neutral countries – aren’t.

Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.

Teamwork is essential… it allows you to blame someone else.

A falling body always rolls to the most inaccessible spot.

Every solution breeds new problems.

The best way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement.

(1918 – 2002) advice columnist

Odd objects attract fire… never lurk behind one.

A clever remark is one you don’t make at the appropriate moment, but compose immediately after.

Stay busy, get plenty of exercise, and don’t drink too much… then again, don’t drink too little.

A falling body always rolls to the most inaccessible spot.

The legibility of a copy is inversely proportional to its importance.

At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last.

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

If you find yourself in front of your platoon they know something you don't.

Whenever someone you know, or someone you do business with, moves to a new location, it’s always farther away.