Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 58)

However much a shower control may rotate, the degree of rotation required to change from ice-cold to scalding is never more than one millimeter.

(1957 – ) New Zealand writer

Watch out for irregular verbs which has cropped up into our language.

The one who snores will fall asleep first.

Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can get done sometime next week.

There is no such thing as an unattached woman.

A little ignorance can go a long way.

Authorization for a project will be granted only when none of the authorizers can be blamed if the project fails but when all of the authorizers can claim credit if it succeeds.

How to locate the slow-moving traffic lane or check-out land: Get in it.

Everything breaks down.

Everything will go wrong at one time.

Corollary: That time is always when you least expect it.

Security isn’t. Management can’t. Sales promotions don’t. Customer assistance doesn’t. Worker’s won’t.

When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.

Its important to use apostrophe's right.

A theory is better than an explanation.

Look around the table; if you don’t see a sucker, get up, because you’re the sucker.

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.

Important letters that contain no errors will develop errors in the mail.
Corollary: Corresponding errors will show up in the duplicate while the boss is reading it.

No real problem has a solution.

The one who does the least work will get the most credit.

If an experiment works, you must be using the wrong equipment.

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