Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 66)

There is always one more bug.

If you have to park six blocks away, you will find two new parking spaces right in front of the building entrance.

A parade should have bands OR horses, not both.

The mud that won’t come off on the doormat immediately adheres to the carpet.

No matter how many beautifully crafted, near-to-perfection baked goods you crank out on a regular basis, the moment one such item becomes required in some official capacity, it will flop.

Life is a game, the object of which is to discover the object of the game.

A manager cannot tell if he is leading an innovative mob or being chased by it.

The speaker with the most monotonous voice speaks after the big meal.

The combat worth of a unit is inversely proportional to the smartness of its outfit and appearance.

If there is a wrong thing to say, one will.

The one you want is never the one on sale.

Anyone who says he isn't going to resign, four times… definitely will.

Under any conditions, anywhere, whatever you are doing, there is some ordinance under which you can be booked.

No matter which book you need, it's on the bottom shelf.

Tact is the art of telling someone to lose thirty pounds without ever using the word “fat.”

There is nothing so small that it can't be blown out of proportion.

An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance.

A dropped object will fall with an acceleration of 32 feet per second per second, and if it is your wallet, it will make every effort to land in a public toilet.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

If you have the facts on your side, hammer the facts. If you have the law on your side, hammer the law. If you have neither the facts nor the law, hammer the table.

The only new show worth watching will be cancelled.