Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 71)

You will never find any more loose change than you have already lost.

Random events tend to occur in groups.

You cannot tell for certain, ahead of time, which side of the bread to put the butter on.

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

Far-away talent always seems better than home-developed talent.


The one piece that the plant forgot to ship is the one that supports 75% of the balance of the shipment.

Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.

He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.

When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time.

Doing it the hard way is always easier.

Nothing will be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD.

Them what gets – has.

No matter how many times you've had it, if it's offered, take it, because it'll never be quite the same again.

The weight of your pack increases in direct proportion to the amount of food you consume from it; if you run out of food, the pack weight goes on increasing anyway.

Any tool dropped while repairing an automobile will roll under the car to the vehicle's exact geographic center.

Don’t force it; get a larger hammer.

When you drop change at a vending machine, the pennies will fall nearby, while all the other coins will roll out of sight.

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

Experience varies directly with equipment ruined.

Recoilless rifles – aren’t.