Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 8)

The most difficult light bulb to replace burns out first and most frequently.

Anything asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

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.

If it says “one size fits all,” it doesn’t fit anyone.

One of the greatest unsolved riddles of restaurant eating is that the customer usually gets faster service when the restaurant is crowded than when it is half empty; it seems that the less the staff has to do, the slower they do it.

Success means only doing what you do well, letting someone else do the rest.

Get re-elected.

Neutral countries – aren’t.

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

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

When in doubt, take the trick.

1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. Sit down whenever possible.

The chance of forgetting something is directly proportional to… to…

An unexpectedly easy-to-handle sequence of events will be immediately followed by an equally long sequence of trouble.

If you don't care where you are, you ain't lost.

1. Nothing is ever so bad it can't be made worse by firing the coach. 2. A free agent is anything but. 3. Whatever can go to New York will..

In America, it's not how much an item costs, it's how much you save.

The bigger they are, the harder it is to see your shoes.

People with money live so damn long.

Nature will tell you a direct lie if she can.

Twits beget twits.