Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 80)

Design flaws travel in groups.

Anything that can be changed will be changed up until there is no time left to change anything.

If you buy bananas or avocados before they are ripe, there won't be any left by the time they are ripe. If you buy them ripe, they rot before they are eaten.

The illness you come down with is the one ailment your company-covered insurance does not cover.

Beware of a day in which you don't have something to bitch about.

An executive will always return to work from lunch early if no one takes him.

It always takes longer to get there than to get back.

The more complicated and grandiose the plan, the greater the chance of a screw-up.

The solution to a problem changes the problem.

When in the course of human affairs – your spouse always finds out.

Never characterize the importance of a statement in advance.

Never step in anything soft.

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

When your cat has fallen asleep on your lap and looks utterly content and adorable, you will suddenly have to go to the bathroom.

If an item is advertised as "under $50," you can bet it's not $19.95.

Whenever you decide to take the kids home, it is always five minutes earlier that they break into fights, tears, or hysteria.

Friendly fire — isn't.

Anything is edible if it is chopped finely enough.

The more food you prepare, the less your guests eat.

It if smells bad and is sticky, it will eventually find its way onto your children or your shoes.

Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.