Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 81)

If you hit two keys on the typewriter, the one you don't want hits the paper.

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.

The more money the free agent signs for, the less effective he is the following season.

If it can be borrowed and it can be broken, you will borrow it and you will break it.

The object or bit of information most needed will be least available.

Wind velocity increases directly with the cost of the hairdo.

Byrne's Law: In any electrical circuit, appliances and wiring will burn out to protect fuses.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator

It won't work.

The conclusions of most good operations research studies are obvious.

What this world needs is a damned good plague.

Justice always prevails… three times out of seven.

Last year's was always better.

No matter how clear the skies are, a thunderstorm will move in 5 minutes after the papers are delivered.

Once you overcome your fear of public speaking, you’ll never be asked to speak again.

Nobody really cares or understands what anyone else is doing.

You never catch on until after the test.

Nothing is as easy as it looks.

Smile, tomorrow will be worse.

History doesn't repeat itself – historians merely repeat each other.

The first requisite of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces.

Truth varies.