Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 84)

For every credibility gap there is a gullibility fill.

Wind velocity increases directly with the cost of the hairdo.

Never eat prunes when you're hungry.

You are always complimented on the item that took the least effort to prepare. Example: If you make roast turkey, you will be complimented on the baked potato.

Computing power increases as the square of the cost; if you want to do it twice as cheaply, you have to do it four times slower.

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.

On a beautiful day like this it's hard to believe anyone can be unhappy – but we'll work on it.

The truth of a proposition has nothing to do with its credibility, and vice versa.

Push something hard enough and it will fall over.

If the people of a democracy are allowed to do so, they will vote away the freedoms which are essential to that democracy.

If there is anything disagreeable going on, men are sure to get out of it.

Hot glass looks the same as cold glass.

The stomach expands to accommodate the amount of junk food available.

A meeting lasts at least 1 1/2 hours, however short the agenda.

Look around the table; if you don’t see a sucker, get up, because you’re the sucker.

The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it.

All politics is local.

No matter what goes wrong, there’s always someone who will say he knew it would.

To protect your position, fire the fastest rising employees first.

Every solution breeds new problems.

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.