Subject: Problems (Page 4)

If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.

You can always tell you're in trouble when the good option involves a prosthetic leg.

blogger (Standing Room Only)

Anytime you wish to demonstrate something, the number of faults is proportional to the number of viewers.

I don't believe in astrology; the only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter

Anything dropped in the bathroom falls in the toilet.

The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines.

(1867 – 1959) architect, interior designer, writer & educator

To err is human; to purr, feline.

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

Fuses never blow during daylight hours.
Corollary: Only after fuses blow do you discover the flashlight batteries are dead and you’re out of candles, or matches, or both.

When any mechanical contrivance fails, it will do so at the most inconvenient possible time.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

The worst part is that I don’t even have the fun of doing the things I’m getting blamed for.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)

You should have seen it when I got it.

The only time you come up with a great solution is after somebody else has solved the problem.

It’s absolutely stupid that we live without an ozone layer; we have men, we’ve got rockets, we’ve got Saran Wrap – FIX IT!

One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs… but it is amazing how many eggs one can break without making a decent omelette.

(1916 – 2000) Egyptian-American academic economist & historian

Washing machines only break down during the wash cycle.
Corollary: All breakdowns occur on the plumber's day off.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Coach: Hey Norm, how’s the world been treating you?

Norm: Like a baby treats a diaper.

George Wendt (1948 – ) American actor

Tolerances will accumulate unidirectionally toward maximum difficulty of assembly.

To err is human, but it feels divine.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.