Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 10)

The faster a computer is, the faster it will reach a crashed state.

One missed photographic opportunity creates a desire to purchase two additional pieces of equipment.

Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.

Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man.

The faster the plane, the narrower the seats.

If you are given an open-book exam, you will forget your book.

If a piece of buttered toast falls, it will land face down.

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

Anything that happens enough times to irritate you will happen at least once more.

The mountain gets steeper as you get closer.

Frothingham’s Corollary: The mountain looks closer than it is.

Mother nature is a bitch.

Them what gets – has.

All laws are basically false.

Everything is just out of reach.

The book or periodical most vital to the completion of your term paper will be missing from the library.

Corollary: If it is available, the most important page will be torn out.

Don't use no double negatives.

You know you have it when you can’t think of anything that’s your own fault.

Any attempt to print Murphy's laws will jam the printer.

Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse.

Always assume that your assumption is invalid.

Unless the results are known in advance, funding agencies will reject the proposal.