Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 13)

The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf.

[When parachuting] it is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

1. Nothing is ever so bad it can't be made worse by firing the coach. 2. A free agent is anything but. 3. Whatever can go to New York will..

If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.

If mathematically you end up with the incorrect answer, try multiplying by the page number.

Chicken Little only has to be right once.

People who eat natural foods will die of natural causes.

1. An object in motion will be heading in the wrong direction.
2. An object at rest will be in the wrong place.

If you find something you like buy a lifetime supply – they’re going to stop making it.

If your project doesn't work, look for the part you didn't think was important.

The distance to the gate from which your flight departs is inversely proportional to the time remaining before the scheduled departure of the flight.

There is always an easier way to do it.
Corollary: When looking directly at the easier way, especially for long periods, you will not see it.

Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

(1919 – 2011) American news commentator & writer

If you break a cup or plate, it will not be the one that was already chipped or cracked.

Everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

A quarter-ounce of chocolate = four pounds of fat.

A cigarette placed in an ashtray will go out if you stay in the room; if you leave the room, the cigarette will topple to the table, burn through, and drop to the floor, where it will smolder until it descends to ignite the drapes in the room below.

No matter which side of door the cat or dog is on, it's the wrong side.

The one you want is never the one on sale.

Never trust a private with a loaded weapon, or an officer with a map and compass.

You can't push on a rope.