Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 45)

If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it’s the light of the oncoming train.

The one who does the least work will get the most credit.

If you haven’t struck oil in twenty minutes, quit boring.

The person who buys the most raffle tickets has the least chance of winning.

If you do something right once, someone will ask you to do it again.

The greater the funding, the longer it takes to make the mistake.

The organization of any bureaucracy is very much like a septic tank. The really big chunks always rise to the top.

The speed of an oncoming vehicle is directly proportional to the length of the passing zone.

A fool in a high station is like a man on the top of a small mountain: everything appears small to him and he appears small to everybody.

There is no such thing as a short beer. (As in, "I'm going to stop off at Joe's for a short beer on the way home.")

If you have watched a TV series only once, and you watch it again, it will be a rerun of the same episode.

Nothing is so simple it cannot be misunderstood.

Everything will go wrong at one time.

Corollary: That time is always when you least expect it.

Disorder expands proportionately to the tolerance for it.

Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups.

Everything is cold except what should be.

If you rely on Murphy's law, everything will go as planned (but don't count on it.)

If you help a friend in need, he is sure to remember you… the next time he’s in need.

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

1. Always hire a rich solicitor.

2. Never buy from a rich salesman.

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