Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 6)

Passengers on elevators constantly rearrange their positions as people get on and off so there is at all times an equal distance between all bodies.

The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired.

When a man says it's a silly, childish game, it's probably something his wife can beat him at.

Whatever carrousel you stand by, your baggage will come in on another one.

No matter where you are, there you are.

To err is human, so do not use up the eraser before the pencil.

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

Children should be heard, not obscene.

The total attention paid to an instructor is a constant regardless of the size of the class.

An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance.

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which speciified that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind; Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had to fly.

(1923 – 1999) American satirical novelist, short story writer & playwright

Organizations always have too many managers.

The most interesting paper will be scheduled simultaneously with the second most interesting paper.

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it’s just possible that you haven’t understood the situation.

Caveats are always* forgotten.
*Caveat: except in rare instances

In a bureaucratic hierarchy, the higher up the organization the less people appreciate Murphy's Law.

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

If you do a job twice, it’s yours.

The most interesting results happen only once.

Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately

Corollary: Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both

Never, ever, fly on the airline of the country from which you are departing.