Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 72)

The lead in a pencil will break in direct proportion to the importance of the notes being taken.

The squeaky wheel doesn't always get greased; it often gets replaced.

The first sample is always the best.

Some is good, more is better, too much is just right.

The bigger they are, the harder it is to see your shoes.

All battles are fought at the junction of two or more map sheets… printed at different scales.

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

For every problem science solves, it creates ten new one.

An official wants to multiply subordinates, not rivals.

Old age is always fifteen years older than I am.

Whenever you cut your fingernails, you will find a need for them an hour later.

Expressways aren’t.

Under the most rigorously controlled conditions of pressure, temperature, volume, humidity, and other variables, any experimental organism will do as it damn well pleases.

One day you’re a peacock, the next day you’re a feather duster.

If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway.

He who trains his tongue to quote the learned sages will be known far and wide as a smart-ass.

A parade should have bands OR horses, not both.

Any decision is better than no decision.

A closed mouth gathers no feet.

A condominium is just an apartment with a down payment.

The sun always shines between the visors.