Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 74)

The illness you come down with is the one ailment your company-covered insurance does not cover.

There is always a way… and it usually doesn’t work.

The higher up the organization, the fewer people appreciate Murphy's Law.

If your action has a 50% possibility of being correct, you will be wrong 75% of the time.

Never needlessly disturb a thing at rest.

Where there's a will, there's a won't.

If you explain it so clearly that nobody can misunderstand, somebody will.

The bigger they are, the harder they hit.

All life is 6 to 5 against.

When one is trying to be elegant and sophisticated, one won't.

Everything is just out of reach.

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

The first pull on the cord ALWAYS sends the drapes in the wrong direction.

The scratch on the record is through the song you like most.

If you can be off by one… you will be.

A continuing flow of paper is sufficient to continue the flow of paper.

A lone dime always gets the number nearly right.

The best way to inspire fresh thoughts is to seal the letter.


How to locate the slow-moving traffic lane or check-out land: Get in it.

Never throw away anything unless you know what it came from.

The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want.