Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 75)

The day of the big heat wave is the day the office air conditioning breaks down.

It's bad luck to be superstititious.

In any group of eagles, you will find some turkeys.

When all else fails, try the boss's suggestion.

All laws are basically false.

A few months in the laboratory can frequently save a couple of hours in the library.

You can never tell which way the train went by looking at the track.

1. Any line, however short, is still too long.
2. Work is the crabgrass of life, but money is the water that keeps it green.

Women and elephants never forget an injury.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid all together.

The information conveyed is less important than the impression.

Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss putting in an honest day’s work.

Rare is the “improvement” that will ever repay the time lost in performing it.

To estimate the time it takes to do a task, estimate the time you think it should take, multiply by two, and change the unit of measure to the next highest unit. (Example: allocate two days for a one-hour task)

All the postmasters in small towns read all the postcards.

No name, no matter how simple, can be correctly understood over the phone.

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with ONLY a loaf of bread are three billion to one.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

If you drop something, it will never reach the ground.

Fear Greeks, even when they bring gifts.

1. All's well that ends.
2. A penny saved is a penny.
3. Don't leave things unfinishe

If a dish is dropped while removing it from the cupboard, it will hit the sink, breaking the dish and chipping or denting the sink in the process.