Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 82)

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

Confusion creates jobs.

If there is anything disagreeable going on, men are sure to get out of it.

The faster a computer is, the faster it will reach a crashed state.

Never conduct negotiations before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. Before 10:00 you appear too anxious, and after 4:00 they think you're desperate.

The amount of junk is in direct proportion to the amount of space available.

If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.

The item you had your eye on the minute you walked in will be taken by the person in front of you.

Everything goes wrong all at once.

It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.

When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?"

Among economists, the real world is often a special case.

The job that pays the most will be offered when there is no time to deliver the services.

If it works, don't fix it.

Nothing is as inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.

Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.

If you start walking, the bus will come when you are precisely halfway between stops.

Don't worry… nobody gives a hoot anyway.

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may diet.

There are those who don't even like to be rubbed the right way.

Whatever plan one makes, there is a hidden difficulty somewhere.