Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 83)

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

To err is human – to blame it on someone else is even more human.

If something is confidential, it will be left in the copier machine.

Folks playing leapfrog must complete all jumps.

When the going gets tough, everyone leaves.

Envelopes and stamps which don't stick when you lick them will stick to other things when you don't want them to.

If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.

Things get worse under pressure.

As soon as you sit down with a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something that will last until the coffee is cold.

If it works, don't fix it.

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

The inefficiency and stupidity of the staff corresponds to the inefficiency and stupidity of the management.

You will save yourself a lot of needless worry if you don't burn your bridges until you come to them.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

Hot glass looks the same as cold glass.

If you file it, you'll know where it is but never need it. If you don't file it, you'll need it but never know where it is.

Any change looks terrible at first.

Never say “oops” while your patient is conscious.

Pocket calculator batteries that have lasted all semester will fail during the math final.

He who laughs first, laughs last… if nobody laughs in the middle.

If you have to travel on a Titanic, why not go first-class?