Murphy's law...

and other laws of nature

1.
Anything that can go wrong,
a
with a unicorn.
2
It is morally wrong
b
always moves faster.
3
The light at the end of the tunnel
c
you obviously don't know what the hell is going on.
4
Never sleep with anyone
d
will take longer and cost more than you thought
5
Beauty is only skin deep.
e
the longest distance between two points.
6
Never play leapfrog
f
to allow suckers to keep their money.
7
A Smith&Wesson
g
a model quite like yours before.
8
If everything seems to be going well,
h
makes the rules.
9
Never argue with a fool,
i
Ugly goes to the bone.
10
A short cut is always
j
you must first prove you don't need it.
11
Friends come and go but .
k
will go wrong.
12
Everyone has a scheme for getting rich
l
somebody will.
13
The other queue
m
beats four aces.
14
Murphy's Golden Rule: whoever has the gold
n
is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
15
Anything you try to fix
ñ
is the headlamp of an oncoming train.

16
The repairman will never have seen
o
people might not know the difference.

17
In order to get a loan,
p
ends badly.
18
No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item,

q
on another floor.
19
The chance of a piece of bread falling with the buttered side down
r
crazier than yourself.
20
If you explain so clear that nobody can misunderstand,
s
who don't have to do it themselves.
21
Anything that begins well
t
makes telephones ring.
22
The lift is always
u
after you've bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper.
23
Anything that begins badly
v
that will not work.
24
If it looks easy, it's difficult;
w
will work perfectly when the repairman arrives.
25
Nothing is impossible for people
x
enemies accumulate.
26
Machines that have broken down
y
ends worse.
27
Having baths
z
If it looks difficult, it's impossible.


Núria Brichs
nbrichs@xtec.cat