Sunday, October 23, 2011

another from my inbox

Thanks Dad.


Murphy's Lesser Known Dictums
 
·        Light travels faster than sound.  This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
 
·        He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
 
·        Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
 
·        Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
 
·        The 50-50-90 rule:   Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
 
·        The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by those who got there first.
 
·        Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
 
·        The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
 
·        When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
 
And my favorite:
 
·        A fine is a tax for doing wrong.   A tax is a fine for doing well.
 
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3 comments:

  1. Bag BlogOctober 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    My daughter always gets things mixed up and says: hind-site is 50-50.

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  2. Scooney AdriftOctober 24, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Excellent observations!

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  3. SuldogOctober 25, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Amen to all of them! In case you didn't know it, this is Sullivan's Corollary To Murphy's Law:

    Murphy was an optimist.

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