- First Law of Debate: Never argue with a fool --
people might forget who's who... - First Law of Final Exams: Pocket calculator batteries that have
lasted all semester will fail during the math final.
Corollary: If you bring extra batteries, they will... - First Law of Kitchen Confusion: In a family recipe that you
discovered in an old book,
the most vital measurement will be illegible... - First Law of Living: As soon as you're doing what you wanted to
be doing,
you want to be doing something else... - First Law of Money Dynamics:
A surprise monetary windfall will be accompanied by... - First Law of Office Murphology: Important letters that contain
no errors will develop errors in the mail.
Corollary: Corresponding errors will show up in the... - First Law of Soci-Genetics:
Celibacy is not hereditary... - First Law of Travel:
It always takes longer to get there than to get back... - First Political Principle:
No politician talks taxes during an election year... - First Postulate of Iso-Murphism:
Things equal to nothing else are equal to each other...
