Arthur Bloch Books

A special anniversary edition of the classic pessimist's guide to life shares a collection of pithy revelations and insights that range from "The less you do, the less can go wrong" to "Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens" to "No matter what goes wrong, there is always somebody who knew it would." Original.

Includes quotable quotes to be used for speeches, toasts, or roasts for anyone who has experienced the inescapable moment when everything goes wrong

For more than a quarter of a century, Murphy's Law has provided the last word on things going wrong. Positive thinking is all very fine when the world is treating you right, but when things go awry, it's Murphy's Law that comes up with the goods-the pithy revelations and undeniable truths that document our limitless potential for misplaced insight, hopeless wit, and pessimistic wisdom. This special anniversary collection features the best of Murphy's Law--plus new 21st-century entries proving that with advances in technology, even more can go wrong. For example: No matter what goes wrong, there is always somebody who knew it would. Anything is easier to take apart than to put together. For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. The less you do, the less can go wrong. Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

Primer in "Murphology" -- the study of the principle that anything that can go wrong will go wrong -- and related laws.

Pertinent words of wisdom called from the perverse, but humorous, intricacies of life in the twentieth century

El rey del pesimismo ataca de nuevo y esta vez para... ¡hablar del amor! No escapan a su lengua mordaz ni los jóvenes enamorados, ni los recién casados, ni los que se han metido en el lío de ser padres ni las parejas que, a pesar de todo, llegan a cumplir sus bodas de oro. Desde el momento del flechazo o la cita a ciegas, hombres y mujeres viven como en una nube, encantados con su pareja, sin saber que las cosas irán necesariamente de mal en peor. • Es imposible amar y ser sabio a la vez. • En una relación, la imperfección oculta nunca permanece oculta. • El sexo es una de las nueve razones que existen para creer en la reencarnación. Las otras ocho carecen en absoluto de importancia. • Cuando la esposa de un hombre aprende a comprenderle, por lo general deja de escucharle. • El que ronca es el que siempre se duerme primero.

Murphyjev zakon in še vsi drugi razlogi, da stvari gredo narobe.