the funny farm AND MORE UNAVOIDABLE LAWS OF NATURE

Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair: Identical parts aren't.
Tussman's Law: If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.
Lowery's Law: The solution to a problem changes the problem.
Peer's Law: There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.
Handy Guide to Modern Science:
1. If it's green or it wiggles, it's Biology.
2. If it stinks, it's Chemistry.
3. If it doesn't work, it's Physics.
Ralph's Observation: Machines should work. People should think.
The Dilbert Principle : The most ineffective workers will be systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage - management.
Handyman's Principle: The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.
Ehrlich's Law: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object to realize that you are in a hurry.-