(a.k.a The Devil's Dictionary, New Millennia Edition)
Cynical
Goodies
This section of the Cynical Web Site is devoted to
the memory of Captain Ed Murphy, the alleged source of
Murphyisms. A Murphyism is the purest statement about
the operation of the universe, which is to say that it
is designed to frustrate humans at every point in their
existence, and proof that God has quite a nasty sense of
humor.
In other words, if sex is original sin, then
Murphyisms are original cynicism. The original Murphyism expresses the woe which we all
understand too well, namely: