IMPORTANT UPDATE!!! The following list consists of expressions that for one reason or another have personally interested me. This list wasn't simply copied and pasted from some other webpage. Prior to posting an explanation, I researched it until I was able to find at least two independent and credible references that agree. However, even with such diligence it appears I may have been mislead. I want to express my gratitude to Mr. Tom Oldani, who very kindly sent alternative explanations with references for many of the terms on this list. (Thanks, Tom!) I have posted these corrections below the original explanations. NEW! !! Murphy's Law: "If anything can go wrong, it will." In popular use for over half a century, controversy abounds as to the origins of this adage. The philosophy behind the phrase, if not this exact wording, has been around since before written history. ...