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We have all heard the old saying, "What goes around comes around" — so this may not be the first time you have heard this collection of wisdoms. We all wish we had actually already "learned" the following — fortunately, we can keep learning. Helen Lapp MURPHY'S OTHER LAWS Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. A day without sunshine is like, well, night. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine. Back up my hard drive? Okay, tell me, how do I put it in reverse? I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. Seen it all, done it all. Can't remember most of it. I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe. She's always late. In fact, her ancestors arrived on the "Juneflower." You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you. Honk if you love peace and quiet. Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular? It is hard to understand how a cemetery can raise its burial costs and blame it on the higher cost of living. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them. You can't have everything. Where would you put it? If the shoe fits, get another one just like it. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. Jay L. Roth, Mennonite Association for Retired Persons 23 Homestead Drive, Lancaster, PA  17602 717-201-8391 ~ E-mail