If something can be made worse in any way by continuing to fuck with it. See also Murphy’s Law and False Perfectionism.
by Titonymous September 19, 2018
Get the Barbara’s Lawmug. A rule or practice that, while not technically official, is generally agreed upon and followed. (i.e. an unwritten rule)
Guy 1: Dude, what was that? Everyone knows it's not cool to screen peek!
Guy 2: Whatever, who made that rule?
Guy 1: It's consensus law, bro.
Guy 2: Whatever, who made that rule?
Guy 1: It's consensus law, bro.
by MuteButton October 28, 2011
Get the Consensus Lawmug. The opposite of Murphy's Law.
It's been raining all month, but lookie here! The skies have cleared up just in time for our camping trip! Must be Burphie's law!
by Thumpo Lahini August 12, 2020
Get the Burphie's Lawmug. Friggan Law refers to one of Murphy's famous laws; If 'A' and 'B' are both needed to accomplish 'C' AND either 'A' OR 'B' is in a state of brokenness, the working entity will most likely break when the previously broken prerequisite of 'C' is fixed.
Murphy's friggan Law... I finally get the washing machine fixed and the very next day the dryer goes up in sparks and smoke! :(
by GForce1000 March 26, 2013
Get the Friggan Lawmug. “Polybius’s law” states that if a YouTube comment section has at least 5k comments, there will always be an argument.
Because internet.
(Law Created by Polybius_223_YT on the YouYube Comment Section of an Alan Becker video. The "reacting to captions" video. You can go there to find the source in it's purest form. No that is not me by the way, I'm just spreading it.)
Because internet.
(Law Created by Polybius_223_YT on the YouYube Comment Section of an Alan Becker video. The "reacting to captions" video. You can go there to find the source in it's purest form. No that is not me by the way, I'm just spreading it.)
by Blooperomg September 1, 2021
Get the Polybius’s lawmug. The law states, "Whenever anyone tries to correct another's spelling, grammar, or punctuation online, he invariably screws up his own."
An example of Checkoway's law in action:
A: The woman that sings in the band is great.
B: You mean "The woman _who_ sings in the band is great." Learn some english grammer!!
A: The woman that sings in the band is great.
B: You mean "The woman _who_ sings in the band is great." Learn some english grammer!!
by lurn ur grammer August 4, 2008
Get the Checkoway's lawmug. The principle that the more stoned you are, the more likely normal things around you are to break. It is a direct relationship between the user and the objects (electronics, doors, food packaging, public fountains) wherein the objects break in front of the user, causing him or her to wonder if the item is really broken or if they are really high.
Circa 2012: named for the American designer, professor and coffee connoisseur, who first proposed such an idea in 2006.
Circa 2012: named for the American designer, professor and coffee connoisseur, who first proposed such an idea in 2006.
(After getting high) "Weird, my headphones have always worked before but now the left earpiece is broken. Is it broken? Or is this just Stone's Law?"
by StonesLaw March 4, 2019
Get the Stone's Lawmug.