In any discussion about marriage, the moment a proponent compares gay marriage to the civil rights era, the argument is automatically forfeited.
Person #1: "I believe marriage is between one man and one woman."
Person #2: "Well how would that have worked in the civil rights era?! Loving v. Virginia says we all have equal protection, you're just substituting Jim Crow for Tim Crow!"
Person #1: "I invoke Vaughan's Law."
Person #2: "Dammit... you win...
Person #2: "Well how would that have worked in the civil rights era?! Loving v. Virginia says we all have equal protection, you're just substituting Jim Crow for Tim Crow!"
Person #1: "I invoke Vaughan's Law."
Person #2: "Dammit... you win...
by Duns Scotus March 4, 2014
Get the Vaughan's Law mug.In a similar vain to Bidoof’s Law, “Garbodor’s Law” claims that any degenerative or generally controversial opinion as deemed so by the community of any certain platform is immediately void and therefore worthless of any meaningful debate or response if the said user is subscribed/following any other user that is looked down upon in that same community.
Controversial Commenter: ”Listen, that guy who was shot 24 times by officers and then mauled and mutilated by police dogs was probably just resisting arrest. Protected and Served once again!”
Other Commenter: “Oh, oh you’re really following InfoChecker and Zaoist? Garbodor’s Law, Blocked.”
Other Commenter: “Oh, oh you’re really following InfoChecker and Zaoist? Garbodor’s Law, Blocked.”
by cumshitter-iF April 25, 2020
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by Flow.multi July 25, 2015
Get the Flow's Law mug.If one or more specific instances of a class of items or persons have a negative quality, all items or persons of that class must be considered to have that same negative quality.
1) There are some bad salespeople; therefore, all salespeople are bad.
2) I once owned a Honda that broke down; therefore, all Hondas are junk.
3) A black person once stole from me; therefore, all black people are thieves.
4) Throwing out the baby with the bath water.
2) I once owned a Honda that broke down; therefore, all Hondas are junk.
3) A black person once stole from me; therefore, all black people are thieves.
4) Throwing out the baby with the bath water.
by ArsNorrick November 13, 2003
Get the Oddity's Law mug.A term referring to the amount of advertisement that any one object or media receives in an inverse proportion, also known as the Law of Inverse Advertising. Where in due to budget constraints of any project the amount spent to advertise must ultimately take away from the quality of the product itself. This can be seen mainly in film and television.
"Have you seen the that trailer for the new Sci-Fi movie? It looks good and I see ads for ever everywhere."
-"Im calling Loughman's law."
-"Im calling Loughman's law."
by Lupus553 January 12, 2017
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Usually said in a tone of frustration. Upon being hit by a blue shell the driver may exclaim 'Ahh Hogg's Law!!'
by Gezza87 August 31, 2010
Get the Hogg's Law mug.Another way of stating Murphy’s law, in that, if there is a chance anything good can happen, it absolutely will not come true.
Guy 1: “Bro there’s a chance that my parents are going to be out of town this weekend, I’m going to get a chance to hang out Jessica!”
Guy 2: “Fingers crossed bro, but don’t forget Sean’s law”
Guy 2: “Fingers crossed bro, but don’t forget Sean’s law”
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