the lesser-known law of physics which states that whenever a capo is required, (for use in changing keys on a guitar) said capo is no where to be found.
by LeahHello April 8, 2009
Get the capo's lawmug. Variant of Godwin's Law, popular in Scotland.
In discussions concerning the Scottish independence debate, whomever mentions Braveheart, Bannockburn or William Wallace first automatically loses the argument.
Named for Australian actor/director Mel Gibson who starred in the 1997 film, Braveheart, about Scottish folk hero, William Wallace.
In discussions concerning the Scottish independence debate, whomever mentions Braveheart, Bannockburn or William Wallace first automatically loses the argument.
Named for Australian actor/director Mel Gibson who starred in the 1997 film, Braveheart, about Scottish folk hero, William Wallace.
"I'm voting 'Yes' in the referendum."
"Most people who do so are swayed by sentimentality, and memories of Wallace and Bannockburn."
"Gibson's Law. You lose."
"Most people who do so are swayed by sentimentality, and memories of Wallace and Bannockburn."
"Gibson's Law. You lose."
by Hayter May 24, 2014
Get the Gibson's Lawmug. Rice's Law is the theory that anything that can go right will go right. It is the diametric opposite to Murphy's Law. Murphy's Law Fanagle's Law Sod's Law
See I told you we would finish before the deadline for Rice's Law is in full effect. Murphy's Law Fanagle's Law Sod's Law
by Bill Browne February 28, 2015
Get the Rice's Lawmug. A gettological phrase said from one brotha to anotha brotha who spittin facts so hard they begin to resemble legislation.
Brotha: “Bruhhhh , I ain’t need no hoe... But I sure could use a pair of trusty pliers to trim that darn hedge in my front yard.”
Anotha: “Dat law.”
Anotha: “Dat law.”
by Gettological Scholar July 8, 2021
Get the dat lawmug. Killian's law states: The more someone boasts about a particular trait or skill, the less likely it is that they possess it.
by Nonya Asole July 14, 2017
Get the killian's lawmug. (noun):
1. The law that is imposed upon everyone once 2:00 A.M. has arrived but is only imposed after someone yells it to the group at hand. Which then, after the law has been stated, the group (or person, if said person states it upon his or herself) must stay up for the rest of the night and long into the next day, no matter what (unless a person can provide a legitimate reason as to why they need sleep that particular night).
1. The law that is imposed upon everyone once 2:00 A.M. has arrived but is only imposed after someone yells it to the group at hand. Which then, after the law has been stated, the group (or person, if said person states it upon his or herself) must stay up for the rest of the night and long into the next day, no matter what (unless a person can provide a legitimate reason as to why they need sleep that particular night).
JS: It's 2:00 A.M. already?
JB: Wait no I- !!
JS: SHELTON'S LAW!!!!!!
JB: *sighs* Alright fine, let's go get coffee and some Monsters.
JS: WHOO!! Never gonna sleep!!! *darts out of the room*
JB: Wait no I- !!
JS: SHELTON'S LAW!!!!!!
JB: *sighs* Alright fine, let's go get coffee and some Monsters.
JS: WHOO!! Never gonna sleep!!! *darts out of the room*
by Phoenix_Gold September 28, 2011
Get the Shelton's Lawmug. The more rabidly anti-gay and "Christian" a commenter considers himself, the higher the likelihood that he or she will resort to describing vulgar sexual acts supposedly performed by GLBT people in an attempt to vilify them. Usually affirmed when an actual GLBT person is grossed out by the rhetoric.
Named for Peter ("Porno Pete") LaBarbera, founder of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, a "Christian" organization whose sole purpose is to oppose every measure that might lead to GLBT people being considered human beings. LaBarbera lends his name to this law specifically through his "hobby" of attending leather and BDSM conventions, camera in hand, for "research purposes", and also because he mentions corprophilia at every opportunity.
Named for Peter ("Porno Pete") LaBarbera, founder of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, a "Christian" organization whose sole purpose is to oppose every measure that might lead to GLBT people being considered human beings. LaBarbera lends his name to this law specifically through his "hobby" of attending leather and BDSM conventions, camera in hand, for "research purposes", and also because he mentions corprophilia at every opportunity.
Wingnut: "Homosexuals have sexual intercourse with, lick, suck and eat human shit."
GLBT Person: "Ew, what the fuck? LaBarbera's Law, much?"
GLBT Person: "Ew, what the fuck? LaBarbera's Law, much?"
by Baldran August 25, 2010
Get the LaBarbera's Lawmug.