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. (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
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by NorthWoods January 18, 2008
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