law of conservation of botheration

The heavily researched theory that botheration cannot be created nor destroyed under the laws of chemistry. If someone bothers you, you cannot hold that botheration in; therefore, you must bother someone else in order for a proper transfer and balance in he world.

Veronica bothered me and now I must bother Elodie in order to satisfy the law of conservation of botheration.

by elfastasmo November 28, 2021

Murphy's Law of Food-Flavor

"The better something tastes and/or the more filling it is, the worse it is for you." (Well, duhhh...!) Similar to when you are given a spoonful of medicinal syrup and it tastes absolutely terrible, and so you figure that it MUST be good for you. (And of course, that may indeed be true sometimes, but I wonder if a lot of times it's merely somewhat of a placebo effect --- your body just hurries up and gets well so that it doesn't hafta stomach the tortures of gagging down any more of that horrid bitter/sour elixir!)

I love rich sumptuous foods like burgers and fries, but my hippie-guru doctor put me on a diet of yucky-tasting bean sprouts and tofu --- talk about a classic case of Murphy's Law of Food-Flavor!

by QuacksO September 5, 2019

McGill's Law of Relatives

No matter whether the person knows it or not, they have a very attractive relative. This can be anything from a cousin, mother, uncle, and so forth.

Man, I just got back from the family reunion. McGill's Law of Relatives is going strong in my family!

by xelA kebreT September 2, 2010

Parkinson's law

Parkinson's law states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". In the context of time management, this means that if you allocate a week for a task that could realistically be done in a few hours, it will likely take the entire week to complete, leading to inefficiency and procrastination.

I thought I could knock out that report in a couple of hours, but thanks to Parkinson's law, I ended up stretching it over the whole week just because I had the time.

by Emotional Cruiser November 4, 2025

aunt-by-marriage-in-law

Spouse's pibling's wife.

My aunt-by-marriage-in-law is a good person.

by NSBC968755 February 25, 2023

co-second-cousin-twice-removed-in-law

Spouse's second-cousin-twice-removed's spouse.

My co-second-cousin-twice-removed-in-law is a good person.

by JAMP12 September 21, 2021

9/10 of the law

It’s when a daughter steals her lovely mothers clothing and claims it as her own.

Christina stole Vickie’s dress and wears it all the time. That’s 9/10 of the law right there.

by Pancake Hippo August 3, 2023