Dean's Law states that in any verbal human interaction (usually a conversation, discussion or planning meeting of some nature), given enough time, the said verbal interaction will cease to be realistic and sensible, becoming ridiculous and usually humorous in nature, deviating from the plot and resulting in nothing being accomplished and time wastage. Usually an enjoyable experience.
In layman's terms, the plot will be lost and people will begin "taking the mickey".
This law encapsulates the entire human species independent of race, color or culture. Timing and the amusement factor, however, are directly related to the intelligence and attention span of the persons involved in said interaction.
This Law was coined in 2006 by Dean O'Farrell.
*** Dean's Law can also be used to illustrate that normal boundaries do not apply to a certain situation or discussion.
In layman's terms, the plot will be lost and people will begin "taking the mickey".
This law encapsulates the entire human species independent of race, color or culture. Timing and the amusement factor, however, are directly related to the intelligence and attention span of the persons involved in said interaction.
This Law was coined in 2006 by Dean O'Farrell.
*** Dean's Law can also be used to illustrate that normal boundaries do not apply to a certain situation or discussion.
Bob: "I suggest that we get blue curtains, I think they will fit in well with the existing decor and color scheme."
Kate: "I agree, but maybe the red ones will work equally well"
Allan: "OK then maybe we should get one red one and one blue one?"
Bob: "Yeah that's a great idea, if we do that then we can get tons of small blue and red carpets too! We can put them on the floor and make the room look like a big checkers board!"
Allan: "Yes and then we can paint little blue and red squares on the couches!!Ha Ha!"
Bob: "ooh ooh yes and then we can change the lampshades to luminous green!"
Kate: "OK guys, this is getting ridiculous now. Dean's Law has taken over now."
*** "OK guys, head office has really given us free reign with this project, so let Dean's Law run wild! No holds barred!"
Kate: "I agree, but maybe the red ones will work equally well"
Allan: "OK then maybe we should get one red one and one blue one?"
Bob: "Yeah that's a great idea, if we do that then we can get tons of small blue and red carpets too! We can put them on the floor and make the room look like a big checkers board!"
Allan: "Yes and then we can paint little blue and red squares on the couches!!Ha Ha!"
Bob: "ooh ooh yes and then we can change the lampshades to luminous green!"
Kate: "OK guys, this is getting ridiculous now. Dean's Law has taken over now."
*** "OK guys, head office has really given us free reign with this project, so let Dean's Law run wild! No holds barred!"
by onlyalegend February 07, 2010
It is a traditional practice where a married man transfers all belongings under his name to a close relative of his shortly into his marriage to protect himself from possible greedy and selfless abuse of a divorce by his wife resulting in him losing 50% of all belongings or a possibly higher proportion.
I might follow hakimi's law to protect myself soon, I'm worried my partner will divorce me for my money and belongings.
by controllzlmao April 19, 2023
prov. If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it.
Edward A. Murphy, Jr. was one of the engineers on the rocket-sled experiments that were done by the U.S. Air Force in 1949 to test human acceleration tolerances (USAF project MX981). One experiment involved a set of 16 accelerometers mounted to different parts of the subject's body. There were two ways each sensor could be glued to its mount, and somebody methodically installed all 16 the wrong way around. Murphy then made the original form of his pronouncement, which the test subject (Major John Paul Stapp) quoted at a news conference a few days later.
Within months `Murphy's Law' had spread to various technical cultures connected to aerospace engineering. Before too many years had gone by variants had passed into the popular imagination, changing as they went. Most of these are variants on "Anything that can go wrong, will"; this is correctly referred to as Finagle's Law. The memetic drift apparent in these mutants clearly demonstrates Murphy's Law acting on itself!
Edward A. Murphy, Jr. was one of the engineers on the rocket-sled experiments that were done by the U.S. Air Force in 1949 to test human acceleration tolerances (USAF project MX981). One experiment involved a set of 16 accelerometers mounted to different parts of the subject's body. There were two ways each sensor could be glued to its mount, and somebody methodically installed all 16 the wrong way around. Murphy then made the original form of his pronouncement, which the test subject (Major John Paul Stapp) quoted at a news conference a few days later.
Within months `Murphy's Law' had spread to various technical cultures connected to aerospace engineering. Before too many years had gone by variants had passed into the popular imagination, changing as they went. Most of these are variants on "Anything that can go wrong, will"; this is correctly referred to as Finagle's Law. The memetic drift apparent in these mutants clearly demonstrates Murphy's Law acting on itself!
This is a principle of defensive design, and usually given in mutant forms less descriptive of the challenges of design.
You don't make a two-pin plug symmetrical and then label it `THIS WAY UP'; if it matters which way it is plugged in, then you make the design asymmetrical.
You don't make a two-pin plug symmetrical and then label it `THIS WAY UP'; if it matters which way it is plugged in, then you make the design asymmetrical.
by Belatu July 26, 2004
The quantity of truth in any breaking news story damaging to a democrat can be measured by how quickly and aggressively twitter moves to censor and suppress it.
"Did you see how quickly twitter censored the NY Post story about sloe joe biden meeting with Burisma execs when he claimed he never did? Looks like yet another case of Dorsey's law!"
by FooSieben October 15, 2020
The Law of Comformity states that the more people attempt not to conform to certain stereotypes and shared identities, the more they actually do conform to those stereotypes and identities.
Many teenagers become goths in an attempt to stand out as individuals, or else as a means of expressing what they feel is their "true self." However, in adopting the mannerisms, attire and musical tastes of the goth community, teenage goths ultimately end up conforming.
The Law of Conformity
The Law of Conformity
by Joyce.junr December 06, 2007
O’Sullivan’s Law states that any organization or enterprise that is not expressly right wing will become left wing over time. The law is named after British journalist John O’Sullivan.
Television shows are the best examples of this. 24, House. Charitable foundations are worse but harder to see.
One of the reasons for this is leftist intolerance versus right-wing tolerance. Right wingers are willing to hire openly left-wing employees in the interest of fairness. Left-wingers, utterly intolerant, will not allow a non-Liberal near them, and will harass them at every opportunity. The result over time is that conservative enterprises are infiltrated by leftists but leftist enterprises remain the same or get worse.
Also, leftism is in and of itself a form of decay. It’s what happens not just to television shows but to nations, churches and universities as the energy given off by the big bang of their inception slowly ebbs away. Rather than expend vitality in originality and creation they become obsessed with introspection, popularity and lethargy. Leftism is entropy of the spirit and intellect.
Another reason is that the parasitic nature of Liberals/Leftists attracts them to existing money.
An enterprise can stave off O'Sullivan's Law if their creators keep it in mind and remain vigilant and truthful.
Television shows are the best examples of this. 24, House. Charitable foundations are worse but harder to see.
One of the reasons for this is leftist intolerance versus right-wing tolerance. Right wingers are willing to hire openly left-wing employees in the interest of fairness. Left-wingers, utterly intolerant, will not allow a non-Liberal near them, and will harass them at every opportunity. The result over time is that conservative enterprises are infiltrated by leftists but leftist enterprises remain the same or get worse.
Also, leftism is in and of itself a form of decay. It’s what happens not just to television shows but to nations, churches and universities as the energy given off by the big bang of their inception slowly ebbs away. Rather than expend vitality in originality and creation they become obsessed with introspection, popularity and lethargy. Leftism is entropy of the spirit and intellect.
Another reason is that the parasitic nature of Liberals/Leftists attracts them to existing money.
An enterprise can stave off O'Sullivan's Law if their creators keep it in mind and remain vigilant and truthful.
O'Sullivan's Law hit 24 when they finally had a Muslim villain then started running disclaimers that Muslims aren't all terrorists.
The Annenberg Foundation was started by a Republican but it didn't take long before O'Sullivan's Law had them handing a domestic terrorist money for educating kids.
The ACLU, the Ford Foundation and the Episcopal Church all fell to O’Sullivan’s Law.
The Annenberg Foundation was started by a Republican but it didn't take long before O'Sullivan's Law had them handing a domestic terrorist money for educating kids.
The ACLU, the Ford Foundation and the Episcopal Church all fell to O’Sullivan’s Law.
by Melvin Udall April 22, 2011
As any discussion thread involving science grows longer, the probability of a religious flamewar approaches 1. See "Godwin's Law" in which a similar principle involves political threads ending with somebody invoking Hitler or the Nazi party.
From the website Fark.com, in which a user named Bevets was a common contributor on the side of religion in religious threads, or in science threads in which religion was invoked.
From the website Fark.com, in which a user named Bevets was a common contributor on the side of religion in religious threads, or in science threads in which religion was invoked.
"Say what you will about the probability of quantum mechanics being unprovable, but you don't see atheists picketing in front of Bible manufacturing facilities because they don't agree with what's in that book."
"You just invoked Bevets' Law"
"You just invoked Bevets' Law"
by TKFF July 07, 2005