"Reed's Law" is an adage coined by @Andrew_Reed which states that "the person who names a thing is often more powerful than the real discoverer."
by CallMeKor December 27, 2021
Get the Reed's Law mug.A law which states that: given sufficient time, some internet user, somewhere, will have posted elaborate arguments for one person, thing, idea or phenomenon being the cause of all of the world's modern day problems. The argument is likely far-fetched.
Joe: Man, the Middle East is getting crazier every day.
Matt: I read a great article the other day about how Middle Eastern instability is primarily caused by Western expectations of gender-role conformity. That also causes income inequality, Donald Trump, and government corruption.
Joe: The only thing you just proved is that Stack's Law of Universal Causality is true.
Jessica: OMG! Why are there so many starving children in Africa.
LeJuana: You see, when you get down to it, Islamic extremism is the primary cause of global hunger, and our poor stock-markets!
Jessica: How do you know that?
LeJuana: I read a tell all article on it at WorldWithoutReligion.com!
Jessica: That's just Stack's Law of Universal Causality at work.
Matt: I read a great article the other day about how Middle Eastern instability is primarily caused by Western expectations of gender-role conformity. That also causes income inequality, Donald Trump, and government corruption.
Joe: The only thing you just proved is that Stack's Law of Universal Causality is true.
Jessica: OMG! Why are there so many starving children in Africa.
LeJuana: You see, when you get down to it, Islamic extremism is the primary cause of global hunger, and our poor stock-markets!
Jessica: How do you know that?
LeJuana: I read a tell all article on it at WorldWithoutReligion.com!
Jessica: That's just Stack's Law of Universal Causality at work.
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Get the co-uncle-in-law mug.The law that things that don’t have names and don’t necessarily need names will spawn unnecessary names.
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Get the Jasper’s law mug.Any gathering of children in fancy dress, face paint or costume will feature at least one Spider-Man regardless of the actual event.
"The nativity play had one Mary, one Joseph, one baby jesus (plastic), three shepherds, four angels, six wise men, one sheep and of course, one Spider-Man. Parker's Law was in full effect."
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