A popular adage that states that, "no matter how much work you put into it, once you're almost at the finish line, it will all just go away".
"When one fully manages a project so that it is capable of driving itself, the project disappears or is comically reduced."
"When one fully manages a project so that it is capable of driving itself, the project disappears or is comically reduced."
Jim: "Do you remember that contract that you've been working all month on?"
Jordan: "Yes I do. In fact, I've lost sleep working on this project all week."
Jim: "Well, I hate to break it to you, but the client backed out at the last minute."
Jordan: "Great. Yet another case of Jordan's Law!"
Jordan: "Yes I do. In fact, I've lost sleep working on this project all week."
Jim: "Well, I hate to break it to you, but the client backed out at the last minute."
Jordan: "Great. Yet another case of Jordan's Law!"
by Watch_Out_For_Panic August 19, 2020
Get the Jordan's Lawmug. 
Spouse's great-great-grandnibling's wife.
My co-great-great-grandniece-in-law is a good person.
by Wonbig October 13, 2021
Get the co-great-great-grandniece-in-lawmug. "The desirability of and/or your need for an item at a garage sale will be in direct inverse proportion to the likelihood of your actually being able to purchase it."
The four most common/infuriating occasions when Murphy's Law of Garage Sales holds true:
(1) A desired item is something that's just stored in the family's garage; it’s not one of the items for sale.
(2) The item has already been sold, and the homeowner is just “holding” it till the buyer gets back with either the money or a vehicle to transport the item to his own home.
(3) The item is too expensive, and the seller will not budge on the price. (Note: this is not always an "all hope is lost" situation --- you may have at least two additional options. First, try coming back again later in the day to see if the item is still unsold --- if YOU think that the item is overpriced, then most OTHER yard-sailers may think so, too, and so nobody else may have bought the item yet, either, giving you a second crack at possibly purchasing it at a reduced price, especially since by now the seller may likely feel a bit "desperate" to get rid of it. And second, have a glance at the trash-heap out front of the person’s house that evening --- sometimes unsold yard-sale items will simply be tossed out, and so you can then get them for free.)
(4) The item is something that you would logically want to test out first to make sure it operates satisfactorily, but there is no hookup for electricity/water/telephone/internet/antenna/audio/video at the site of the sale, and the stubborn owner will not allow you to either bring the item into his house or temporarily take it somewhere else to test it.
(1) A desired item is something that's just stored in the family's garage; it’s not one of the items for sale.
(2) The item has already been sold, and the homeowner is just “holding” it till the buyer gets back with either the money or a vehicle to transport the item to his own home.
(3) The item is too expensive, and the seller will not budge on the price. (Note: this is not always an "all hope is lost" situation --- you may have at least two additional options. First, try coming back again later in the day to see if the item is still unsold --- if YOU think that the item is overpriced, then most OTHER yard-sailers may think so, too, and so nobody else may have bought the item yet, either, giving you a second crack at possibly purchasing it at a reduced price, especially since by now the seller may likely feel a bit "desperate" to get rid of it. And second, have a glance at the trash-heap out front of the person’s house that evening --- sometimes unsold yard-sale items will simply be tossed out, and so you can then get them for free.)
(4) The item is something that you would logically want to test out first to make sure it operates satisfactorily, but there is no hookup for electricity/water/telephone/internet/antenna/audio/video at the site of the sale, and the stubborn owner will not allow you to either bring the item into his house or temporarily take it somewhere else to test it.
by QuacksO August 1, 2018
Get the Murphy's Law of Garage Salesmug. silly webshow thingymagig that includes a really fucking hot (or fine, sexy, whatever you wanna call him) sadistic resin statue called Karl, MANNEQUIN BOY The Climber, little bri'ish lad called Chimbley Sweep, married couple (Karl crashed their wedding and got a pickaxe to the side of the head), the little fishy guy called Mizuno who i will protect with my life, Vampire guy called Rellik and uhh there's Del and a ton of other silly fellows
awesome person: "hey, have you watched Law of Talos?"
guy: "no what the fuck is that"
awesome person: "fuck you"
guy: "no what the fuck is that"
awesome person: "fuck you"
by Lennox! >_< July 27, 2025
Get the Law of Talosmug. “Any lone gunman shall be presumed to be a white, male Christian nationalist until definitely proved otherwise.”
by sp762 September 13, 2025
Get the Kirk’s Lawmug.