The First Law of Engineering

The premise that 1) Anything can be fixed by hitting it with a hammer, and 2) If you cannot fix the problem, you do not have a big enough hammer.

See also: Percussive Maintenance, Harmonic Persuasion.

"It's The First Law of Engineering, Leonidas,” Granadica sent. “If you can’t fix it, you’re not using a big enough hammer.”

-Granadica in The Hot Gate, book three of the Troy Rising series by John Ringo

by Western_Rambler November 5, 2020

Taylor Law

A law that prevents NYC Civil Servants from going on strike you get penalized 2 days for every day you strike!

NYC Boss: The cops can't go on strike, don't they know its a violation of the Taylor Law!

by wo-14 January 8, 2019

Dog-in-law

The dog owned by your spouse's family is called your dog-in-law. (Plural - dogs-in-law)

Hey, my dog-in-law is eating your food.

My dog-in-law is super cute.

by Victoria’s baby October 16, 2017

Law of Inverses in Fiction

The more hectic one's life becomes, the lower and trashier one has to read.

"Did you find a job, your lost dog, or a place to live yet?" "No, but I did get 50 Shades of Grey from the library, so the Law of Inverses in Fiction works."

by Bookwords June 12, 2013

Law

When you do stupid, illogical, ignorant, irrational, shit. YOU GO TO FUCKING PRISON. Like killing an infant, Eating animals from a grave, raping women, and the whole nine yards.

I fucked up, The Law is going to arrest me, duh!

by JustinLaw1986! January 10, 2020

Heine Law

See Party Boy

That frat is just a bunch of Heine Law's. Too Bro.

by PartyBoy101 July 1, 2011

co-great-great-grandaunt-in-law

Spouse's great-great-granduncle's wife.

My co-great-great-grandaunt-in-law is a good person.

by JAMP12 September 21, 2021