"Did you hear she's dating that guy Jacob"
"No surprise, she's bi and he plays videogames. That's Fonteneau's law"
"No surprise, she's bi and he plays videogames. That's Fonteneau's law"
by maskmakesurbandictionary January 23, 2021
Get the Fonteneau's lawmug. by Sturtzy January 8, 2021
Get the Sturtzy lawmug. 
Get the stepgrandmother-in-lawmug. The granddaughter-in-law of one's parent-in-law's sibling.
by Elivaldeq November 24, 2019
Get the first co-cousin-niece-in-lawmug. This law comes into play when a person uses the phrases "shouldn't we be focusing on the soliders" or "shouldn't we be focusing on the war?" when they deem a certain news item frivolous. The longer the conversation about said 'frivolous" news goes on, the more likely it is that someone will bring up soldiers or war and that others will start parroting the phrase. It's often used to shut down a conversation, after all, who can argue that the news shouldn't be focusing on the war or on soldiers? However, they person using Roddan's law is rightfully ignored.
"I can't believe that they're showing all this news about this celebrity!" cried Bob "Why don't they focus this much on our real heroes, the soldiers?"
"If you're so worried about the soldiers, why don't you donate to the veterans or volunteer to work with them?" asked Jim.
"Nah. I just wanna sit in my chair, sip my beer, and say 'oh, that's so sad' or 'man, that's a true hero!' when the news comes on. Makes me feel like a patriotic American!"
"Roddan's Law" said Jim and shook his head sadly.
"If you're so worried about the soldiers, why don't you donate to the veterans or volunteer to work with them?" asked Jim.
"Nah. I just wanna sit in my chair, sip my beer, and say 'oh, that's so sad' or 'man, that's a true hero!' when the news comes on. Makes me feel like a patriotic American!"
"Roddan's Law" said Jim and shook his head sadly.
by Sakano July 13, 2009
Get the Roddan's Lawmug. 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.