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Hutson’s Law

Also known as the 4x4 Rule.

When trying to figure out what a project will cost and how long it will take you take the worst case scenarios that you can possibly imagine for both time and cost. When you have those 2 numbers you then multiply them both by 4 and that will give you an accurate estimate of what the project will actually cost and how long it will actually take to complete.
Customer: it’s April. We were supposed to be done in January!
Contractor: Right.

Customer: This invoice is for $4000 and the estimate was for $1000!
Contractor: Right.

Customer: What the actual f%#k?!?!
Contractor: Hutson’s Law is scarily accurate.
by Crash Hawthorne September 19, 2021
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The Tamr Law

The thesis stating that one obvious and preventable death is fated to happen before any obvious solutions, changes or reforms are enacted, ie. decapitation by ice skates when playing hockey and the introduction of neck guards to the sport.
Person 1: "Hey, do you remember that shaky pipe at the bottom of the apartment building that the landlord never fixed?"

Person 2: "Yeah! What about it?

Person 1: "Well, it finally busted and the valve domed someone on the head and killed him! And after that, of course NOW the landlord decides to fix it!"

Person 2: "How preventable. The Tamr Law takes another..."
by xxdragonwolftamr January 30, 2024
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nephew-in-law

1- Niece's husband.
2- Spouse's nephew.
My nephew-in-law is a good person.
by KOBO8956 September 22, 2021
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culture-in-law

when you a white boy from Nowhere, Kansas, but you wife a fine brown girl who actually has a culture and now you’re basically brown
white boy 1: yeah I’m African

white boy 2: bru you’re from Topeka
1: yeah my dude but my girl Passion from Nairobi
2: wuttttt
1: y’know, it’s my culture-in-law yo
2: wtf, Adam
by thegrbgreceptacle October 9, 2018
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Law of Cade R.

A principle which states that when one is fallen ill with a mild cold, one must exit from all regular duties until full recovery.
‘Dude why haven’t I heard from you for 2 weeks, you must be following the Law of Cade R.’
by flexibleglass September 5, 2019
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Kister's Law

A pattern where an otherwise non-sexual artwork or written work unintentionally contains hints of the creator's fetishes.

The phrase stems from the creator of the analogue horror series Mandela Catalog, Alex Kister, admitting that he is sexually interested in the concept of doppelgängers, a core feature of the narrative.
1. That's his Kister's Law!

2. I've found his Kister's Law....

3. This has Kister's Law written all over it.
by Aqua's Nest April 1, 2025
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co-grandaunt-in-law

Spouse's grandpibling's wife.
co-grandaunt-in-law.
by Simaduria July 27, 2024
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