laws: Murphys Law "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Hofstadter's Law "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." Matz's Law "A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking." Shick's Law "There is no problem a good miracle can't solve."
... DILBERT: "I have a question about our democracy." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: "Oh, I suppose you figured out, that it was just a big joke." DILBERT: "What?" GARBAGE MAN: "He doesn't know." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: "Nevermind." Scott Adams, Dilbert Cartoon 217 - Ethics