Worthington's law
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a 1997 comedy sketch on Mr. Show with Bob and David.
Proper noun
[edit]- (humorous, frequently capitalized) "More money = better than". One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less.
- 1997 November 7, Bush is a Pussy (Mr. Show with Bob and David), season 3, episode 7, spoken by Carl Espick (David Cross):
- Did you know that according to Worthington's Law, the opera singer who called himself the "Great" Caruso was nowhere near as great as Sammy Hagar, the Red Rocker?
- 2004 June 20, Milhouse Guidry, “Re: (OT) Much Ado About Michael Moore.”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling[1] (Usenet), message-ID <20040620105014.04657.00000255@mb-m10.aol.com>:
- You need to take into account Worthington's Law -- People who make more money than you are *better* than you, and are therefore above reproach.
- 2014 April 10, Matt Reevy, “The 8 NFL Coaches Pulling in the Most Money Per Game”, in Wall St. Cheat Sheet[2], archived from the original on 11 April 2014:
- Even if they don’t win, at least Sean Payton knows he’s making more money than the rest of his contemporaries. Per Worthington’s law, that means he’s unassailable.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Worthington's law.
Usage notes
[edit]A satirical law, typically cited ironically.