Murphy's law is too classical, here is the Maafia's law. (1) ---------------------------------------------------- Let "x" = beauty, "y" = manners well-bred, let "z" = fortune (this is obligatory). Let "L" = love, then our philosopher said, L is a function of x, y, and z- of the kind which is known as Potential ! (2) ---------------------------------------------------- Now integrate L with respect to dt, ("t" standing for time and persuation). Then between proper limits, its easy to see, the definite integral "Marriage" must be- a very consise Demonstration ! (3) ------------------------------------------------------ Said he- if the wandering course of the moon, by Algebra can be predicted. The female affections must yield to it soon, but the lady ran off with a dashing dragoon- and left him amazed and afflicted ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The mathematical expressions of love, L, and marriage, M, as seen in stanza (1) and (2) can be written as: