The Three Laws Of Thermodynamics

Three Laws of Thermodynamics (paraphrased):

First Law: You can't get anything without working for it.
Second Law: The most you can accomplish by work is to break even.
Third Law: You can't break even.

Ginsberg's Theorem (The modern statement of the three laws of thermodynamics)

1. You can't win.
2. You can't even break even.
3. You can't get out of the game.
4. THE LAW OF ENTROPY: The perversity of the universe tends towards a maximum.

Freeman's Commentary on Ginsberg's Theorem:

1. Capitalism is based on the assumption that you can win.
2. Socialism is based on the assumption that you can break even.
3. Mysticism is based on the assmuption that you can quit the game.

The paraphrased laws of thermodynamics

1. First Law: You can't bet unless you play.
2. Second Law: The most you can hope for is to break even.
3. Third Law: You can't break even.
4. Fourth Law: Once you're born, you can't even get out of the game!

Parodies of the laws of thermodynamics, in a science text book.

1. You can't win, you can only break even.
2. You can only break even at absolute zero.
3. You can never reach absolute zero.

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