Eagan's Law
Eagan's Law is like the universe being a giant tease. You pick the easy way out, and then it slaps you with something worse. If you're lucky, you get something else bad that you didn't even expect.
I took the shortcut. Now I'm stuck in traffic with my cousin's pet goat.
I ate the last slice of pizza. Now I have to listen to my brother's bad rap for an hour.
I left my homework at home. Now I have to do it during lunch.