 Ginsberg's theorem

Ginsberg's theorem is a parody of the laws of thermodynamics in terms of a person playing a game.The quote was first attributed to the poet Allen Ginsberg in a 1975 issue of the "Coevolution Quarterly"

It is possible that the quote originates as a slight misstatement of the opening lines of "You Can't Win," by Charlie Smalls, as the copyright date for Small's song is 1974, earlier than the first attribution to Ginsberg.