# Join me in listing the Man Rules. Also the Guy Rules. Extra points for distinguishing between them. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736 "2010-11-06T21:53:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/61 "2010-11-08T19:49:29Z")
Dont cry unless your dog, your parent, your lover or a child dies. Serious injuries aren’t okay, but understandable. Also okay is to cry when your sports team a) wins a great upset or b) your team loses in a great upset. – Guy rule. If you have the biggest (HD) TV you’re hosting game night. – Guy rule. Before you leave, throw your shit away. You don’t have to vacuum up your crumbs, but try not to spill shit everywhere. – Man rule. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/62 "2010-11-08T19:59:30Z")
What’s all this hooey? 1. If somebody fucks with you, kick their ass. 2. When you’re hungry, eat. And not salad. See #1. 3. When you’re horny, fuck. Don’t give a shit who’s sister/ex it is. See #1. 4. When you’re tired, sleep. See #1. Everything else is just background noise. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/63 "2010-11-08T21:07:25Z")
On a related note, I started this thread on the [Taxonomy of Manliness](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562904)- seems relevant here. What is the relationship between men, guys, dudes, etc… ---
**Author:** ![may\_be\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/64 "2010-11-08T21:17:57Z")
nevermind ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/65 "2010-11-08T21:32:33Z")
Man rule: Never touch another man’s hat. From the movie Wild Bill Guy rule: Don’t ever tell your wife that her sister’s titties are bigger than hers. ---
**Author:** ![Skyscrapers\_Are\_Gravestones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Skyscrapers\_Are\_Gravestones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skyscrapers_Are_Gravestones)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/66 "2010-11-08T23:45:31Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > Guy rule: Never answer a question from a woman directly. You never know what she may want the information for. Absolutely; people who don’t know this cause about 110% of all problems between the sexes. This rule goes double for any woman involved with any friend. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/67 "2010-11-09T03:42:05Z")
> [@Cyningablod](#): > > Never “throw games” (pretend to lose) to encourage a child. Man Rule.\* > > (\*Explanation: Learning to lose graciously and follow rules is as important as being encouraged. If children want a fair assessment of their athletic/gaming ability, let them play against other youngsters. If they want to _improve_ said abilities, let them play against you as an adult and take the loss [and any constructive criticism] in stride. My wife and I almost never let our daughter win at games. She never seems to mind, since to her the most important thing is the time she spends with us. And she’s learning to be a really good sport and she has a good grasp of her own abilities.) > > Now, since I don’t want to hijack the thread with a debate, I will say no more about this. Carry on. 🙂 Gee. Thanks. :rolleyes: I have two kids, ages 8 and just-turned-six-today. I always subscribe tot he above rule, but really, it’s humbling when the then-five year old beats everyone handily at dominoes his very first try, and all subsequent tries. And then, today, for his birthday, we go out bowling (5-pin bumper bowling (meaning the bumpers are up to prevent gutter balls. IMHO it makes it harder because contact with the bumpers sends it on an unknown angle meaning you’ll never know where it will hit. Five pin, well, you’ll have to be Canadian to know what that is) and my 8 year old daughter ties with her mom for the best score (110) and my six year old son beats my ass (83 to 79) and, in the spirit of “constructive criticism of judging abilities”, he’s one of the worst bowlers I’ve seen! Do you remember that scene in the Simpsons where Mr. Burns bowls by lightly pushing the ball which takes _forever_ to roll down the lane? I witnessed that personally in real life this afternoon. 30 times in a row. And he _beat_ me. I think I’m going to cry now. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/68 "2010-11-09T03:44:14Z")
Take care of your kids. Man Rule. If it still hurts, go see a damn doctor. Man Rule Don’t pick up chicks in a bar after 12:30 AM Guy rule. Mainly observed in the breach, which in turn eventually leads to wisdom. Of the hard-earned kind. ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/69 "2010-11-09T05:01:17Z")
> [@Isosleepy](#): > > Take care of your kids. Man Rule. Suck it up and take it like a man. – Guy rule. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/70 "2010-11-09T13:23:23Z")
Man Rule: A properly dressed man wears a hat outside. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/71 "2010-11-09T15:00:04Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > Man Rule: A properly dressed man wears a hat outside. More specifically, that’s and **Old** Man Rule, akin to “Get off my lawn”. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/72 "2010-11-09T15:34:24Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > Man Rule: A properly dressed man wears a hat outside. “A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.” - P.J. O’Rourke ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/73 "2010-11-09T15:45:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > “A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.” - P.J. O’Rourke This is why O’Rourke must be punished. As soon as I successfully cross Ann Coulter and Nancy Grace he shall be forced to mate with said monstrous hybrid. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736/74 "2010-11-09T15:56:43Z")
If you catch a fish, do your best to land it - Old Man and the Sea rule. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736.md?page=3)