# The Game The Rules! Or: The Rules Game. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816 "2003-09-20T16:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/101 "2003-09-24T00:27:25Z")
**Rule 116** : Anyone who voted for Hickel gets 16 points. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/102 "2003-09-24T03:28:53Z")
**Rule 117** : See Rule 117. **Rule 118** : All European contributions shall be extranged at the official exchange rate, plus 3%. Note: The official extrange rate includes a 3% surcharge, which must be calculated on top of the base rate. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/103 "2003-09-24T13:07:21Z")
**Rule 119** : If you reach “Go”, you collect 200 points, but only after midnight and before 3 AM. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/104 "2003-09-24T13:11:35Z")
**Rule 120** : Rule 119 is null and void unless it occurs during a solar eclipse. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/105 "2003-09-24T13:20:23Z")
**Rule 121** : The Dawning of the Age of Aquarious is now cancelled. All participants may receive a partial refund at the cashier’s office. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/106 "2003-09-24T14:22:21Z")
**Rule 122** : Rile 120 is null and void if it occurs on a day whose French name ends in ‘e’. Rule 122 shall not apply as written if the game weasels are insufficiently stoked, or if the Illudium square is over capacity, or if there is more than a critical number of applebaiters withing three standard deviations of the goal. In these cases Rule 122 shall be amended to include diacriticals and/or the letter ‘f’. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/107 "2003-09-24T14:27:20Z")
**Rule 123** : All game play must be undertaken spoken in a silly british accent. **Rule 124** : Anyone found to be following a rule that is not mentioned in another rule shall be subject to the penalties of any rule that is ruled by the mention of a rule in another rule’s rule, if the Inverse-Czech scoring system applies. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/108 "2003-09-24T15:56:25Z")
**Rule 125** : Anyone found to be in violation of this rule is to be declared in violation of this rule, pursuant to Subsection C of this rule, provided that the tax witholdings score on their W-2 was less than three; this is in effect unless their is not enough cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/109 "2003-09-24T20:25:12Z")
**Rule 126** : Anyone who points out mistakes in grammar must spend an hour in the poultry box. **Rule 127** : This is not a rule. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/110 "2003-09-25T04:19:23Z")
**Rule 128** : This is. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816/111 "2003-09-25T04:35:32Z")
**Rule Q** : **Rule 129** shall be known as Rule Q, except during timeout periods when more than 33% of the applebaiters are within 2 standard deviations of the goal, as measured in the Inverse-Czech scoring system. The Not Box shall not be affected by this rule. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-the-rules-or-the-rules-game/202816.md?page=5)