# Ultimate ruler of your own country - What do you ban? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2011, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641 "2011-01-23T09:37:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/21 "2011-01-23T17:56:23Z")
Drivers who don’t use signals. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/22 "2011-01-23T18:11:13Z")
Weaboos. People attempting to reside or vacation in my nation will have to be cleared by agents who will interview them and conduct background checks. Those displaying more than an acceptable amount of Japanophilia will be arrested pending deportation. My secret police will have spies everywhere. Public service announcements will be broadcast on televisions, radios and via the internet at regular intervals, reminding people to constantly be on the lookout for the insidious weaboos attempting to infest our fair land. I’m conflicted on whether I’d run [del]Death[/del] Happy Camps for weaboos. On the one hand, I don’t want to be invaded. On the other, I’d like to think the rest of the world would be supportive given the nature of the threat I’m dealing with. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/23 "2011-01-23T18:15:24Z")
Death Penalty for using taking up two parking spots. Death Penalty for telemarketing Death Penalty for wearing age inappropriate clothing Death Penalty for overtaking on the wrong lane. Death Penalty for anyone not wearing a suit or other appropriate business attire in a professional setting. Death Penalty for bringing up the Nazi’s as a argument unless it is deemed to be valid by at least two High Court Judges. Death Penalty for conduct unbecoming a citizen. Anybody know a good cheap out of work executioner? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/24 "2011-01-23T18:21:41Z")
Appearance of ‘Jordan’ and ‘Dappy’ (from ‘n-dubs’) from TV. Nanny culture. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/25 "2011-01-23T18:29:57Z")
Possession or distribution of Cilantro will be punishable by death. Driving tests at least 10 times harder. If you fail it, you can only retest after 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/26 "2011-01-23T18:36:20Z")
Immediate beheading for anyone talking on a cell phone while driving. Well ok, maybe not beheading, I will settle for cutting off the offending ear. I will save the beheading for texting while driving. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/27 "2011-01-23T18:37:55Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Possession or distribution of Cilantro will be punishable by death. > > Driving tests at least 10 times harder. If you fail it, you can only retest after 10 years. … Also - raise the minimum driving age to… 28. Unless a test can be devised that will allow a potential 17-28 year old driver that he or she is not a dickhead/airhead. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/28 "2011-01-23T18:43:50Z")
A number of driving-related responses here. I’d rather go to the root and simply bar all private ownership of motor vehicles. That would reshape the society in all kinds of positive ways, more than any other single measure I can think of. Use the savings from road maintenance (you can still _have_ hardtop public roads, but the wear on them will be vastly less) to build rail lines. Motor vehicles can still be available for public, emergency, and special uses. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/29 "2011-01-23T19:04:33Z")
Clothing bans: anything extremely slutty, flat-brimmed baseball hats, leggings without skirts over top, pants that deliberately show underwear. The word “impactful” Scientology Christian Science Cable television news New York Yankees ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/30 "2011-01-23T19:38:08Z")
Incredimail. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/31 "2011-01-23T19:53:53Z")
I forgot to mention that people who stop at the end of escalators or moving walkways will be thrown off a cliff. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/32 "2011-01-23T19:57:39Z")
Reality TV programs Ashton Kutcher ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/33 "2011-01-23T22:02:45Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Appearance of ‘Jordan’ and ‘Dappy’ (from ‘n-dubs’) from TV. You forgot ‘Jedward’. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/34 "2011-01-23T23:16:27Z")
> [@Naxos](#): > > Did you have to watch them first? I knew nothing about those sick twisted things until I saw the clips. ---
**Author:** ![Naxos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Naxos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naxos)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/35 "2011-01-23T23:30:08Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > I knew nothing about those sick twisted things until I saw the clips. It’s sanctioned and celebrated child abuse. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/36 "2011-01-23T23:30:38Z")
In Australia: sport. I’d like blind cultural intolerance from bogans to end, but that can’t be eliminated via fiat. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/37 "2011-01-23T23:40:16Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > Organized religion. This. Also, quiche. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/38 "2011-01-24T01:04:31Z")
Books without indexes. Full indexes. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/39 "2011-01-24T01:17:59Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Death Penalty for using taking up two parking spots. > > Death Penalty for telemarketing > > Death Penalty for wearing age inappropriate clothing > > Death Penalty for overtaking on the wrong lane. > > Death Penalty for anyone not wearing a suit or other appropriate business attire in a professional setting. > > Death Penalty for bringing up the Nazi’s as a argument unless it is deemed to be valid by at least two High Court Judges. > > Death Penalty for conduct unbecoming a citizen. > Anybody know a good cheap out of work executioner? You should have said it like Telemarketing, that’s a paddling. Age inappropriate clothing, that’s a paddling … Conduct unbecoming a citizen, you’d better believe that’s a paddling. For anybody who didn’t get that joke [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFgR0m-9FmM) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641/40 "2011-01-24T01:24:35Z")
Corruption in politics. (You didn’t say I had to know _how_ to make it stop) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-ruler-of-your-own-country-what-do-you-ban/568641.md?page=3)