# Well I never! Rules for living... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392 "2003-10-19T18:05:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/121 "2003-10-23T13:42:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tir Tinuviel \* > \*\*Or a mouthful of something else! Bwhahahaha! > \*\* I have absolutely no idea as to what you’re talking about here. 😉 _looks around innocently_ ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/122 "2003-10-23T13:49:20Z")
\*\* Never \*\* walk barefoot in a dog park. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/123 "2003-10-23T14:03:29Z")
That whole “Key in Wall Outlet” thing? Bad idea, as my daughter discovered. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/124 "2003-10-23T19:01:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SciFiSam \* > \*\*68. Never pay for all seven pints yourself. \*\* It comes in _pints_?!?! 141. Never drinks shots of tequila and vodka back to back. 142a. Never pass by a rest area thinking you can hold it until the next one comes along. Which leads me to… 142b. Never travel without a roll of toilet paper. 1. Never try to take the short route to the beach by climbing down a 100 ft. cliff while blasted out of your gourd. 2. Never say “no” to a road trip if at all possible. 3. Never drive, watch game shows or talk on the phone while tripping on acid. Trust me on this. ---
**Author:** ![BellaDellaItalia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BellaDellaItalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellaDellaItalia)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/125 "2003-10-23T19:15:09Z")
1. Never leave spaghetti out if you have a dog. 2. Never trust a human being who is male or aged 5-17 to take a message. 3. Never tell a blonde joke in Sweden. 4. Or Chittenango. 5. Never go anywhere without some black eyeliner and lip gloss. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/126 "2003-10-24T10:14:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by paulberserker \* > \*\*so do i. occasionally. when i get all the shit off london people to do with my super broad warrior accent. which bit you from AngelicGemma? \*\* Wakefield. You? 1. Never hijack a thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/127 "2003-10-24T10:48:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AngelicGemma \* > \*\*Wakefield. You? > > 1. Never hijack a thread. 🙂 \*\* Morley. a mere stones throw away from each other. 152. never respond to a hijack on a thread. and horseflesh, you better believe beer comes in pints. raaa! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/128 "2003-10-24T11:34:17Z")
Beer must come in pints. What else would beer come in? Halves? That’s for sissies. 🙂 1. Never seperate **Angua** from her beer, or **Tir** from her Guinness. 2. Be careful, the hair spike _will_ cause damage if used properly. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/129 "2003-10-24T12:18:01Z")
1. Be carefull where you make a LOTR films reference . . . . . ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/130 "2003-10-24T12:20:37Z")
Never ask what is in black pudding. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/131 "2003-10-24T12:29:25Z")
1. Never lick a cold lamppost. 2. Never touch a strange cat’s stomach. 3. Never admit you’ve been to a Barry Manilow concert. 4. Never believe anything a politician tells you. 5. Never believe anything a magician tells you either. 161a. Except **ianzin**. 161b. Sometimes. Maybe. 161c. Unless he’s been drinking. 1. Never attempt to balance heavy, pointed objects on your forehead. 2. Never drink Jaegermeister after drinking beer. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/132 "2003-10-24T12:32:53Z")
1. never tell the idiots you work with you havent used shampoo or conditioner on your hair for the last 7 years. apparently this means i dont wash it at all. because water doesnt wash things apparently. 2. never attack said people at work with chairs. it leads to all sorts of legal problems. ---
**Author:** ![grey\_ideas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@grey\_ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grey_ideas)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/133 "2003-10-24T12:35:35Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Never believe that undergrad students will ever learn anything. 1. Never forget you were once an undergrad student! No offence meant **Angua**. I survived 6 years at Birmingham Uni (undergrad and postgrad) and do understand where you are coming from about this. grey\_ideas ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/134 "2003-10-24T12:37:24Z")
1. Never tell the idiots on your message board you haven’t used shampoo or conditioner on your hair for the last 7 years either, especially the ones that haven’t met you in person. It will adversely affect their mental image of you. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/135 "2003-10-24T12:52:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by grey\_ideas \* > \*\*166. Never forget you were once an undergrad student! > > No offence meant **Angua**. I survived 6 years at Birmingham Uni (undergrad and postgrad) and do understand where you are coming from about this. > > \*\* None taken! 1. Never believe that a GyraQuiz will be easy, or that **Gyrate** can be bribed/blackmailed. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/136 "2003-10-24T13:06:38Z")
Oh, I dunno – I might be persuaded to drop a few hints in return for cookies. 😃 1. Never refuse an offer of cookies. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/137 "2003-10-24T13:14:34Z")
1. never give in! its not like its not clean! people survived for centuries without shampoo + conditioner! it cleans itself with the aid of water! ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/138 "2003-10-24T13:20:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gyrate \* > \*\*Oh, I dunno – I might be persuaded to drop a few hints in return for cookies. 😃 > > 1. Never refuse an offer of cookies. \*\* Well, I am baking for the DopeFest. Although I do have to wonder why I bother sometimes. 😃 1. Remember, **everyone** has their price. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tir\_Tinuviel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tir\_Tinuviel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tir_Tinuviel)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/139 "2003-10-24T14:27:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TwistofFate \* > \*\*Never ask what is in black pudding. \*\* What’s in black pudding then? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392/140 "2003-10-24T14:39:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tir Tinuviel \* > \*\*What’s in black pudding then? 😃 \*\* black. like the ingredients of good gravy. which is brown and water. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-never-rules-for-living/208392.md?page=8)