What is the one rule you live by. The one thing you would never consider breaking?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

your own personal golden rule?

[jpgray]

1. Never intentionally hurt someone else

I am totally lousy at following it.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. lol!

[Name removed]

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[otherlander]

6. IBTD!

In before the delete!

[Zuiderelle]

13. No, just a dirty, nasty mind.

:wtf:

[Sock Puppet]

18. and judging from this post

you don't get near them very often either. ;)

[Goblinmonger]

29. Define "near"

;)

[asthmaticeog]

20. You forgot "Be a"

:hi:

[Goblinmonger]

30. ..

:rofl: nice one :hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

4. Never vote Republican.

:D

[Patiod]

5. Never send anything via email that you wouldn't want published

Not really the rule I LIVE by (which is treat others how you want to be treated) but MAN has it saved me a world of trouble.

Can't tell you how many emails I've re-written to be more diplomatic, and then found out that someone (purposely or accidentally) forwarded them.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. "...my balls and my word, I don't break 'em for no one, you understand?"

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. scarface?

[swimboy]

8. No white shoes before Memorial Day.

Sorry, lioness.

I'm very good about being generally and broadly moral, but I have to think about what would be sacrosanct. I am too good a rationalizer to be hard and fast. My goal is not to hurt people, but sometimes I choose actions that could hurt someone, normally because I can make an argument for it at the time.

I am interested in how others answer.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

117. You've obviously never lived in a hot humid subtropical climate. n/t

[skygazer]

10. Never start a land war in Asia

Followed closely by never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

39. +1

[IA_Seth]

103. Inconceivable! n/t

[otherlander]

11. If there are people in it, don't blow it up.

:nuke:

[Nicole]

12. Telling loved ones that I love them every time we say goodbye.

I would hate it if the last time we ever spoke I failed to tell them that.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Never, ever, betray a trust

[jarab]

15. Don't get mad; Get even.

...O...

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

40. Don't get mad; get high.

[WindRavenX]

88. word

:thumbsup:

[Zavulon]

16. I never ask the same person out twice.

[Wcross]

84. Thats a great one! n/t

[TheBaldyMan]

17. never criticise kitties in the lounge n/t

[zanne]

66. Pass it on to your young ones, The Baldy. nt

[ohiosmith]

19. Seven. Rule seven is the most important to me.

[ThomCat]

33. I find that rule number three is more important.

:)

[LostinVA]

44. OMG

[ThomCat]

49. Hey, don't dis rule #3!

x(

[LostinVA]

50. I live by Rule#4

A good time to have sex in a kitchen is when your host is showering.

It has NEVER let em down yet!

[ThomCat]

53. Geez, the next time you come to visit

in order to be a good host I'll have to spend longer in the shower.

Maybe swimboy will come for a visit and join me. :P

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

104. Rule #4 is a very good rule. I like to live by it.

[Deep13]

21. Sweetie (DU name Gizmonic) comes first.

Everything else is treated normally subject to the aforementioned.

[Ghost in the Machine]

22. *ALWAYS* keep your word, no matter what..

I guess I'm still old school on this subject. I think a person's handshake and their word are more important and more binding than any legal contract. If you're gonna talk the talk, you damned well better be able to walk the walk. That's just how I feel, and if I don't trust you, no amount of legal contracts are gonna change my mind about having anything to do with you.

My standard reply, when listening to something I know is bullshit: "Hey, I lived through Hurricane Andrew pal, so I've heard the wind blow before. Save that shit for someone else!"

Ghost

[philosophie_en_rose]

23. No matter what the stripper tells you. No sex in the champagne room.

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

24. i never call a child stupid and i never tell them shutup.

2 s words not said in my house.

[philosophie_en_rose]

42. That's a wonderful rule.

:thumbsup:

[Gormy Cuss]

25. Semper ubi, sub ubi.

:silly:


The serious answer would be to thine own self be true.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

31. LOL!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

My Latin teacher used to say that all the time. It's still funny as hell. :P

[RetroLounge]

71. I had to look it up...

:rofl:

RL

[Gormy Cuss]

79. It was the unofficial motto of the Catholic boy's HS near where I grew up.

I think it was a Jesuit conspiracy.
:D

[edbermac]

26. Never buy a cardboard belt.

[Sequoia]

60. Ha, paper dresses are okay though.

Funny. I like your "The Producers" pic there. God, what a funny movie. That one, not the new one.

[Mad_Dem_X]

101. My blanket! My blue blanket!

Classic scene.

[Goblinmonger]

27. Never assume

that people understand sarcasm or that they have kept up with DU Lounge culture. As evidenced by my post above I don't live by that rule very well. I even got put on super-dupper block because of that post. :shrug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

34. yeah, tell me about it.

[trof]

28. incest

you did ask

[ThomCat]

35. I hope you mean that you would never, ever do it.

Please. :(

[trof]

36. I merely answered the question posed.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

32. Either "Cogito, ergo sum" or "De terra venimus."

:P

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

62. Huh? Vermin of the ground?

[WritingIsMyReligion]

72. "Venimus" means "we come."

"We come from the earth."

Nice try, though.

:P

[MnFats]

91. i like 'vermin of the ground better."

It's like "People called Romans, they go the house."

[Debi]

37. loyalty

and fidelity

to my husband, my son and my family.

:loveya:

[Joey Liberal]

38. Becoming a republican n/t

[hyphenate]

41. Always be polite to everyone

until you know them better. In the entertainment industry, it was very similar: Always treat everyone the same--you never know if the janitor today will be your boss tomorrow.

[Crabby Appleton]

43. If it ain't broke, don't fix it

[azmouse]

45. I always apologize if I've done something wrong.

[idgiehkt]

46. this is the only one I try not to break

"Never name the well from which you will not drink."

Because it will turn around and bite you in the ass, lol.

You start the best threads. :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

51. thanks! you say the nicest things to me.

[bearfan454]

47. Always think for yourself

Don't ever let anyone do your thinking for you. I tell my granddaughter this all the time.

[ScreamingMeemie]

48. Honesty over everything else.

:hi:

[Fleshdancer]

52. treat your loved ones better than you treat strangers

I see so many people do the exact opposite of this and I can't for the life of me understand why.

[Tikki]

54. I make an effort to smile at....

children. They may be having a crappy day. A smile from a stranger acknowledges their existence.




Tikki

[Robb]

55. "Ain't nothin' so good, a little bacon don't make it better."

It ain't much, but it's all mine. :)

[NMDemDist2]

58. that's my second rule

:evilgrin:

[NewWaveChick1981]

56. People are people. Treat them all fairly at all times and always with respect.

:hi: Even if they are neocon fundie dickheads... :P

[SPKrazy]

65. "Why should it be, you and I should get along so awfully"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eif5j-uKhBI


I :loveya: man!

you are cool!


:hug:

[NewWaveChick1981]

94. Awwwww... Thanks, SPK!

:hi: :loveya: You're pretty damn cool yourself! :* :D

[SPKrazy]

109. As They Say In The

'hood

word!

:rofl:

:hug: :loveya:

[NMDemDist2]

Do Not Drink

NO MATTER WHAT!!!!

[NC_Nurse]

57. Monogamy.

Keep it simple. ;-)

[jberryhill]

59. Don't Eat Anything Larger Than Your Head

[Shell Beau]

61. Life is too short to take so seriously!

Have fun! My motto!

[SPKrazy]

63. First do no harm!

I try my best to do no harm in my life.

That's not to say that it works that way, but I don't intentionally set out to do it.

:shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

64. Try to leave the world better than you found it.

[Radical Activist]

67. I will never name a child Queerspawn.

;)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

68. sigh!

[RetroLounge]

69. Alcohol and drugs shall never enter my body again...

So far so good, 17 years this summer...

RL

[quiet.american]

70. My mom said this to me and my sisters over and over again - guess it sank in:

"If you don't want to be in a bad situation, don't postion yourself into a bad situation. THINK before you act."

We used to groan every time we heard this, but you know, it sunk in. :)

[mzteris]

78. similar to something

I tell my kids -

If you don't want to get hit by a bus, don't walk in the middle of the road.

[quiet.american]

83. Love it. :) n/t

[Patiod]

102. My dad's was "there's no such thing as a free lunch"

and "pigs get eaten".

Not surprisingly, I've never been scammed (well, lovewise, but not moneywise)

[quiet.american]

105. "Pigs get eaten." Love it. n/t

[flvegan]

73. I have 2: 1. Above all things, do no harm; 2. Leave noone behind.

The second is harder than the first.

[achtung_circus]

74. To thine own self be true,

And it shall follow, as the night the day,
Thou can'st be false to no man.

[BarenakedLady]

75. The Golden Rule

is my golden rule "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." I also extend that to all living creatures.

[u4ic]

90. That's mine, too

:hi:

[1gobluedem]

76. Never, ever shop at WalMart

It represents all that is wrong with this country and our society. I won't do it.

[mzteris]

77. to never

use, abuse, or take advantage of anyone less fortunate than myself - either economically, socially, mentally, or psychologically.

Not that I've always been able to pull that off. I'm only human. :shrug: - but it's what I try to do. And if I fail, to admit it, apologize, and try to make amends in some way. Even if I can't to that particular person, then to someone else, ya know?

Sounds kinda cheezy - but there ya go.


Oh yeah - my "betters" are fair game! :evilgrin:


edit typo. damnit.

[Sacajawea]

80. Never eat animals.

[flvegan]

82. Nice sig, btw.

Secondary to your rule, though.

Greetings.

[bonito]

81. Well, I'm human, and theres no excuse for being that

That said, It is the golden rule, the voice of my conscience, my great master, and humble servant.

[Hosnon]

85. Mine: "Every rule has exceptions."

I'm not saying that because it is paradoxical. I've yet to find a rule that is airtight.

[swag]

86. Die at the end.

[mentalsolstice]

87. Treat everyone with respect

because we really are all equal and needed in our society...well except for the republics.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

89. My sig line, my dear lionesspriyanka.........

I don't always succeed....

Hell, I don't always try.......

But it's there like a shining beacon trying to get me to follow.......

[SoCalDemGrrl]

92. Honesty is the best policy... When you tell the truth it feels good!

I've always lived by that rule and it never has

betrayed me. Sounds corny, I know but there

is nothing like having a clean conscience and

sleeping well every night

[krispos42]

93. Don't piss on the electric fence n/t

[MissMillie]

95. If it's not yours, don't touch it...

unless you ask first.

Oh, and treat people the way you want to be treated.

[northzax]

96. quando omni flunkus, mortati

simple as that.

[underpants]

97. Free the feet you free the mind

Actually that means don't wear socks to bed or when I sleep if I can help it.

I have several rules

Hat on a bed is bad luck-I got that from a movie but I still live by it
No smoking at a gas station-since I don't smoke anymore this one doesn't come up too much

[Midlodemocrat]

98. Do not be silent in the face of injustice.

Speak up. I feel if I don't in certain situations, no one will...and I've usually been right about that.

[reyd reid reed]

99. I try to always

always treat other people the same way I want to be treated. With respect. I do my best to be thoughtful and keep my word.

[SPKrazy]

119. ...

I pronounce you a success on DU at that.!

:hug:

I suspect you do a pretty good job IRL as well

[Mad_Dem_X]

100. Be true to yourself, above all else

Follow your conscience.

[hunter]

106. Take good care of the children.

Hopefully the adults can fend for themselves.

[RedStateShame]

107. Do NOT talk about Fight Club......crap.

Uh, don't cross streams?

[Taverner]

108. Never kill another person

Even in self defense. Mortally wound, yes, but never take life.

I'm more pro-life than operation rescue.

If it has tasted life - then we are in no position to take it.

[SPKrazy]

110. That's a true pro life stance

in my opinion
:thumbsup: :hi:

[samplegirl]

111. Random acts of kindness

[Blue_Roses]

112. Cheating

Even if the relationship is on the outs, I just can't cheat

on the other hand...IF there was, oh, say...


George Clooney the outcome might be different.:P

[Chomskyite]

113. Mine

And in the end
The love you make
Is Equal to the love
You take.

[leeroysphitz]

114. I'll NEVER strike my son. Ever. Period.

He is 26 months now so of course spanking etc... isn't even an issue at this point but I'm talking about a permanent rule to last throughout his childhood.

I can be very stern, even strict, with him when necessary. I will discipline him and punish him as needed to insure that he understands my version of right and wrong and sticks to it but I am going to find a way to do it without relying on the physical violence and intimidation that my, and many parents of that generation, depended so heavily on.

[SPKrazy]

124. Mine Is Six Almost Seven

and I've not ever hit him

he minds too

good kid

:shrug:

[LostInAnomie]

115. If it's yellow, let it mellow.

If it's brown, flush it down.

Sage words.

[Ms_Dem_Meanor]

116. Besides God, nothing comes before my family...

Especially when it comes to my daughter, my SO, and my mother. In that order. If either one of them were ever in a serious predicament that requires me to drop everything (ex. my job), I'm there for them. I put them before myself all of the time. :hi:

[femmocrat]

118. Be kind to animals.

[carly denise pt deux]

120. Don't play leap frog with a unicorn

Carly

[SPKrazy]

123. Ouch!

:rofl:

[Downtown Hound]

Fool me once shame on you

Fool me twice.......................uh.....................can't get fooled again.

[Bzzzz]

121. Breath in...

Breath out...Breath in...Breath out...

[Orsino]

122. "Never say never."

Seriously, it may be that there's nothing I absolutely wouldn't do...but there are some I hope I'll always be able to follow:

Never be unfaithful to my wife.
Never be the first to resort to violence.
Never use more than the barest minimum of violence.

[SeattleGirl]

125. Never hit below the belt.

This is especially true with those one is closest to, because you know their Achilles heel, just as they know yours. One can have a disagreement with someone, even an raging argument, but hittin' the person where it hurts (I don't mean literally hitting them; I'd not do that) is the lowest of the low.

[BlueIris]

126. Avoid fascists, and those who harbor fascists.

No, seriously.

[SPKrazy]

128. Very Cool!

seriously!

[datasuspect]

127. don't tug on superman's cape