in which rules are set for everything (please add accordingly)

[brightpearl]

Parts 21-33

Rule #21 - On Sarcasm and its Transparency

21a. There are at least three types of sarcasm: Self-inflicted, second party; usually directed to whom you are speaking, and absent third party.

21ai. Examples:

I. Self-inflicted:

II. Second Party:

III. Third Party:

Rule #22. - On Coming of Age Rituals
1. Virtual drug and alcohol use:
1a. Slug licking is not permitted by those under 16, unless it is just a regular, non-hallucinogenic slug. Parental permission form 27-3 must be submitted in triplicate 4-6 months before proposed post.

1b.Psychoactive/hallucinogenic toads require proof of age 18 or a 212-page book report on Oil and Gas: Federal Income Taxation, by Patrick Hennessee.

1c. Alchohol, of course, requires the poster to be 21, or previously winning the dictionary thread

2. Minors may not visit virtual brothels except as research for the above book report.

3. Virtual circumcision rituals are strongly discouraged.

Rule #23. - On Private Messaging

Rule #24. - On Choosing a User Name

24a. palindromes are permitted

24b. Variations on zefrank are not clever and are not permitted after July 29, 2007

Rule #25. - On Meeting in Real Life Protocol
1. duties to report the Incident to the board...ie. documentation
1a. Sperm samples are entirely unnecessary, except in the case of paternity suits.

Rule #26. - On Staleness
-subcategory, where threads go to die

Rule #27. - On Incorrigible Asshattery of All Kinds

1. Offenders have their asses made into hats, to be worn by the moderators on special board holidays.

Rule #28. - On Smilies and Their Ability to Cause Seizures En Masse

Rule #29. - On Deletions and Post-Post Editing of One's Own Writing

Rule #30. - On Quoting Others' Writing and the Purposes Thereof

Rule #31. - On Lurking

Rule #32. - On Embedding Videos
1. It's fun, isn't it?

2. Please label not safe for work videos as "nsfw".

3. The following types of videos are expressly forbidden:
- Kindergarten graduation footage
- clips that mention "self-esteem", "you-ness", or "actualization" more than 37 times.
- country-western music videos recorded after 1996
- political speeches

4. Parodies of the above are expressly encouraged.

5. In the case of unembeddables, mild flirting remains permissable.

Rule #33. - On Vacations That Fall During Rulemaking Periods

1. If at all possible, stay connected the entire vacation so that you won't miss anything. If you miss anything, you will be ridiculed, ignored, and banned, in that order, with reckless abandon and extreme prejudice.

2. You must post by subjecting your laptop to the wireless network at the place you are staying. You will lose passwords to all your bank accounts, brokerage services, personal message boards, and dead-head spam computers you currently can access.

3. Rebuilding your life afterward may require creating a new identity or stealing someone else's. If this happens, do NOT create a bulletin.ZeFrank.com™ StrictlyCommercialShadowPuppet® unless they have also exploited your original bulletin.ZeFrank.com™ StrictlyCommercialUserAccount®