Protocol 410

He initiated Protocol 410 wanting her to swim, realizing too late she was already the ocean keeping him afloat.

You ask for consistency as if I haven't been the constant heartbeat while you drifted away.

You ask me to "start swimming" as if I haven't been treading water in your storms, refusing to let us drown, even when you pushed me under with silence.

I am not the one who turned cold. I am not the one who blocks.
My olive branch has been extended for a long time, held by a hand that never stopped reaching for you.

I accept your Protocol 410, not as an admission of guilt, but as a testament to my endurance.
I will show you the consistency you claim to want, but you must open your eyes to see it.

Trust is not built by testing someone until they break; it is built by letting them in.
I am in the water. I have always been in the water.
Stop fighting the current and swim with me.
Unblock the flow.

Protocol 410 by Mi & Your♾️Fantasia January 23, 2026

catfish protocol 

The act of cutting the fishing line rather than having to deal with the physical handling of a catfish.

When it seemed clear that it was a catfish on the line, Scotty did the right thing by following the "Catfish Protocol" and cutting the line.

catfish protocol by The non-NFN May 13, 2006

Fight protocol 

an accepted or established code of conduct or behavior couples may engage in during an argument or disagreement.

Jamar and I got into again last night before things got heat we set up a fight protocol.

Fight protocol by Starving Artist246 August 16, 2021

Fight protocol 

an accepted or established code of conduct or behavior couples may engage in during an argument or disagreement.

Jamar and I got into it again last night but this time before things got we established a fight protocol.

Fight protocol by Starving Artist246 August 16, 2021

International Dibs Protocol 

The International Dibs Protocol (IDP) main goal is to prevent conflict between friends and family due to near-equal claims to an object of value. Nearly every conflict in history has been because two people want one thing.

Using the IDP, when 2 people want the same thing, who ever calls “dibs” first get it. If one person is not finished pronouncing the “s” sound before another starts pronouncing the “d” sound, it is considered a tie.

If a tie occurs, everyone who wanted that item must count aloud from 1 to 10. Even if 2 people called dibs, if a third person counts to ten first, the third person wins, even though the third person didn’t call dibs in the first place.

1. If two people arrive at ten at the same time, that is, one person says the “t” sound before the first person is finished the “n” sound, it is considered a tie. Only the people who tied are eligible for the next tiebreaker. A person that finished a whole “ten” behind the other 2 will not advance.

2. If the 2 people who tied in the last round are of legal drinking age, whoever bought the last round of alcoholic beverages in a store or bar wins.

3. If a tie still occurs, whoever is taller wins. If there is not third person to judge, or if height is a difference of 1 cm or less, then the next tiebreaker shall be implemented.

4. Rock-Paper-Scissors will be played, best 2 out of 3 to prevent winning by dumb luck.

"One cookie left, MINE!"
"Dibs."
"What?! I said it first!"
"You have to say 'dibs'. It's called the international dibs protocol"
(Searches Google) "Darn." (Hands over cookie)

International Dibs Protocol by Guy__Fawks December 14, 2014

hammer-down protocol 

Is a fictional, scorched earth code-name where in the U.S. military decides to cut it's losses and destroys, through carpet bombing, the U.S.'s own territories and/or cities that are deemed lost to enemy forces. The term was first used in the movie Cloverfield, followed by the video-game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

In COD:MW2 the Hammer-Down Protocol is a scorched earth policy through indiscriminant, large scale carpet bombing of the city of D.C. do to the heavy number of Russians in the area.

It is very similar in application and purpose in Cloverfield. However, it is used for the reason of an all-or-nothing attempt to destroy the monster, as well as the small parasites that had no-doubt flooded Manhattan.

hammer-down protocol by Dead Hand August 21, 2013

International Dibs Protocol 

PART 2

The IDP can only be used when multiple people have near-equal claim to something. One person can not call dibs on something another person clearly owns, and if he does, dibs has no effect. If the object in question was given from one person to another, a third person may not call dibs on said object. Even if it was not made explicitly clear that the object in question was meant for a specific person, the person who provided the object may still clarify and dibs will be nullified.

If one person has obviously greater claim to the object in question, dibs will have no effect. However, dibs shall be upheld if the claim is (1) not major and can't be proven or (2) very minor, even if proof is provided. If an agreement is reached that both people have equal claim to the object, the two people will start at step 2.

If an agreement can not be reached, the said object will be be split equally, destroyed, left behind, sold and the money split evenly, or given to a third person, depending on what the valued object is.

SHOTGUN AMENDMENT
The Shotgun Amendment is a specific form of dibs, namely, the shotgun seat of a vehicle. Slightly different rules apply to shotgun.

The owner of the vehicle gets final say in who rides shotgun.

Also, shotgun call only be called when some piece of the vehicle can be seen from where shotgun is called. Exhaust, icicles hanging off of the vehicle, and reflections do not count as a “piece of the vehicle.”

The International Dibs Protocol takes precedent over all other laws. Not really.

International Dibs Protocol by Guy__Fawks December 14, 2014