When playing "seven, eleven or doubles" one cannot start rolling the dice until the person touches or has mouth on the straw in their drink.
Rule of straws is if Lauren rolled a seven she cannot start to roll the dice until Courtney touches or starts to drink from the straw in her cup.
by Drinkmaster95 November 15, 2013
Get the Rule of straws mug.The Rule of Backtracking mainly applies to the game Dead Space, where the player does a lot of backtracking throughout the levels. Basically, if you leave an area where you've killed monsters and then come back, those monsters will have mysteriously respawned. It's handy for players to know, especially on Impossible Mode, that just because you have cleared out an area does not mean that it's totally safe for the rest of the game.
Pedro: What the heck is this crap? Man, I swore I cleaned out this area, and now there are more monsters! I don't have any med packs left!
Napoleon: Dude, the Rule of Backtracking, man.
*player is mauled to death by a Necromorph*
Napoleon: Told you.
Napoleon: Dude, the Rule of Backtracking, man.
*player is mauled to death by a Necromorph*
Napoleon: Told you.
by Bob Smith Etc. July 27, 2009
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As Jenna was heartbroken over her recent break-up, she applied the FedEx Rule to herself and was over her ex in a week.
by thatoneguyfromthe90s April 8, 2016
Get the FedEx Rule mug.Invoking "The boosh rule" is a request to get back on task.
It originated during Run Amok recording sessions due to the natural tendency of the band and the producer to both get stuck talking about and quoting The Mighty Boosh for hours on end while they were supposed to be recording.
'The Boosh Rule' initially was a rule that was set to prevent this - no talking about The Mighty Boosh until you were finished tracking for the day.
In the time that has passed it has since spread and come to refer to any procrastination or lack of attention to the immediate task.
It originated during Run Amok recording sessions due to the natural tendency of the band and the producer to both get stuck talking about and quoting The Mighty Boosh for hours on end while they were supposed to be recording.
'The Boosh Rule' initially was a rule that was set to prevent this - no talking about The Mighty Boosh until you were finished tracking for the day.
In the time that has passed it has since spread and come to refer to any procrastination or lack of attention to the immediate task.
Meeting participant 1: So what's next on the agenda? I can't find it in the notes .. I wish there was a program guide for this ridiculous meeting.
Meeting participant 2: Oh hey did you hear that there's a new program guide service starting up?
Meeting participant 1: Cool, no I didn't - when does it go online?
Meeting participant 2: It should be starting soon, pretty cheap I hear.
Meeting participant 1: Neat, forward me the URL.
Meeting participant 3: Hey! You two! The Boosh Rule.
Meeting participant 2: Oh hey did you hear that there's a new program guide service starting up?
Meeting participant 1: Cool, no I didn't - when does it go online?
Meeting participant 2: It should be starting soon, pretty cheap I hear.
Meeting participant 1: Neat, forward me the URL.
Meeting participant 3: Hey! You two! The Boosh Rule.
by nhac August 19, 2007
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Get the Rule 34 mug.When you're co workers call you a cheater and your visceral response confirms just how sanctimonious your truly are.
I did not cheat! I am not a cheater! I may have won that Pinewood Derby race in a way that was Not in the spirit of the rules, but it was absolutely not cheating!
by Frank Matarrese October 11, 2016
Get the not in the spirit of the rules mug.Unofficial addendum to Robert's Rules of Order, invoked when no one in the room actually knows anything about the current topic of conversation. Once invoked all discussion of the named topic must cease and a new topic of conversation should be chosen.
"Chicken eggs are unfertilized that's why they don't hatch."
"Why would they be laid if they weren't fertilized? The chicken just needs to sit on them and then they would turn into chicks."
"Do either of you know what you're talking about?"
"No."
"No."
"Shane rule!"
"Why would they be laid if they weren't fertilized? The chicken just needs to sit on them and then they would turn into chicks."
"Do either of you know what you're talking about?"
"No."
"No."
"Shane rule!"
by H. Welles July 15, 2014
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