The rule that the current activity takes priority over another pending activity, derived from the BBC quiz show Mastermind's catchphrase "I've started so I'll finish." The rule can be invoked at any point during the activity, but is not necessary should the alternative be more favourable.
Jon Humphreys: What is the capital *beep* - I've started so I'll finish - of Namibia?
Contestant: Windhoek
Miles: Can you pass me the kingers so I don't have to map out, actually I''ll invoke the mastermind rule as I've started so I'll finish.
Contestant: Windhoek
Miles: Can you pass me the kingers so I don't have to map out, actually I''ll invoke the mastermind rule as I've started so I'll finish.
by Burger King Diamond August 18, 2011
Get the the mastermind rulemug. by yeah j April 2, 2020
Get the Rule 34mug. by AKayser February 26, 2023
Get the Rule #33mug. The phenomenon that denotes the homosexual rule. A rule that decides if you are either straight or gay-
1. If you define yourself as 100% straight = you are 100% gay.
2. If you got 0.5% gayness in you = you are 100% straight.
1. If you define yourself as 100% straight = you are 100% gay.
2. If you got 0.5% gayness in you = you are 100% straight.
- "Hey bro, wanna touch my dick?"
- "Ew wtf, no dude" = 100% gay
- "Hey bro, wanna touch my schlong?"
- "Hell yeah bro, gimme that (no homo)" = 100% straight
0.5% rule
- "Ew wtf, no dude" = 100% gay
- "Hey bro, wanna touch my schlong?"
- "Hell yeah bro, gimme that (no homo)" = 100% straight
0.5% rule
by Schlongdong123 September 4, 2020
Get the 0.5% rulemug. by Comic shane July 27, 2019
Get the Rule #2mug. Victimize people with your own pathology. It's intended to be used selectively. How do I know? I wrote the damn thing.
Hym "Yeah, but see, now you're not doing YOUR thing. You're the thing I ascribe to all of you. The Platinum Rule. And you're using it as intended. That's called 'Me being correct.' Good job me. GoOd JoB oThEr Me!"
by Hym Iam July 8, 2022
Get the The Platinum Rulemug. Rule 51 states that there will always be even more screwed-up things on the internet than anything that you had just seen.
Rule 51 basically means there will always be something worse than what you just saw, no matter what it is, there will always be more.
by BURZELTH January 19, 2020
Get the Rule 51mug.