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The Rule of Funny

The theoretical guideline, “I don’t like X unless it’s funny”.

This term is used situationally, especially in recent times on social media to define how someone can enjoy a piece of content even if it betrays their own beliefs.
Person 1:*laughs at AI video*

Person 2: “I thought you hated AI?”

Person 1: “I do, unless it’s used in a funny way, such is the rule of funny.”
The Rule of Funny by Sqeegz March 20, 2026
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Granville Rule 

Speak now or forever hold your peace. If you don't speak up, you don't get fed. Everything moves on pass you if you stay quiet. Used to make decisions faster and more efficiently.
Nancy always tells us which restaurants she wants to go to after the reservation's already booked and then complain about the food. Granville Rule next time we hang out so it's on her.
Granville Rule by birkin356 July 15, 2025
live your life free and embrace your surroundings, go explore a forest an abandoned building. do anything you want aslong as your outside exploring
"Wanna Stay inside and game?"

"Nah man i live by the urb rule"
urb rule by UrbanMan222 September 3, 2025

Admiral Rule

A principle of behavior in which an individual deliberately breaks or disregards the established rules, norms, or customs of a culture, not out of necessity or rebellion for change, but chiefly to satisfy personal pride, self-importance, or ego.
Instead of buying a round of drinks after getting a hole-in-one for the bar, Mark invoked the Admiral Rule and stated everyone was else in the bar was irrelevant.
Admiral Rule by CommitteeMember6969 September 28, 2025

Admiral Rule

A principle describing the act of deliberately breaking or disregarding the rules, norms, or expectations of a culture in order to satisfy one’s ego, assert dominance, or elevate personal pride above collective standards.
After getting a hole-in-one, Mark refused to buy the bar a round of drinks due to him invoking the Admiral Rule. Mark stated the members at the bar were irrelevant.
Admiral Rule by CommitteeMember6969 September 29, 2025

people who rule

A very exclusive group of people that everybody seems to love.
Members include Edgar Wright, John Lennon, and Stan Lee.
Tré Cool is a person who rules, but, unfortunately, he does not rule enough to be one of the people who rule.
people who rule by Fuzz. November 18, 2007