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.

by CommitteeMember6969 September 28, 2025

Rules for thee and not for me

democrat modus operandi.

silly peasant.....don't you know it's rules for thee and not for me?

by Rev Sharpton February 20, 2025

helberts rule

A saying inventended by Charles Helbert in the late 1900's, the rule is "If something's brown it might not taste good."

Person A: "You shouldn't eat that"
Person B: "Why so my friend?"
Person A: "Helberts rule"

by Jreevk February 25, 2015