airport rules

When travelling the normal rules and conventions around appropriate times to do things are relaxed.

They are relaxed such that no one should be judged for drinking, sleeping, eating etc. at what would be normally strange or judged.

Pint of beer at 7am? No problems.
Breakfast at midnight? You got it.
Shots at brunch? Why not two!?
These are know as Airport Rules.

8am in the airport.
A "Would it be wrong to have a scotch and Coke with my eggs?"
B "Airport rules my friend"
A "Scotch and Coke it is!"

by Salty Albatross April 11, 2020

Shakespeare Rule

The Shakespeare Rule is a writing technique in which, much like the structure of any Shakespearean soliloquy, you summarise the general meaning of the paragraph in the last few lines.

"The Shakespeare Rule is a good method to experiment with"

"I overuse The Shakespeare Rule"

by The_Walking_Moustache (Noz) April 4, 2019

The Toothpaste Rule

It is a term for a day of adjustment.It is a rule where when you change something, it takes one day to adjust. Like when you buy a new tube of toothpaste and use it for the first time you find it awful but the next time you totally forget about it. Or when you drive on the other side of the road in another country , it takes one day to adjust to the change.

"Oh, it's like the toothpaste rule"

"It's exactly like the toothpaste rule , I'm gonna call of the toothpaste rule "

"No,no Burnie, it's the toothpaste rule. Anything that takes a day now — toothpaste rule."

"I'll see you next toothpaste rule "

by Piewarrior June 20, 2016

The Thomas Rule

You may not go to someone else’s window in CoD Zombies and steal their kills.

“Man this dude Gabe at my window killing my zombies. He’s breaking The Thomas Rule.”

by 6fears7 January 7, 2023

Makelele rule

A rule commonly used in console football (soccer) games (mainly FIFA or PES) where French international and player of limited offensive skill, Claude Makelele is allowed an unhindered shot at goal from anywhere outside the penalty area.

Person 1: "Bill you malaka, you should have run in and shot, the Makelele rule was in effect"

by gidigbi May 15, 2013

Rule 34

The only thing that can go faster than the speed of light, without breaking the laws of physics.

guy: makes character
0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 nanoseconds later
other guy: makes rule 34 of character

by Cole Anderson April 8, 2022

The Dorn Rule

Referring to the lackadaisical approach of shortstop Roger Dorn from the movie Major League, the phrase is used to show one's lack of desire to initiate the romantic or sexual pursuit of another individual while simultaneously indicating that one would still be receptive if said individual was to him/herself initiate the pursuit.

"Hey, why don't you go after that one chick? She's kinda cute"
"Meh. She's on The Dorn Rule"
"What do you mean?"
"If it comes at me, I'll catch it. But I'm not going to dive for it."

by Risky74 February 8, 2009