Rules of Acquisition

A numbered series of aphorisms, guidelines, and principles that provided the foundation of business philosophy in Ferengi culture. There are at least 285 of them.
Some examples of Rules of Acquisition include:

Rule of Acquisition #22: A wise man can hear profit in the wind

Rule of Acquisition #34: War is good for business

Rule of Acquisition #47: Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own

Rule of Acquisition #98: Every man has his price
by IrishCreem January 15, 2019
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Rule-Y

The More Warnings given,the More Likely it is that the Warnings will be Ignored.
We Ignored the Warnings about the economy,because we had so many warnings we couldn't deal with them all.So They were just ignored, as per Rule-Y.
by Waboa February 05, 2009
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Ruler Rule

An advantage that teachers use mostly during schools dances or after school. Used when a teacher slaps a ruler onto their hand around other students as if to say "At least one foot between each other".
Guy 1: "Hey dude, that teacher used the ruler rule on me and that girl over there."
Guy 2: "I feel bad for you, now you can't get sexually close to her."
by ZeroMaxii August 16, 2019
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Fox Rules

Knowingly saying something you know is false for profit.
I really did my homework mom, I'm not using Fox Rules?
Do you want the truth or can I go by Fox Rules?
by Philip Stevens March 08, 2023
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aubergine rule

The art of begging for forgiveness not for acceptance when trying to pull off a risky task.
Lad 1: Mate Fancy Coming Ibiza Next Week
Softlad: Dunno will have to ask the missus?
Lad 1: Aubergine Rule my friend, Aubergine Rule
by DJ BULGE April 01, 2016
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Rule-G

The "GO" rule States "if the person Ahead of you Goes,then You can Go Yourself".
Of course I noticed that the Traffic-Light had been Red a long Time before he ran it.He went,so I went.Rule-G,Yo.
by Waboa February 10, 2009
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Balmora Rules

Balmora Rules, or Playing by Balmora Rules. To play by the rules used in the City of Balmora Morrowind. To take what you want from someone by lethal force or to otherwise claim someones prior possessions by right of conquest. Often the possessions take or "won" are not even of real use to the conqueror, who only indents to sell them.

Stemming for the Bethesda game "The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind", specifically the in game city of Balmora, the first major city most players reached. Unlike later games in the series, Morrowind had no Essential NPCs. This coupled with the fact that the loot system was not leveled, leaving most high quality gear hard to find, meant that many NPCs were killed for no other reason then that the player wanted to steal their clothes. In addition Morrowind had no means to purchase property, leaving many players to simply kill the owner of a house they liked and take up new residence. This gave the whole game a very lawless and frontier like feel.
"Dude, if we don't get the rent by tomorrow we will be out on the street"
"Well, we could always to take the house back by Balmora rules."

"You gonna buy Breezehome from the Jarl, or save up for a nicer place?"
"Fuck that dude! I ain't wasting that much gold! I just play by Balmora Rules and take houses I want"

"That dude's got a full set of Ebony armor."
"I wear light armor."
"You could still sell for a lot."
"Hmm... yeah. Fuck it, Balmora Rules."
"He he Balmora Rules."
*kills guy and steals ebony armor to sell*
by Relicon October 28, 2013
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