Does your family have an edict that nobody is supposed to disobey?

[JVS]

In my family my mother told my brother and me that we were not to be brothers who are estranged and refuse to talk to one another. She told us that if we did this, she'd kill us. We get along swimmingly

[Chan790]

1. We have a family game called "Where's Uncle George"

Uncle George is wanted by state and local law enforcement since I was a child, so going on 15-20 years. So, even though every family member knows he's living in Asheville, NC and even has his address, "nobody knows where Uncle George is", under penalty of being disowned.

[JVS]

2. Ok so I guess in "edict form" that would be "Don't rat out the location of Uncle George"

Cool to back him up like that!

[Darth_Kitten]

19. Uh, that would depend on what he's wanted for........

if he's a violent criminal then I would think not. :(

I'm hoping he's not an entirely bad dude.

[Bunny]

3. We are not allowed to hang the new year's calendar in our homes until New Year's Day.

Apparently, way back when, some old Great Aunt hung her new calendar prior to New Year's Day, and her house promptly burned down.

To this day, we all adhere to that "rule". Superstitious bunch, aren't we?

[Droopy]

4. Yep. Dad is the boss of the TV.

[TZ]

5. Don't drink out of step-dad's favorite glass(es)

whenever I am over my mom's house I just let her pour the drinks cause I might accidentily pick up the wrong glass:eyes:

[HEyHEY]

6. If you didn't BUY the whiskey... don't drink the last ounce.

They're still finding bodies of people who broke this policy.

[Chan790]

8. That was the rule in my fraternity house...

if you didn't buy it and you killed it, you got walloped once hard with the empty bottle.

[cobalt1999]

7. There are two things you HAVE to like in this family

Boating and the Florida Gators. It's my rule (although my Alabama Crimson Tide wife is permitted dispensation when Alabama plays Florida).

[philosophie_en_rose]

9. Don't throw that out! It's still good. It's still good.

The gospel, according to my mother. :)

[trof]

10. "Wear clothes for all meals."

No nudity at the dining table.
Mom was pretty strict about that.

[asthmaticeog]

11. We have two:

"Moustache Rides: 5¢" and "No Fat Chicks."

[JVS]

12. No adjustment for inflation?

[asthmaticeog]

14. Well, you see, the point is,

you WANT a low upfront price. With that kind of incentive to buy you make a killing in volume.

[JVS]

16. Moustache Rides, always low prices. Always.

[skygazer]

13. "Don't encourage your grandmother"

My grandmother is long dead now but that was a strict edict when I was growing up. She was a feisty old lady - got thrown out of three different nursing homes for various reasons (one of them for beating an orderly almost senseless with her cane).

All us grandchildren adored her and we'd get her wound up and give her great ideas - I remember once when she admired my cutoff shorts, she asked if she should cut her slacks off (typical old-lady polyester plaid). My cousins and I were about ready to tell her yes when a chorus of "Don't encourage your grandmother!" broke out.

I still miss her - she was the life of every party.

[cynatnite]

15. We were free to flout all the rules except one...

Don't sit in Dad's chair.

[Left Is Write]

17. Yeah. Don't eat Mom's chocolate stash. Don't take Dad's last beer...

without waiting for him to offer it to you.

Don't get me wrong - Dad WILL offer you the last beer and INSIST that you take it, but you shouldn't sneak it out from under him.

Of course, either way, it necessitates a beer run. :D

[LaraMN]

18. "No Republicanism allowed," maybe.

My mom had 12 siblings, and of the thirteen total people in her family still living, I don't think a single one of them is a conservative.

My dad came from a small family, but they're all left-wingers, as well.

:thumbsup:

[blogslut]

20. Use Mom's "good" scissors on pain of death

And

Nobody reads the newspaper before Dad.