Commandments for Men
1. Thou shalt not rent Sleepless in Seattle.
2. When on a fishing trip with the guys, never, no matter how sunburned
you and your buds may be....is it appropriate to rub sunscreen on each
other's backs.
3. When queried by a buddy's wife, girlfriend, mother, father, priest,
shrink, dentist, accountant, or dog walker, you need not and should not
provide any useful information whatsoever as to his whereabouts. You are
permitted to deny his very existence.
4. If a man's zipper is down, that's his problem--you didn't see nothin'.
5. Any man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed
and eaten by his fellow partygoers.
6. When in need to go pee, there is a minimum of one empty urinal between
you and another man. If this is not possible, you're out of luck----hold
it 'til later.
7. You may exaggerate any anecdote told in a bar by 50% without recrimination;
beyond that, anyone within earshot is allowed to call you on it. (Exception:
When trying to pick-up a girl, the allowable exaggeration rate rises to
400%).
8. Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.
9. If you've known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off-limits
forever, unless you actually marry her.
10. The minimum amount of time you have to wait for another guy who's
running late: five minutes. Maximum waiting time: six minutes. For a girl,
you are required to wait 10 minutes for every point of hotness she scores
on the classic 1-10 scale.
11. Things that you can always cheat on: your taxes, the SAT's, and your
resume. Things you can never cheat on: golf, darts, poker.
12. A friend must be permitted to borrow anything you own-- weed whacker,
car, firstborn child----within 12 hours' notice.
If he damages the item, he must repair it within seven days, even if
it means selling his plasma. Exception: If you don't notice the damage
at the hand-off, he gets away scot-free.
13. It is OK to cry only during the following situations: When a heroic
dog tries to save his master; The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbottoning
her blouse; After wrecking your boss' Ferrari; One hour, 12 minutes, and
37 seconds into The Crying Game; When you accidentally slice off your
head in a bandsaw.
14. You cannot rat out a coworker who shows up at work with a massive
hangover. You may, however, hide the aspirin, smear his chair with Limburger
cheese, turn the brightness dial all the way down so he thinks his monitor's
broken, and have him paged over the loudspeaker every seven minutes.
15. Do not torpedo single friends: If you're married and a pal drops
by with a date, do not, even after your sixth vodka, blurt out, "So
when are you two gonna walk the plank?" Punishment: Following the
assembly instructions for your rugrat's toys for two years.
16. On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines the pit stops, not
the weakest.
17. Unless you're in prison, never fight naked.
18. Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated
as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability
to pick a Buffalo wing clean.
19. Unless he murdered someone in your immediate family, you must bail
out a friend within 12 hours.
20. No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another
man. (In fact even remembering your best buddy's birthday is strictly
optional).
21. The universal compensation for buddies who help you move is beer.
The reward formula is as follows: (hours of labor) x (number of boxes)
x (flight of stairs) divided by dollars, in hundreds, of damage to belongings
= beers owed. Bonus for the friend who owns the truck: first crack at
the hot new neighbor chick.
22. You must offer heartfelt and public condolences over the death of
a girlfriend's cat, even if you secretly set it on fire and threw it into
a ceiling fan.
23. If you compliment a guy on his six-pack, you'd better be talking
about his choice of beer.
24. Unless you have signed a lucrative endorsement contract, do not appear
in public wearing more than one Nike swoosh.
25. When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may
always ask the score of the game in progress; but you may never ask who's
playing.
26. When your girlfriend/wife expresses a desire to fix her whiny, loser
friend up with your pal, you may give her the go- ahead only if you'll
be able to warn your buddy and give him time to prepare his excuse about
joining the priesthood.
27. Phrases that may not be uttered to another man while lifting weights:
"Yeah, baby, push it!"; "C'mon, give me one more! Harder!";
"Another set and we can hit the showers."; "Nice ass. Are
you a Sagittarius?"
28. It is permissible to order a fruity chick drink only when you're
sunning on a tropical beach....and it's delivered by a topless model....and
it's free.
29. When in a bar with a ratio of more than five waiting customers per
bartender, limit orders to beer and straight liquor. (No, your girlfriend
doesn't need a frozen flying grasshopper with a twist of grapefruit).
30. Only in a situation of mortal peril are you allowed to kick another
member of the male species in the "family jewels."
31. Never talk to a man in the bathroom unless you're on equal footing:
both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an
almost imperceptible "I recognize you" nod is all the conversation
you need.
32. A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain
sober enough to fight.
33. The third, fourth, and fifth rules of Fight Club: If your buddy is
outnumbered, outmanned, or too drunk to defend himself, you must jump
into the fight. Exception: If during the past 24 hours his actions have
caused you to think "What this guy need is a good butt-whipping."
You may then stand back and enjoy.
34. Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.
35. Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza,
but not both. That's just plain mean.
36. If one guy is already singing along with a song on the car radio,
you may not chime in, even if it's the chorus to "Wooly Bully."
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