Basic Rules to Live By! ...or something.
When Josh moved in with his friend Danny they hit some tension. Being someone's friend for twenty-four years does not mean you can live with them in perfect harmony and bliss, as they found out. More often than not it can lead to murder. Murder is sad. So there were rules. They called them "Basic Rules to Live by Without Killing Each other" These rules eventually expanded when I met Josh and started spending a lot of my time at their place, becoming "Basic Rules to Live by so No One Dies or gets Arrested." I was not allowed to give an opinion on the name because that? Sure as hell wouldn't have been what I went with. (It's a thinly veiled crack at my age at the time. Bah.) The current list, "Basic Rules to Live by For the Sake of Everyone's sanity" was thought up to include Danny's boyfriend.
Most of the rules are funny but needed ("I don't care how much you adore him, do not make out with your barely legal boyfriend on the couch" "Redheads are not allowed to cook in here." "You're my best friend, I love you, don't come in my room at 3 AM asking to borrow shit.") and I've decided to whip up my own little hommage to the List. This little post right here will be where I keep track of the rules I've used and what I link back to in order to explain myself. Some themes will be used more than once, in more than one fandom, depending on how well they work in other places.
1 You're my best friend, I love you, don't come in my room at 3 AM asking to borrow shit. I'll kill you, end of story.
2 Sock on the door means beat it. Respect the sock. Supernatrual, Young Avengers
3 You can never watch too many Horror Movies. DC Comics, DCAU, Smallville, Supernatural, Young Avengers
4 Thou shall not mention Sue Dibny, Jason Todd, Bucky, Spoiler, Ted Kord, Synch, Skin, Nate Grey, Jean Grey... If you do there will be retribution. Young Avengers (This rule is revised a lot.)
5 If your hair is red you are not allowed to use the kitchen. Turn around and stop your bitching. DCAU; DC Comic
Ten: Argue not which Robin is better because you can't win and feelings always get hurt. Young Avengers
28 I don't care how well meaning or cute they are, guys named Alexander are evil. Smallville
29 It’s not that I don’t adore you, but I will never touch you in public because your brothers are scary DC Comics
30 I don’t care how cute you think he is, don’t make out with your barely legal boyfriend on the couch. DC Comics
Most of the rules are funny but needed ("I don't care how much you adore him, do not make out with your barely legal boyfriend on the couch" "Redheads are not allowed to cook in here." "You're my best friend, I love you, don't come in my room at 3 AM asking to borrow shit.") and I've decided to whip up my own little hommage to the List. This little post right here will be where I keep track of the rules I've used and what I link back to in order to explain myself. Some themes will be used more than once, in more than one fandom, depending on how well they work in other places.
1 You're my best friend, I love you, don't come in my room at 3 AM asking to borrow shit. I'll kill you, end of story.
2 Sock on the door means beat it. Respect the sock. Supernatrual, Young Avengers
3 You can never watch too many Horror Movies. DC Comics, DCAU, Smallville, Supernatural, Young Avengers
4 Thou shall not mention Sue Dibny, Jason Todd, Bucky, Spoiler, Ted Kord, Synch, Skin, Nate Grey, Jean Grey... If you do there will be retribution. Young Avengers (This rule is revised a lot.)
5 If your hair is red you are not allowed to use the kitchen. Turn around and stop your bitching. DCAU; DC Comic
Ten: Argue not which Robin is better because you can't win and feelings always get hurt. Young Avengers
28 I don't care how well meaning or cute they are, guys named Alexander are evil. Smallville
29 It’s not that I don’t adore you, but I will never touch you in public because your brothers are scary DC Comics
30 I don’t care how cute you think he is, don’t make out with your barely legal boyfriend on the couch. DC Comics