Some general rules for functioning in society

[Oneironaut]

Well, people have been pissing me off lately, because they seem to have forgotten how to not be assholes. Here are three rules I invented for basic human interaction. You'd think they'd be well known since they're pretty common sense rules, but in reality those who follow them are few and far between.

#1) If you tell someone you can do them a favor, ACTUALLY DO IT! If you can't do it for some reason, notify them and apologize. If you're not sure in the first place whether you can actually get it done or not, be sure to qualify your sentences with words like "maybe", "perhaps" and "probably". Don't just make a promise and then not do it and not say anything about it.

#2) If you make a mess, pick it up. Yeah, even in public. Just because somebody else will eventually clean your mess up for you doesn't mean you're not still responsible for the mess. If you knock something on the ground, pick it up and put it back. If you're in a store and you decide you don't want to buy something you've picked up, put it back on the shelf where it belongs. If you break something, apologize and offer to pay for it. Somebody's going to have to deal with your mess, and there's no reason you should force that work on an innocent stranger.

#3) If you're blocking somebody's path, get out of the way. Try to be aware of where people are around you and where they're going. Since the laws of physics (specifically the electromagnetic force) prohibit our two bodies from occupying the same points in space, I can't just walk through you. That means you should move to the side and not just stand there spacing out.

That concludes our basic human decency lesson for today. Coming up next week: saying "you're welcome" instead of "yup".

Oneironaut Reviewed by Oneironaut on 11-10-2006. Some general rules for functioning in society Well, people have been pissing me off lately, because they seem to have forgotten how to not be assholes. Here are three rules I invented for basic human interaction. You'd think they'd be well known since they're pretty common sense rules, but in reality those who follow them are few and far between. #1) If you tell someone you can do them a favor, ACTUALLY DO IT! If you can't do it for some reason, notify them and apologize. If you're not sure in the first place whether you can actually Rating: 5

[daima]

i like the "clean up your mess"

that being said, i believe that society really only needs two laws.
Keep your hands to yourself
keep your hands off what isnt yours.

dai*ma:stoned:
the more laws a society has, the more corrupt the society is.

[friendowl]

i have a question about lesson # 3

i was walking down the hallway and in front of me was a lil old man
and a lil old woman.they both had walkers and were traveling tiny step by step.it took about 5 minutes to get about 10 yards.
i was stoned from break so ididnt mind the wait but some lady tried to
squeeze thru and almost knocked the old folks down

sometimes some people just cant help but be in the way

[smok3y]

Oneironaut your spot on dude...

[Distromnia]

I can agree with those.

How about #4--make sure you know what you're talking about when you start saying something as truth? I.e., if you're gonna go off on somebody for doing something, make sure you know that they actually did it.

[Skink]

Yeah,,,those are good rules...

I was out of gas the other day on a busy intersection... 1'st know one stopped to let me push my truck to the curb... 2'nd they tried to run me over when I was walking to the gas station"I didn't make'''LOLz" with a red gas can in my hand... approximately 2000 people and not one offered a hand...

My rule is "Do something nice for someone" it might make you feel good...

[JunkYard]

Yup...

Oh wait, I mean you're welcome. Wait, I mean thank you. Those are good rules of thumb. All but # 3. In some cases, like friendowl pointed out, some people can't help but be in the way.

Yup...

:smokin:

[Reefer Rogue]

True that.

[Nochowderforyou]

I like those rules, but yes, I agree with Friendowl, some people just can't move as fast as they once were. When you're 70 or 80yrs old, I sure as hell don't want people to be rushing me. I've been walking for 80yrs dammit, give me time!

Other than that, yeah, the #2 rule bothers me when people litter, or make a mess somewhere, expecting someone else to do it for them.

How about rule #5: When using a public washroom, flush the damn toilet! There is nothing worse than pissing staring down at a stinky load that someone was too lazy to push the handle, for 2 bloody seconds.

[JunkYard]

If the crappers loaded, I move to the other stalls. If those are the same way, I fucking leave...

:smokin: