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The Unwritten Rules of AA

(This is an unofficial guide to get-to-know AA. I believe one of the aspects to participate in the AA community is to understand the memes, inside jokes, stories and when members making fun of each other, all in good spirit.)

Now for those who recently joined AA, get out of my mound / lawn / basement.

Star-divide

1. Do not talk about "TRAID THE CORE"

2. Do NOT talk about "TRAID THE CORE"

2.1 Do YES talk about "TRAID Tha COEUR"

2.2 Do NOT talk about ongoing no-no during gamethreads

3. We are AA, not "Tim Kurkjian wannabes" (apply to get your AA Amex card)

4. AA is group therapy

5. AA does not retreat, AA does not surrender

6. Anonymous can be senseless monster who edit your posts and strikethrough your opinions

7. AA is still able to drink beer of the game or milkshakes

8. There are real rules about posting

9. There are real rules about moderation (Hello, flag button)

10. If you enjoy Metsblog comment section — DON'T 

11. All your carefully picked arguments will be easily ignored if no subject line

12. Anything you said can and will be used against you

13. Anything you said can be turned into something else

14. (Gentlemen) Do not feed the trolls — it means that they win. "88 winz I say!"  battle Leverage Index

15. The harder you try the higher is your grission

16. If you fail in epic proportions, it may just become a winning meme

17. Every win is Jerry's fail

18. Everything that can be labeled can be MS Painted

19. The more you screw it up, the better it gets 

20. Nothing is to be taken seriously

21. Original content is original only for a few seconds before becoming Francoeur Avenue

22. FrancoeurAvenue is made to ruin every last bit of originality 

23. FrancoeurAvenue is made to ruin every last bit of originality

24. Every reply is always a reply of a reply, unless you reply fail

25. Relation to reality decreases with every single made-up story

26. Any topic can be easily turned into game, movies, puppies thread

27. Always question a person's injury without any real reason. That's poor, BDMFThat's poor.

28. Always question a person's gut - just in case it's really June

29. In the internet all 2 girls are Mets fans and all kids are overhyped prospects

30. There are no girls on the internet (Exception: you have talked to David Wright on the phone or you watch Grey's Anatomy). Undeniable proof

31. STATS or GTFO - the choice is yours

31.1 Savez, RBI'z and W-L (for pitchers) are not considered STATS

32. You must have MS PAINTS to prove your statements

33. Rec more - it's never enough

33.1 Lobby more - it's never enough

34. There is MS Paints of it, no exceptions

35. If no MS Paints is found at the moment, it will be made

36. Our GM will always do even more fucked up trades than what you just saw

37. You can not divide by zero (just because it's small sample size)

38. No real limits of any kind apply for R. A Dickey entendres - not even the sky

39. CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR SARCASM

40. EVEN WITH SARCASM YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER

41. "Who?" jokes are still funny. Seriously guys. It's better than Livan jokes

42. Drinking is Sacred

43. The more beautiful and pure a thing is - the more satisfying it is to say this should really be a fanshot

44. Even one positive comment about the Rays can make you a RaysGeek

45. When one sees a lion, it's just Jose Reyes haircut

46. There is always a vest for him

47. The sitebot is always close

 

Feel free to add the missing ones, modify the current ones, suggest links or else. Based on the Rules of the Internet.

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BUY THE MANSION!
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buy the condo ...
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Mo Vaughn and his awesome sandwich

Furthermore, jokes about Livan eating the ballboy are awesome…

by hotspur on May 27, 2010 4:11 PM EDT reply actions  

hahahahah

i hadn’t seen that exchange between anonymous and myrickgm until now. that’s priceless.

"I only wanted a few things out of life -- a wife, children, to play baseball and to hunt deer." - Turk Wendell

by Rey-O on May 27, 2010 4:30 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm totally going to bring back North Korea

I support Jenrry Mejia as a starter. Screw you Jerry Manuel for thinking he's a set-up man.

by EMSfan9 on May 27, 2010 4:50 PM EDT reply actions  

I'd just like to say

there’s way more girls in here than me and wrightgirl, also I’m pretty sure my true identity has already been discovered.

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 27, 2010 5:18 PM EDT reply actions  

All you need is some mac makeup, a sliming black dress, a shave, a tan and some heels

and I’d take you to the Wendy’s drive thru once.

Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitudes...

by Major on May 27, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

down here

taking a girl to wendys is big time.

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 27, 2010 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow, southern girls are apparently cheap dates.

May you be locked in a battle of wits against Jerry Manuel.

by BobbyV_Incognito on May 27, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

In DC

Wendys was the only place I ever saw rats. Put me off forever.

by deadspy3 on May 28, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Never in the subway, or anything?

I love, when waiting for trains, to look from and keep tabs on the various rodents down there.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 28, 2010 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hear there's plenty on Capitol Hill and K Street

May you be locked in a battle of wits against Jerry Manuel.

by BobbyV_Incognito on May 28, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

I saw two rats at the Rockefeller Center subway station

I could’ve sworn that they were ahem… building their legacy, if you know what I mean.

Lets Go Mets Go

by sj10689 on May 28, 2010 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow

I gotta find me some southern girls. Save myself some cash.

by Evan_S on May 28, 2010 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is that still

on the way to Carrboro down Franklin? I think that’s where it was. I ate there all the time. Didn’t take a date there. We’d just go to He’s Not Here.

I did take a girl to La Residence once. Is that still there?

by wobatus on May 29, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

yeah but that ones kind of in a not very nice area now

there’s another one in the opposite direction, I couldn’t tell you the street name though.

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 29, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

And Pyewacket

Took a date there once. She decided to wear a decal of mickey mouse on her cheek. It was a little embarrassing. Then again, I suppose taking her there was a reach.

by wobatus on May 29, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Crook's

The one with a pig on the roof. If my folks came to down. Shrimp and grits. And my grandparents would take me to Carolina Inn or Fearrington (which is in Pittsboro, or was).

Mama Dips was pretty good back in the day.

Excuse the trips down memory lane. Mostly I’d just eat PBJ sandwiches or ramen noodles because I was always broke.

by wobatus on May 29, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's you, wrightgirl, and like one other person and maybe my mom

I plan on running a call-out thread one of these days to get the ladies up to the plate. I know we’ve got some bright female readers and I’d love to have them more active in the community.

by Eric Simon on May 28, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

that's what she said

or something

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on May 28, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

whoa whoa whoa

why is that labeled libertarian? As a proud libertarian, I’m offended.

…How did they get a picture of me?

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on May 28, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

That's poor, Michkin. That's poor...

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 27, 2010 6:09 PM EDT reply actions  

I just re-read that BigJohn thread.

That thread was all kinds of awful.

Your clearly not a mets fan if you don’t have tats!! Represent!

If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.

by meigs1414 on May 28, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

it was one of my favorite out of control trolls

he just got so ridiculously out there with the stuff he was saying

by KeithsMoustache on May 28, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

It always seems to come to that

I almost wonder if they do it intentionally just to spice things up around here a little.

Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...

by Stephen Schmidt on May 28, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

You really should have graced that with the man responsible for

This and This. He really was (and possibly still is) a classic. I haven’t heard from him in a long time though.

Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...

by Stephen Schmidt on May 28, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Another glorious re-read

went from zero to insane in about five posts.

If there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.

by meigs1414 on May 28, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is like the ghost from xmas past thread

Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...

by Stephen Schmidt on May 28, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well done Schmidtxc

You beat me to it, because I had made a similar reference to this troll/traitor just yesterday.

Lets Go Mets Go

by sj10689 on May 28, 2010 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's awesome.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 28, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rec'd rec'd rec'd

per rule 33

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on May 27, 2010 6:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Number 6 and Number 20

Anonymous = Riddle wrapped in an enigma. I hate can’t figure out anonymous.

We all take ourselves too seriously. Except for: “ITSFORME” He just cracks me up!

This season I will expect the worst but I will be prepared for 'worser'.

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on May 27, 2010 6:49 PM EDT reply actions  

thanks for getting my name...

uh, close. you can see why i have problems taking myself seriously.

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on May 31, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Does Squid being mr. tim kurkjian wannabe make the list?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 27, 2010 6:55 PM EDT reply actions  

If it's widely recognized in AA, yes.

Though I don’t remember this one, can you post the link?

In lobby campaign for Chris Carter.

by Michkin on May 27, 2010 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Actually

This needs to be archived somewhere on AA.

by Evan_S on May 27, 2010 9:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Rule 29

By my count there at least 4 female posters here:

Gina

Wright Girl

Inventor Frank

Luv Summer Luv baseball

From Fred to Jeff
and O to Jerr
Funny things
Are everywhere

- Dr. Seuss (if he were a Mets fan)

by StorkFan on May 27, 2010 11:19 PM EDT reply actions  

fight off your demons as well

itsmetsforme possibly?

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 28, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'm not a girl.

I got accused of being one at one point, but I am, in fact, male.

Perhaps today is a good day to die.
-Klingon proverb

by Thomas Wachtel on May 29, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

sorry if we change it now

it totally throws off our demographics ratio. You’ll just have to live with being a girl from now on.

by KeithsMoustache on May 29, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's hilarious

just cause of one joke and then Peterson comes on here and declares such, I’m under suspicion of female-ity.
But the truth is, i’m 100% man (and 14% cheeta). I don’t even have a Mike Piazza Prince beard.

Can’t vouch for Inventor Frank lol.

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on May 31, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

Rule # 48

R.A. Dickey entendres never get old

From Fred to Jeff
and O to Jerr
Funny things
Are everywhere

- Dr. Seuss (if he were a Mets fan)

by StorkFan on May 27, 2010 11:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Dan Murphy plays second base, and is Gina's boyfriend.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 28, 2010 12:20 AM EDT reply actions  

This is crazy!

I love you!

"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS

by nrmax88 on May 28, 2010 1:16 AM EDT reply actions  

I rec'd this so hard

it won’t be able to walk straight for days.

Great stuff.

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on May 28, 2010 9:43 AM EDT reply actions  

This

strikes me as really disgusting and quite hilarious

by deadspy3 on May 28, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Stop Jerkin' with Jergens!

This season I will expect the worst but I will be prepared for 'worser'.

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on May 28, 2010 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rec'd

Just because this is awesome

by metsman07 on May 28, 2010 9:53 AM EDT reply actions  

I'd like to point out that this thread was only possible because

The Assistant (to the) General Manager HNIC, James Cannonglasser, was too lazy busy drinking to update the AA Memes thread.
So, don’t forget to say “Thanks James!”

In lobby campaign for Chris Carter.

by Michkin on May 29, 2010 10:49 AM EDT reply actions  

That's Cannonlazer, to us peoples.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 29, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

My bender is over

I will expand the Memes thread and put this at the top of it… eventually

by James Kannengieser on Jun 4, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

Socks is not mentioned enough, methinks.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 29, 2010 4:04 PM EDT reply actions  

This must be front paged!

The following should definitely appear on Jeopardy...
ANSWER: They were invented in Philadelphia by the city's favorite icon Benjamin Franklin. However, they are very rarely used by people in the city and its surrounding areas.
QUESTIONS: What are logic, reason, and rational thought?

2010: Year of the Grission

by R_Adragna on May 30, 2010 5:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Awesome

I love reading AA.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Jun 4, 2010 4:38 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

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