THE RULES

1. THE FEMALE ALWAYS MAKES THE RULES.
2. The rules are subject to change at any time without prior notification.
3. No male can possibly know all the rules. Nearly all females are born with this knowledge.
4. If the female suspects the male knows all the rules, she may immediately change some or all of the rules.
5. THE FEMALE IS NEVER WRONG.
6. If the female is wrong, it is because of a misunderstanding, which was a direct result of something the male did or said wrong.
7. If rules # 6 applies, the male must apologize immediately for causing the misunderstanding.
8. THE FEMALE CAN CHANGE HER MIND AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME.
9. The male must never change his mind without express written consent from the female.
10. THE FEMALE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO BE ANGRY OR UPSET AT ANY TIME.
11. The male must remain calm at all times, unless the female wants him to be angry or upset.
12. The female must, under no circumstances, let the male know whether or not she wants him to be angry or upset.
13. ANY ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THESE RULES COULD RESULT IN SEVERE BODILY HARM.

Offered with tongue firmly in cheek; don't take this too seriously! Origin uncertain, but I saw something like this on a tea towel in a nice tourist shop near Recess in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland in the summer of 1996.