26 Rules People Are Proud to Be Responsible For
Rules exist to keep everyone’s behavior within safe, acceptable norms. They’re a baseline of things that, logically, are really not a good idea. With creativity and a pioneer’s spirit, however, sometimes you can find a way to do something that’s definitely not a good idea, but isn’t yet actually forbidden.
The honor for achieving this feat of originality isn’t a plaque or a jersey in the rafters like one famous golden retriever’s, but usually, a new rule that you’re single-handedly responsible for. People might not know it was you specifically, but when they see the warning sign at the pool that’s clearly newer than the others? They know that’s someone’s trophy.
Below, Redditors who were able to rewrite the rulebooks through their own ill-advised hijinks share their stories.
