Showing posts with label Fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fire. Show all posts

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Official Rules of Hobo-try

After much campfire discussion this evening, it was determined that there need to be some unofficial official rules for whenever anybody hangs out with a bunch of hobos. The most important of all these rules is that they are mine and the second most important rule is that I make them up as I go. As long as you pay attention to those cardinal rules, you're golden, though I utterly loathe that particular phrase. Why I just opted to use it, nobody will ever know.
So in no particular order, here are the remaining Rules of Hobo-try:

  • Somebody must always be referred to as Hobo Billy Bone
  • Any beverage located within a paper bag is considered hobo juice
  • Hobos are only able to afford moccasins
  • The official fire-starting theme song is "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel
  • Fires get better once you kick them
  • Always have an assortment of knives, wooden clubs, and machetes at your disposal
  • Public gatherings should always occur around campfires
  • Whenever a fire sparks, it means it doesn't appreciate your attitude
  • If your hands get cold, pick up a flaming log to warm them up
  • List writing should not occur on flammable materials that can be easily dropped into the fire
  • You must have read at least one book from the Boxcar Kids series
  • Always say "inertial motion" three-times fast
  • Catchphrase of the hipster hobo is: "It's not my cup of tea, it's my bag of Pepsi."
  • Don't accidentally slice off a part of your finger with a hatchet
  • Rule #42 is you don't leave before a fire is out
  • The Little Dipper is forever off clubbing baby seals
  • Rule #43 is you put fires out yourself
  • One must wear a knit cap with a pen sticking out from it so the shadow of a pen looks like a scar on your face
  • The majority of the rules must involve fire
  • Hobos are not to be arsonists
  • There much be much laughter when gathered with other hobos
  • Always stare into the flames of a fire in a contemplative manner
  • Remember that life is not all about you
  • God is in charge of your life
  • Tostito's are an essential snack
  • The list of rules is never ending and can be added to at any time when necessary