HOMER
HIGH DDF ROADTRIP RULES
1.) Bradley Rule:
Don’t leave cool stuff unattended.
2.) Maltz Rule:
Maintain a 3 ft. perimeter around all teachers’ desks.
3.) Emery/Tonga Rule:
No swimming during team meetings.
4.)
Tonga
Rule:
Don’t rehearse while ice skating.
5.) Edminster Rule:
The coach does not want your stuff.
6.) Martin/Multz-Matthews Rule:
Your case is not as helpful if left in the hotel room.
7.) Gustafson Rule:
Bring a tie.
8.) Gustafson Rule (2):
Bring socks.
9.)
Linner Rule:
Don’t share your ice cream with a coach if you want it
back.
10.)
DeCino Rule:
No coffee before a long bus ride.
11.) Hansen Rule:
No southern accents on the bus!
12.)
Westerburg/Schneider Rule:
No extemp debating in Nikiski.
13.)
Cushing Rule:
Avoid debating your girlfriend in the state quarter-finals.
14.) Thorington Rule:
Make it to the bathroom before getting sick.
15.)
Coach Paul J. Rule:
The food supplied by the program
is always good.
16.)
Emery Rule:
Avoid saying “holy crap” to gubernatorial candidates who
serve as judges.
17.)
Edminster Rule (2):
Appreciate the distinction between debate and humorous interp.
18.)
Coach Marla M. Rule:
People over 30 should avoid student dances.
19.)
Westerburg Rule:
When in doubt, quote something from Ferris Bueller’s Day
Off.
20.)
Noomah Rule:
There is only one excuse for leaving a competition room while
students are performing. (See: DeCino Rule.)
21.)
Maltz-Matthews Rule:
Avoid losing your trousers before competition.
22.)
Coach Dan W. Rule:
The coach’s spouse is always right.
23.)
Coach Kathy W. Rule: Constant
vigilance.
24.)
Maltz-Matthews Rule (2): Don’t
fall asleep while debating.
25.)
Emery Rule (2):
Participating in a team photograph is unlikely to break the
camera.
26.)
Coach Kyra W. Rule:
In the event of a shortage, South American chocolate will be
rationed to coaches and North American chocolate to students.
27.)
Martin/Westerburg Rule: Be
ware the Ides of March and the Girls from Nikiski.
