My Blog Turns Eight!

This blog is now eight years old. I started it in June 2003, roughly the same time I bought the thing of mustard that’s still in the back of my fridge.

Normally I get bored with things after a few months, but here we are after eight years and it’s still going strong.

The #2 complaint I get about my blog is that I don’t write often enough, but I’ve written over 750 posts so far – that’s almost 100 per year! By the way, the #1 complaint I get about my blog is that it really, really sucks.

This year I thought I’d celebrate my blogiversary the same way crappy 80s sitcoms did when they ran out of fresh material: with a flashback!

The Best of I Don’t Make the Rules, 2003-2011


Ask Rob: Nope!
This is where I answered the question about whether or not I worry about losing job or dating opportunities because someone will find something inappropriate on my blog. The real comedy, however, is in the comments section.

Inappropriate things to say to Patrick Stewart
This is one of those rare occasions where a joke turns out even better in real life than it was in my head.

Put the Fat Kid in Nets
Most of what I write is based on actual discussions I’ve had with real people, and this one’s a case in point. This post also includes a link at the bottom to the video version I later made.

Father’s Day
My family-themed jokes are especially popular – and not just the ones I shamelessly stole from Bill Cosby.

Bill Gates
This post actually didn’t start off as comedy. For some reason it got really harsh, and I just went with it.

Ask Rob, sick child
If you enjoy this one as much as some of my friends do, there is something very wrong with you.

When is it ok for men to cry
I think we all know the answer to this, but I felt it was time to put it all in writing.

Meeting Elisha Cuthbert
I think everyone can agree that Elisha really missed the boat here.

Michael Jackson video
I put this one on the list even though nobody has told me they liked it. I liked it, and that’s enough.

Using Qualifiers in Compliments
Another post (loosely) based on a real conversation.

Time Travel
This conversation never took place, I just wanted to mock people who have said dumb things to me about time travel. I made the wise choice of casting myself as the belligerent moron. There’s a link to the video version at the bottom.

2011 Canadian election
For some reason, the political humour I used as the 2011 Canadian federal election launched was a big hit among my friends. I tried to follow it up, but failed miserably to reach the same comedic level as the original.

Double Dragon
The only thing funny about this post is that I would spend so much time and energy going into so much detail over an old video game.


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