Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them.

CmndrSela_333 · April 2 2011, 05:14 AM

I'll start this thread with my favorite rule [#76] Quarrk mentioned in the season 2 episode THE HOMECOMING.

#76. Every once in a while declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.

Admiral Shran · April 2 2011, 05:26 AM

#285: No good deed ever goes unpunished.

teacake · April 2 2011, 05:30 AM

Rule # 217 -- You can't free a fish from water.

Past Tense pt 1

Jono · April 2 2011, 05:45 AM

Rule 98 - Every man has his price

In the Pale Moonlight

That's the only one I can name and assign a number to off the top of my head, though I think I can remember around half a dozen of the rules.

brian577 · April 2 2011, 05:46 AM

Rule #112 Never have sex with the boss's sister.

LCARS 24 · April 2 2011, 06:00 AM

I guess this is being a spoilsport, but . . .

http://lcars24.com/ROA.HTM

Rush Limborg · April 2 2011, 06:03 AM

#64 The riskier the road, the greater the profit.

(BTW...is it OK to quote the ones from the book The Ferengi Rules Of Aquisition, and from the novels like from The 34th Rule, by Armin Shimmerman?)

reversepolarity · April 6 2011, 03:50 PM

LCARS 24 wrote:

I guess this is being a spoilsport, but . . .

http://lcars24.com/ROA.HTM

You're right, that is a spoilsport-ish thing to do, you've killed off this thread

Vulcan Princess · April 6 2011, 07:45 PM

These two go together:
#34 War is good for business.
#35 Peace is good for business.

John Clark · April 6 2011, 07:53 PM

Vulcan Princess wrote:

These two go together:
#34 War is good for business.
#35 Peace is good for business.

#76 Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.

Rush Limborg · April 8 2011, 08:00 PM

A bit of correction.

"The riskier the road, the greater the profit" is rule 62, not 64. Sorry, folks.

NOW--

214: "Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi."

Terengo · April 8 2011, 08:27 PM

#1 Once you have their money, never give it back.

I have actually used this rule in real life. I work at a library, and people come in to print things off the computers, at a dime a page. In the past, it was sort of an honor system, and people would print pages of stuff and then go through the stack and pick out only what they wanted to keep and leave the rest. We switched to a new system where they have to pay us before we print the pages. Some of the staff had some trouble adapting to the new system and would refund money for pages people didn't want. I actually quoted them Rule #1, with attribution (they already know I'm a geek).

Rom's Sehlat · April 8 2011, 09:10 PM

Do libraries hire non-geeks? I would hope my librarian knows his literature (Star Trek included)!

Kira Nerys · April 12 2011, 01:10 AM

It never hurts to suck up to the boss.

Rush Limborg · April 12 2011, 03:12 AM

^Know the number of that one?

3: "Never spend more than an aquisition than you have to."

April 2 2011, 05:45 AM	#4
Jono Rear Admiral Location: Australia	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. Rule 98 - Every man has his price In the Pale Moonlight That's the only one I can name and assign a number to off the top of my head, though I think I can remember around half a dozen of the rules. __________________ Those who lose dreaming are lost.

April 2 2011, 05:46 AM	#5
brian577 Captain Location: United States of Equestria	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. Rule #112 Never have sex with the boss's sister.

April 6 2011, 07:45 PM	#9
Vulcan Princess Rear Admiral Location: Vulcan Princess is in the Badlands	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. These two go together: #34 War is good for business. #35 Peace is good for business. __________________ "Geniuses are like thunderstorms. They go against the wind, terrify people, cleanse the air." ~ Søren Kierkegaard

April 8 2011, 08:27 PM	#12
Terengo Commander Location: Missouri	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. #1 Once you have their money, never give it back. I have actually used this rule in real life. I work at a library, and people come in to print things off the computers, at a dime a page. In the past, it was sort of an honor system, and people would print pages of stuff and then go through the stack and pick out only what they wanted to keep and leave the rest. We switched to a new system where they have to pay us before we print the pages. Some of the staff had some trouble adapting to the new system and would refund money for pages people didn't want. I actually quoted them Rule #1, with attribution (they already know I'm a geek). __________________ You cannot destroy nifty.

April 8 2011, 09:10 PM	#13
Rom's Sehlat Fleet Captain	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. Do libraries hire non-geeks? I would hope my librarian knows his literature (Star Trek included)!

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April 2 2011, 05:14 AM	#1
CmndrSela_333 Romulan Commander Sela Fan #333. Location: Visiting Risa with my favorite Trek characters listed in my signature.	Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. I'll start this thread with my favorite rule [#76] Quarrk mentioned in the season 2 episode THE HOMECOMING. #76. Every once in a while declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies. __________________ *My Favorite Trek Characters:* Captain Kirk, Captain Sisko, Saavik as played by Robin Curtis, Sela, Q, Dr. McCoy, Dr. Pulaski, Dr. Bashir, Jadzia Dax, Odo, Elim Garak, Tora Ziyal, Kassidy Yates & 7 of 9.

April 2 2011, 05:26 AM	#2
Admiral Shran Admiral Location: In the Before Time - the Long, Long Ago	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. #285: No good deed ever goes unpunished. __________________ Vote Obomney 2012! "All governments suffer a recurring problem: power attracts pathological personalities. It's not that power corrupts but that it's magnetic to the corruptible." - Frank Herbert, Dune

April 2 2011, 05:30 AM	#3
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. Rule # 217 -- You can't free a fish from water. Past Tense pt 1 __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

April 2 2011, 06:00 AM	#6
LCARS 24 Commodore	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. I guess this is being a spoilsport, but . . . http://lcars24.com/ROA.HTM

April 2 2011, 06:03 AM	#7
Rush Limborg Vice Admiral Location: The EIB Network	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. #64 The riskier the road, the greater the profit. (BTW...is it OK to quote the ones from the book The Ferengi Rules Of Aquisition, and from the novels like from The 34th Rule, by Armin Shimmerman?) __________________ "I have been wounded but not yet slain. I shall lie here and bleed awhile. Then I shall rise and fight again." "Forget it, Jake...it's Chinatown."

April 8 2011, 08:00 PM	#11
Rush Limborg Vice Admiral Location: The EIB Network	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. A bit of correction. "The riskier the road, the greater the profit" is rule 62, not 64. Sorry, folks. NOW-- 214: "Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi." __________________ "I have been wounded but not yet slain. I shall lie here and bleed awhile. Then I shall rise and fight again." "Forget it, Jake...it's Chinatown."

April 12 2011, 01:10 AM	#14
Kira Nerys Fleet Captain	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. It never hurts to suck up to the boss.

April 12 2011, 03:12 AM	#15
Rush Limborg Vice Admiral Location: The EIB Network	Re: Ferengi Rules of Acquisitions...Let's Quote Them. ^Know the number of that one? 3: "Never spend more than an aquisition than you have to." __________________ "I have been wounded but not yet slain. I shall lie here and bleed awhile. Then I shall rise and fight again." "Forget it, Jake...it's Chinatown."