If you could make one law that all people would have to live by, what would it be?

Have fun.

How about have people obey an already established law?

Okay, until then, I wish everybody would put money together so they could pay for my university. They should all tithe towards my education and research.

No more wars or police actions ever!

I wouldn't.

Be excellent to one another!

Get over it.

The penalty for using any song by The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, early Aerosmith, and/or Jefferson Airplane in a commerical is death by crucifiction.

love one another.

No negativity!

Everyone has to be honest, to the best of their ability, all the time. ...nah, I know that would probably screw a lot of stuff up (Morrow's City of Truth comes to mind). Still, I think I'd still like to see how it would work out.

BE NICE

Harm ye none, do what ye will.

Romans Chapter 12

Be excellent to each other.

Don't lie.

Teenage girls must submit for sex upon demand.

Be nice.

You* are henceforth allowed to do anything you want provided it does not directly or indirectly harm* * another human being, unless said human being provides You with express consent to the harm and is of sound mind* * *.

* hereinafter referred to as "You"
* * including but not limited to physical, mental, emotional or financial harm
* * * As defined by common law

Forbidding 'emotional harm' opens the door for all sorts of problems. "It distresses me to know that those two men are living together in sin. It therefore must be forbidden" That sort of thing.

I think there's a difference between mere distress and actual emotional harm. I've been distressed by footage of the tsunami but I wouldn't say I've suffered emotional harm as a result.

Either way, I'll introduce a corollary to the previous law.

Anyone claiming to suffer genuine emotional harm as a result of the imagined actions of a pair of consenting adults in the privacy of their own home will have their claims verified by two independent clinical psychiatrists, to be appointed by the court. If the claim is found to be bogus, they will be fined for wasting the court's time and pay all legal costs. If the claim is found to be genuine, they are to be thrown off a bridge. How does that sound?

Sitting in a boat on a lake at dusk with a cold can of beer and a cigarette.

No bare legs.

Yikes! Thrown off a bridge if their claim of emotional harm is genuine. Yeah, I think that ought to do it.

A mandatory afternoon nap of two hours.

Don't worry, be happy.

> Get over it.

Yeah... I worked with this girl who cried when her phone wasn't installed on a Saturday as she expected (she was from Lebanon - I guess if you have the money there; they'll do it! In North America? NOT!) and she cried when the British embassy kept her on hold too long when trying to arrange a trip back home (it was a long distance call) and she cried when her knees ached from constant exercise (she exercised every night - she was sexually frustrated...) then she cried when the doctor told her to lay off the exercise for a while. She cried when she had a urinary infection and had to stay overnight at the hospital then came back and told everyone how she saw death (while my boss was being treated for cancer of the colon and she never, ever complained!). She cried when she screwed up a job and felt like everyone was "ganging up" on her. She cried when she told me about the boyfriend she left back home...
She was there only a year and was I ever glad when she quit!! Then she was replaced with another one who had OCD tendencies... At least she was funny!
I like working alone... (The nutty customers, thankfully, don't come in day after day!)

I would outlaw religion and its practices

Equality for all human beings no matter what.

I was thinking more in terms of, say, the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Still - she'd be happier if she could get over such trivial things...

Treat others how you would have them treat you

1st thing that popped into my head

Sure!

my law would be Treat All Living Things As You Wish To Be Treated - that means not leaving your dog in a hot car on summer days, not cutting a tree down just because it obstructs your "view", using deterrents instead of traps for "pests", kids/physically challenged/deaf are people too - respecting life, any and all life, is important - it's all around us, in everything - it is also ephemeral and NEVER lasts forever, despite what your Grandpa told you when you were 6 years old (you know who you are!) so we have to care for it as best we can while it's here

Happy SC anniversary! Seven years - wow.

I know I've thought about this before, but of course, I can't think of anything right now...I'm only on my first cup of coffee.

> BE NICE

....and "buy our crap or die"!

YEAH!

i am serisouly thinking about the boob booth. we'll just have to see how it goes, then pull out the big guns....hahahahaha

(happy 3 year anniversary btw...)

the boob booth! hahahhahhaaaa

You must always be nice and kind and generous to everyone.

golden rule - treat others as you'd like to be treated

No spitting

Do onto others as you would have them do unto you.

I bet this is the top answer, too.

Be excellent to each other.

The categorical imperative

The golden rule is flawed.

*Pulls cup away from someone who is pouring water into it*

"Why are you so upset? I would have thought it was funny!"

Treat others as they would want to be treated.