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How Rule Nazis Work – the people who use rules to make others miserable
Everyone has heard of the Grammar Nazi. A Grammar Nazi is a person who has taken the rules of grammar deeply to heart, and who then uses those rules mercilessly when other people fail to obey. The...
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Unfortunately, physics is an unrelenting Rule Nazi
I have had some very funny conversations with friends about Rule Nazis over the last couple of days. The reason is because, as soon as you mention the topic, people start sharing stories about their...
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Obey the Law: Don’t Kill Bigfoot
Cute animals have the right-of-way at a park in Kenya. (James Warwick/Getty Images) Certain rules go without saying. But in Lexington, Ky., it’s unlawful to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket. What...
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How Winners Work: The Great HowStuffWorks Contest of ’11
First, let me say they made me write this. They being the marketing department, the people who make others write about themselves in blog posts about contests that the writer figures into as a prize....
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