Rageenomics: a capsule summary.

Dedicated to the truths postulated by the Second City's original Professor of Ragenomics, Elise Frances McRoberts, a.k.a. Belief, Booski, Tiny Rager, Gypsy, The Queen of Northcoast, Eloose McRageberts, etc, et al. Refined & redeveloped over numerous epic weekends with additional consideration & input from Michael Harrison Berg, a.k.a. Bergles, BergCoastFest, The King of North Coast, iamvanghost, etc, et al & myself, Peter Joseph Costello, a.k.a. makeithappen77, Costie, Don Costizza, 'Stello Blue, LTM, TM, PM, FOH, etc, et al, esquire.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Rule #5

5) Life. It happens.

This certified Bergism is as much a mantra as a rule. Offering great flexibility in the situations within which it is appropriate to use, you can think of it as a synonym for happiness, despair, resignation, excitement, or for capturing a million other vibes.

In the end, its best to simply understand, that life does happen. So get the fuck after it. (see rule #8)

Rule #4

4) Keep Moving.

Good technique to employ when dealing with overzealous venue security.

Real life exchange: "Um, you can't stand here, you're gonna need to move over there. (Minutes later...) Well, you did a good job moving from here to there, but I'm gonna need you to keep moving.... like to way over there."

Also makes a great companion rule to rules 1 & 2. You'll want to onesie/twosie & then just keep moving. But if security starts to yell at you, remember rule #3....

Rule #3

3) Safety Third.

Pretty self explanatory. When out raging, always remember to be safe. "Safety First" kinda takes all the fun out of it. "Safety Second" just sounds silly. But, "Safety Third!", well, that just makes sense.

Rule #1 & 2

1) Onesies
2) Twosies

The 2 simple rules that started it all. It can refer to a multitude of situations, but is most commonly used to describe the passing around of credentials when a group is lacking enough stickies or lammies to credential everyone involved.

For example: "Shit, we're only on the list for 2 at Bassnectar!" "Um, we'll just do the ol' onesies/twosies." "Oh, Fowsh! You two go in, I'll wait for you here."