here's my first official guess as well...

Rule 9: The text of the comic must include a written number, such as "Two" or "Eighteen".

I also suspect that there's a rule requiring either bad grammar or intentional mispelling, but I can't figure it out.

I was debating the ethics of that tactic, fpd. While I'm sure it would give valuable clues, I wasn't sure I'd have felt right doing it.

Still, I'm glad someone tried it.

You're on the right lines. What do the two groups you mentioned have in common? If you follow that commonality, what other groups would be banned?

Complies with 1,3,5,7,9:

Fixed Rate Mortgage by kramer_vs_kramer 1-29-02

Alright bug. I know you survived the war, but you're not invading this planet of mine, nuclear winter or not. You're going down! Whatcha gonna do about it, pig? Me and my pals run the show now, whether you like it or not! In fact, I think I'll eat you! Do roaches eat people? I don't think they do. That maybe true, but me and my four million friends are mutant radioactive roaches. Really? In what way are you mutated? I used to be a chartered financial advisor.

Complies with 2,4,6,8,10

Drexle
Drexle gets Rule 7: The strip must contain a written number.

FPD - Geekatron
Follows: 1,3,5,9
Very close: 10

Rule 8: Must contain a metaphor/similie.

That's my guess.

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Kajun
Kajun gets Rule 8: Strip must contain a simile.

Nary a clue about the rest, but rule 4 is my bitch by wirthling 1-29-02

We need to talk. While it's great that Stripcreator isn't in the red anymore, I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the price. Can we continue this in my office? Let's walk an talk... It's not that I'm ungrateful or anything, but I-- BUT NOTHING! You signed in blood in return for financial stability! Hell if I'll let you out of the deal now! But the banner ads you're making me run are so lame. Hey! My minions slaved away in a laboratory for weeks to make that x10 ad!

Although maybe it's rule 2...

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Wirthling-Nary a clue about the rest, but rule 4 is my bitch
Follows: 4,5,9

Incidentally, all the references to mortgages in the last two strips aren't a rule, I'm just looking for a mortgage at the mo, and that kind of filtered through.

Same trick as my last strip. What rules does this follow?

The British are Coming by fpd 1-29-02

I'm a geek. What about you? I suck limes. What a dumb limey. I'd rather stick a feather in my hat and call it macaroni than hang out with him. Speaking of macaroni, I better get back to work. Not so fast. I'm Jack "The Shark" Baker, and I'm suing your company, MacaroniSoft, on behalf of Britannia Online.

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Snow Women by fpd 1-29-02

I wish kids would make snow-women. Yeah, me too. Do you think they don't make any because we don't have ribs? I think it's because their boobs would fall off. Don't you read the Bible? Women are made out of ribs. That's as dumb as saying that pi is three.

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Geekaphobia by fpd 1-29-02

I'm a geek. What about you? I DO NOT BITE COCK! I don't mean that kind of geek. I mean the computer kind. I love Acorns best. DON'T BITE ME, GEEK! Why, you're as white as a sheet. What has you so terrified? I LOST MY EAR TO A GEEK AND HAVE ONLY ONE LEFT!

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Don't Try This at Home by fpd 1-29-02

My head is pounding like a jackhammer. What should I do? Why not try some acupuncture? I couldn't find any needles, but I figure a nail will work just as good. It might even be better, because a nail is bigger than a needle. Here I go. It doesn't seem to be working yet. These instructions say that acupuncture uses many needles. You'll need more than just one nail.

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Rikishi plays the drums and a computer game by xpac 1-29-02

hey, diablo, ninety-nine bottle of beer on the wall! take one down pass it around, then what do you got? would you please shut the hell up? that's like asking a cigarette to stop smoking. which reminds me... could you turn your ass regular color? that's like asking a dickhead rabbit to stop singing the beer-bottle song

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Well, it's not plural names or double words since forumusers is ok, and it's not double letters since dexx works. Double letter 'e' in the name?

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FPD
The British are Coming
Follows: 1,3,5,9

Snow Women
Follows: 1,5,7,8,9

Geekaphobia
Follows: 1,7,8

Don't Try This at Home
Follows: 1,2,5,7,8
So close: 3,10

X-Pac
Rikishi plays the drums and a computer game
Follows: 1,7,8 and I suppose 9, though it's a bit iffy
So close: 10

Rule 9: No female characters

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Family Fortunes-style 'wrongo!' noise

Rule n: No silent characters?

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Family Fortunes-style 'Wrongo!' noise

I'm guessing that rule #5 forbids characters from the first three sets of characters in the drop-down menu for character sets, which are threereasons, dieselsweeties, and lifeinhell.

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Shit, one more and I don't get to win the crappy car!

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You're 75% there.

You're 75% there.

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