SmackFu Apprentice

Wow. So apparently someone other than myself has invoked The 24 Hour Rule. I received the following email (unedited, except I removed the persons name) this morning. Warms my heart to know that something I’ve been developing and working so hard to perfect is proving useful for others:

Dear Mr. SmackFu,

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for sharing the 24 hour rule with the world. I came across it via a twitter posting over the weekend. On Saturday night my friends and I went out for our usual guys night. This normally ends with me getting completely bombed, my friends pushing me out of the car and my disapproving wife scolding me, then reminding me of my “chores” that I have to do the next day (and me agreeing that I will do them). This night was no different, except I was now equipped with the ultimate weapon.

Knowing I could get out of these stupid tasks I actually slept pretty well that night and in the morning when I was again “reminded” of my list of tasks, I did it. I told I was invoking the 24 hour rule. After asking me what the hell that meant, I showed her the link on your site and left the room planting myself squarely on the couch in front of the TV in preparation for the rest of my day. After about 10 minutes she came in fuming, used some very bad language and left the house for pretty much the remainder of the day.

It was the most peaceful day of my life.

Sure, I had to sleep on the couch that night. But the TV is there anyway. So it’s kind of like a double bonus. And I don’t expect I’ll be getting any action soon. But I’ll live. It’s not like there was an abundance of it happening before anyway.

I’d like to extend my gratitude to you for your fine work. I’ve told all of my friends about the 24 hour rule, and I suspect we’ll be living the lives of bachelors again soon. You are my hero.

P.S. If you are ever in San Antonio, drop me a line. Although we probably shouldn’t tell my wife you are the author of the 24 hour rule.