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Theyre really Ferengis. How many of these look familiar to YOU?

1.) Once you have their money ... never give it back.
2.) Never pay more for an acquisition than you have to.
3.) Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.
4.) A man is only worth the sum of his possessions. (From Enterprise, episode "Acquisition"; sloppy script-
writing, as rule 6 (see above) was already given in DS9)
5.) Keep your ears open.
6.) Small print leads to large risk.
7.) Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
8.) Greed is eternal.
9.) Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.
10.) A deal is a deal ... until a better one comes along.
11.) A contract is a contract is a contract (but only between Ferengi).
12.) A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.
13.) Satisfaction is not guaranteed.
14.) Never place friendship above profit.
15.) A wise man can hear profit in the wind.
16.) Nothing is more important than your health--except for your money.
17.) There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman.
18.) Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother ... insult something he cares about instead.
19.) It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
20.) Peace is good for business.
21.) War is good for business.
22.) She can touch your lobes but never your latinum.
23.) Profit is its own reward.
24.) Never confuse wisdom with luck.
25.) Expand, or die.
26.) Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.
27.) The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.
28.) Never ask when you can take.
29.) Good customers are as rare as latinum -- treasure them.
30.) There is no substitute for success.
31.) Free advice is seldom cheap.
32.) Keep your lies consistent.
33.) The riskier the road, the greater the profit.
34.) Win or lose, there's always Hyperian beetle snuff.
35.) Home is where the heart is ... but the stars are made of latinum.
36.) Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.
37.) Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge.
38.) The flimsier the product, the higher the price.
39.) Never let the competition know what you're thinking.
40.) Ask not what your profits can do for you, but what you can do for your profits.
41.) Females and finances don't mix.
42.) Enough ... is never enough.
43.) Trust is the biggest liability of all.
44.) Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever.
45.) Sleep can interfere with profit. (DS9 season 2, episode 7 - "Rules of Acquisition")
46.) Faith moves mountains ... of inventory.
47.) There is no honour in poverty.
48.) Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.
49.) Treat people in your debt like family ... exploit them.
50.) Never have sex with the boss's sister.
51.) Always have sex with the boss. (apparently theyre bi)
52.) You can't free a fish from water.
53.) Everything is for sale, even friendship.
54.) Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum.
55.) Wives serve, brothers inherit.
56.) Only fools pay retail.
57.) There's nothing wrong with charity ... as long as it winds up in your pocket.
58.) Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit.
59.) Know your enemies ... but do business with them always.
60.) Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit.
61.) Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money.
62.) Never cheat a Klingon ... unless you're sure you can get away with it.
63.) It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in the door.
64.) The justification for profit is profit.
65.) New customers are like razortoothed grubworms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they can bite back.
66.) Employees are rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them.
67.) Never begin a negotiation on an empty stomach.
68.) Always know what you're buying.
69.) Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox.
70.) Latinum lasts longer than lust.
71.) You can't buy fate.
72.) Never be afraid to mislabel a product.
73.) More is good ... all is better.
74.) A wife is a luxury ... a smart accountant is a necessity.
75.) A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.
76.) Never allow doubt to tarnish your love of latinum.
77.) When in doubt, lie.
78.) Deep down everyone's a Ferengi.
79.) No good deed ever goes unpunished.
80.) [Quark's rule] When Morn leaves, it's all over.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Check my sig...
    I have it a month lol :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Honestly, maybe 5 of those apply. And I disagree with 4 of those.


    I'm sort of wondering how these type threads remain open, while the thread on magazine subscriptions gets locked... They're identical, and these threads are more prolific. The moderators are fickle. Or lazy. Or maybe both.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    NinetyNine wrote:
    Honestly, maybe 5 of those apply. And I disagree with 4 of those.


    I'm sort of wondering how these type threads remain open, while the thread on magazine subscriptions gets locked... They're identical, and these threads are more prolific. The moderators are fickle. Or lazy. Or maybe both.

    I thought this post was light hearted and humorous. (shrugs)...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I thought this post was light hearted and humorous. (shrugs)...

    As was the one that the moderators just locked, which is what prompted my questioning of their job dedication.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I thought this post was light hearted and humorous. (shrugs)...

    ...which is the way it was MEANT to be :p
    STO is serious always

    Yeah the mods are funny here... after editing out the names on a thread where there guy that posts the thread are trying to warn people that the da guys are raiding banks again, the same guy goes over to a Cryptic friendly "Calm down guys" thread and locks it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    29.) Good customers are as rare as latinum -- treasure them.
    65.) New customers are like razortoothed grubworms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they can bite back.

    i like those two :D

    9.) Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.

    reminds me of the C-Store somehow

    56.) Only fools pay retail.

    -retail +lifetime /signed :D (for all non MMO-Games retail is just fine :D )
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Haha! I'm not sure if it was included in that list but no doubt they knew the IP would simply continue to bring in the money on its own as well! :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Those rules are true for any business making a profit...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I've not found it true for Arena Net and they still make a profit.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Tamarian wrote: »
    Those rules are true for any business making a profit...

    But doubly so for one making a profit off star trek lol
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    this is got to be the worst mmo ive played. period.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    LOL love it good stuf
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kasp3rx wrote: »
    this is got to be the worst mmo ive played. period.

    easy solution STOP PLAYING IT !
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Within a certain system, there is reward and risk, Even pentalty for not following a set of rules. A DP if you want to think of it that way.


    The system wants to create rules of behavior to control and have power, it uses money as its element of currency. Quite simply if you shed all materialism and desire for money, you become free from any way for that system to hurt or manipulate you.

    Since it only controls those elements of its existence, if you do not put weight in materialism or money, it can't touch you, it can not make you sad or happy, but instead you can choose what makes you sad or happy.

    Then you can zerg all day long. :)


    Within a certain systems that exist, desire for money is used to create the system that money can control.
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