MOVIE NIGHT RULES

All original members should be contacted about movie nights.  Or we at
least have to try to.  Or say we tried.
Honorary Official Members follow basically the same rules as original
members and must be notified of movie night goings-on.
At least one original member and two other participants must be
present in order for Movie Night to occurr. (*NOTE: This went into effect
AFTER Movie Night #2's crap-o-rama of two people.)
Some kind of cherry flavored beverage must be present (*NOTE: This
also went into effect after Movie Night #2.)
You must watch all movies completely through for them to count as full
watchings.  We do watch alot of shit, and I mean ALOT, but we need those
to count.
Magic Video is our rental store of choice, and Bob's IGA is the
beverage store of choice.  We choose these due to overall easy
access.  We prefer Krogers for the sodas, but its kind of out of the way.
We operate on an extensive scratching system to reduce
unnecessary talking.  1 scratch = yes; 2 scratches = no; 3 scratches = cherry
flavored; 4 scratches = undecided; 5 scratches = first choice; 6 scratches
= second choice; (etc.); 13 scrathes = impending doom, watch out.; 1 swipe
of your hand over your groin = cancel that; bending over, scratching faster
= "hurry up, jackass"; trying to stand up = seriously mad.  (*NOTE: All
scratches must be in the groinal area unless otherwise stated, i.e. if
someone can't see you because it would require them to turn their heads,
you can scratch on your leg or something so it's louder.
Everyone's first drink must be cherry-flavored, unless circumstances
permit them drinking carbonated beverages.  If your dentist says you
shouldnt, then you don't have to.
You must never watch the same movie twice, it hurts the movie
total.
Anytime someone's younger sibling is there, they shall be reffered to
by their first initial only.  (Example: Danny = "D")  This only applies if
we want it to.  I mean, just because Zeb has come does not mean were gonna
start calling Ezra "E".
The girlfriend clause is in effect.  If you have a girlfriend, she may
not come to movie night while you are together.  It makes it uncomfortable
for everyone else and it defeats the purpose of movie night, which is
supposed to be fun.  The same thing applies for girls with boyfriends.

SEASON TWO ADDITIONS
Jedi Council has supreme rule and say over what punishments will be,
usually just banishment from Movie Night activities for an undetermined
ammount of time.   
Merit system works like this: Original members get 10 merit points,
Honorary members get 7, and everyone else gets 3.  When you do something
bad, break a rule, etc. you might lose a merit point.  Also, you can gain
points by doing particularly good things.
To become and honorary member, one must attend 10 Movie Nights (scores
from all seasons are combined for this).  This would bump your Merit
points to 7.  To get 10 Merit points, you must attend 25 Movie Nights. 
This is the equivalent of being an official member, but you're still just
honorary.  You will be noted as a Jedi Apprentice.
Movie Nights must now be planned a day in advance due to conflicting
schedules.
Jedi Council (Richard, Leo, Ruben) has authoritative choice over what
moies we watch.  Others (including apprentices) have a say too, but they
probably won't be taken seriously.  Ahh....fascism.
Due to our overall lack of use of the merit system, it may as well be
abandoned.  I have broken the rules several times, as have Chris and
Ruben, so really we'd just be hurting ourselves.  I'll check with the
boys, but consider the merit system defunct.
The girlfriend clause is pretty much doen with because certain people
(Chris) break it every time.  So we've changed it to the 'no sexual
activity clause' in which we reserve the right to kick you the hell out if
you do stuff that makes me, Ruben, or Leo uncomfortable.  And we will too.
The way we induct honorary members has been changed.  Once a person
reaches 10 movie nights, they are up for review.  Myself, Ruben, and Leo
then decide if they cut the mustard to become honorary.  This rule has
been put in effect because certain people (JON MOSCHELL) have reached 10
nights and we don't want them to be honorary.  So there.

SEASON 3 ADDITIONS
If Chris ever brings Jon to Movie Night unless its at their house,
neither one of them can come.
Each season of Movie Night is 32 Movie Nights long.
Movie Night will never again be held at Chris Moschell's house.  Ever.
An addendum to the "Must watch all movies all the way through" clause:
If parents come home and tell you to get the hell out during a movie, we
still count it as a full viewing because there's very little we can do
about it.  This first happend with Silent Night Deadly Night 2.  Luckily,
we did not miss much.

SEASON 4 ADDITIONS
If we accidentally rent a movie we've already seen, it's ok, but only
if we don't realize it at the time.
 

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*Note: these rules are here simply to make us feel like BIG MEN.  It works.