The Rules of this Game
The first rule of Who Wants to be Regis Philbin is: You do not talk about Yahoo Serious. The second rule of Who Wants to be Regis Philbin is: YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT YAHOO SERIOUS. Cheating is acceptable under certain unspecified circumstances. An incorrect answer may be deemed correct if cheating leads to said incorrect answer. No contestant, at any time, shall refrain from Regis-bashing. The following are prohibited for Phone-a-Friend Lifelines: Yahoo Serious, members of the US Congress, any Anne Rice vampire, Charles de Gualle, Tina Turner, Batman, Danny Aiello, any current or former Prime Minster of Canada, any Canadian, Canada, Herbie Hancock, Oliver North, Peter Sellers, The Man Who Sold the World, the Hardy Boys, the Bobsey Twins, the Olson twins, the Minnesota Twins, the Sweet Valley High twins, any member of The Commodores, any relative of Bilbo Baggins, Alan Rickman, Rich Little, Hunter S. Thompson, Captain America, Elliott Gould, any ancient Greek philosopher (dead or alive), Lori Petty, James James Jr, Yahoo Serious, Rajneesh Oknagookdookookdook, Ray Bradbury, Elvis Costello, the Incredible Edible Egg, anyone from Guam, Vancouver, Lapland, or Cle Elum, the Invisible Twins in Burma, Montel Jordan, Ben Gay, Yahoo Serious, Earth, Wind and Fire, Natalie Wood, and Rizzo the Rat. No contestant shall speak freely, or step out of character at any time. Brad Hallstrom may or may not see someone pass by on the Paint Drying Cams. Lifelines will be given out under the expectation that they will be used. Lifelines include: Phone-a-Friend (God), the Encyclopedia, and the Answer Key, Remain seated until the ride has come to a complete stop and the safety bars have been lifted. Any infraction of these rules may result in disqualification or Smokey and the Bandit.
