Mandate 1: The Official Decree of Utmost Importance

By the Power of the All-Highest Authority, We Mandate the Following:

1. Thou shalt not wear plaid on a Tuesday.
2. Thou shalt not speak in a voice that is too high or too low.
3. Thou shalt not use the phrase "at this point" in a sentence.

A failure to comply with this mandate shall be punishable by:

1. Forfeiture of all snacks.
2. Revocation of all privileges.
3. Public shaming via loudspeaker system in the town square.

Hyperlinks to other mandates:

• Mandate 2: The Unwritten Rules of Proportional Restroom Etiquette
• Mandate B-1: The Secretive Society of Subversive Snack Food