That rule is… ah, not yet.

My rule #1: Patience, readers, patience.

Some should go without saying, promoting a common sense approach that is lost on many people.

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So, so many people.

“Don’t believe what you’re told.

However,there are a number of rules to which I can relate.

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Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

“Never mess with a Marine’s coffee if you want to live,” for one.

The first is"it’s better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.

“It’s one rule that I banked on frequently, and it worked out pretty well.

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Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

You will notice, though, how that sentence is in the past tense.

See, the rule is quite accurate, but only up to a point.

Here’s a helpful hint: keep it under $50.

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New episodes of NCIS: Origins air on CBS on Mondays.

But the one that hits closest is Rule #51, “Sometimes you’re wrong.

Now I won’t sayI’mstubborn, but I know a guy, who we’ll call… Floyd.

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Yah, that’s the ticket.

Only it’s not about being stubborn.

When I’m right, I’m good.

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If I’m wrong, I suck.

I am good, and as Rule #5 states: “You don’t waste good.”

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