1. Thy children are ugly. Do not make us look upon them.
2. Thou shalt not have a photograph entitled “Pop-Pop” in your Leica portfolio. (We know Scooter loves his grandfather, we’d just rather not have to look at it.)
3. Thou shalt not photograph thy dog ,nor thy cat, nor thy ass.
4. Photographing in exotic locals does not makeith thou a great photographer. (it makest thou a tourist)
5. Thou shalt not photograph buildings.
6. Thou shalt not photograph statues.
7. Thou shalt not photograph homeless people. (Leave them alone or buy them food. This pleaseth the Lord.)
8. Thou shalt not photograph people from behind and call it street photography. (This maketh thou a coward.)

From:10 Commandments of Leica Photography

P.S.You are right – these are not my rules.. :)