The Rules

1. The Laminated List Fantasy Draft merely defines one's laminated list.
2. It is the responsibility of each individual to reconcile the concept with any significant other they might have at a given moment.

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1. The Starting Six
   1. At any given time, one's active Laminated List must contain one:
      1. Film/Stage Actor/Actress
      2. TV Actor/Actress/Personality
         1. A TV Personality is either a show host or reality show participant.
      3. Musician
      4. Model
      5. Media Personality/Athlete
         1. Anyone who asks questions or participates in sports shown on ESPN or ESPN2 as part of their job.
      6. Taster's Choice
         1. A celebrity from any category.
   2. One of these six can be designated the "franchise"
      1. Other friends are not allowed to holla at said celebrity, which would result in doubling the BPP for the offending friend.
   3. The active list can only be altered every three months.
2. The Bench
   1. At any given time, one's bench must contain:
      1. Taster's Choice
      2. A Plus-37 MILF or Distinguished Gentleman
         1. Only if none of the Starting Six qualify, otherwise this reverts to a Taster's Choice pick.
      3. Under-24 Keeper
      4. Under-21 Keeper
   2. The Keepers
      1. The Under-24 Keeper ("U-24k" forthwith) is locked into a bench slot for nine months.
      2. The Jailbait Corollary
         1. The Under-21 Keeper ("U-21k") is locked into a bench slot until they come of age.
      3. Once eligible to fill a starter position, a keeper must crack the active list within a 15-month period.
         1. If they do not, they must be released to the free agent pool and replaced.
      4. If a keeper is involved in a trade or dropped to waivers, the keeper counter does not reset.
         1. Example:
            1. If one had Kaylee DeFer for four months before packaging her with Melyssa Ford in a trade for Eva Longoria, they would only have to wait five months before shifting her lineup status.
   3. The bench can only be altered once a month.
3. The Pregnancy List
   1. In the event of the LLFD equivalent to Tommy John surgery or a blown ACL (women getting pregnant), she will become eligible for the Pregnancy List ("PL").
   2. The PL is defined as:
      1. One slot per list on which one could stash a female who got preggers.
   3. Pregnant women, much like injured athletes, can be dropped to the free agent pool.
   4. However, you cannot add a free agent to your PL if your 11 roster spots are filled.
      1. You can drop someone, add the pregnant woman, put her on the PL and add another female to replace the spot.
   5. Because of the potential ramifications of a pregnant chick being in someone's starting five, the three-month move moratorium is reduced to one month.
      1. A move can be made immediately and will be processed at the end of said 30-day period.
   6. After the child is born, the woman on the PL must be moved out of the slot within 14 days.
      1. If not, she becomes a free agent.

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1. General
   1. Celebrities automatically qualify in their obvious category.
      1. Example:
         1. Christina Milian is a musician.
2. Models
   1. Defined as:
      1. Celebrities who model for a living, and are known primarily in that context.
      This includes:
      1. Video Vixens
         1. Women who often appear in music videos, because if they are prominent enough they will be appearing in the men's magazines.
   2. They will always be able to fall back on this status if doing nothing else.
   3. However, if they get caught up in something else (usually Film), Model status shall be revoked.
      1. Unless they are clearly a supermodel, as defined by a one-name recognizability test of participating friends.
      2. Example:
         1. Tyra Banks earned model status working for Victoria's Secret.
         2. Normally, because she retired and started a talk show, she would be only a Media Personality.
         3. However, one applies the one-name recognizability test:
            1. If one says "Tyra" it's clear who you're talking about, and chances are, it's not because of the talk show.
            2. Thusly, Tyra retains Model status.
3. International Celebrities
   1. Must have appeared in American media.
      1. Example:
         1. Appearing on magazine covers (US Maxim, Stuff, FHM, GQ, Rolling Stone, etc.) qualifies international celebrities qualify as models.
4. Playboy Models
   1. Must be known for something besides Playboy (NSFW), unless they meet one of the two following conditions:
      1. They win "Playmate of the Year."
      2. 75 percent of people drafting recognize their name.
   2. They would always be able to fall back on Model eligibility between projects.
5. Porn Stars
   1. Count as Film Actors/Actresses, infinitely deepening the pool.
   2. However, they must be well-known.
      1. If there are any doubts, one can propose a star and the rest of the group will cast secret ballots to determine their Q score.
      2. Evidence can be submitted in support of any claim, and must be viewed by all friends, ha.

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1. Television Eligibility
   1. Anyone currently on a TV show, of or intended to be season-length, whether said show is in-season or not.
      1. Cancellation or series closure negates this status once the next TV season begins.
   2. Also, the former leads of shows in syndication qualify.
      1. The reason for this is that syndication means there were at least 100 episodes, and often establishes a celebrity's stardom.
   3. Examples:
      1. Film Actor James Woods is dual eligible as a TV Actor because of his role on the CBS show "Shark." Were it to be cancelled, he would retain the status until the beginning of the fall 2007 TV season.
      2. Jessica Alba no longer qualifies because Dark Angel was cancelled after two seasons.
      3. Jennifer Aniston counts because Friends is widely syndicated.
2. Musician Eligibility
   1. Anyone who puts out a second album, provided one album went Gold (500,000 records sold).
      1. Questions will be resolved by searching the RIAA database of gold and platinum records. (http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp)
   2. Examples:
      1. Lindsay Lohan gets dual status because Speak went Platinum.
      2. Jennifer Love Hewitt does not, though she does quite well in Japan.
3. Film eligibility
   1. Anyone who stars in three theatrically-released movies.
      1. Their name should appear on the movie poster.
   2. Examples:
      1. Beyonce qualifies on the strength of Dreamgirls, Austin Powers: Goldmember and The Fighting Temptations.
      2. Britney (Crossroads) and Mariah (Glitter) are ineligible.
4. Stage eligibility
   1. Anyone currently in a Broadway or Off-Broadway play or musical, beginning with the announcement of production.
      1. Cancellation or show closure negates this status the following May.

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1. Desirability Rating
   1. Is found by:
      1. Having each player rank drafted celebrities from 0.0-10.0.
      2. Averaging the celeb's ranking.
2. Success Score
   1. Is computed as follows:
      1. Minus-10 points for being married.
      2. Minus-7 points for a long-term relationship involving children.
      3. Minus-5 points for a long-term relationship.
         1. Long-term is defined by a quick poll of participants:
            1. If more than one can name the significant other.
            2. Alternately, one vehement protest plus proof will suffice.
      4. Minus-3 points for:
         1. Less than $10 million in total film gross
      5. Minus-2 points for:
         1. Less than $20 million in total film gross
      6. Minus-1 point for:
         1. every Razzie Award nomination, individual or film.
         2. Less than $30 million in total film gross
      7. One point for:
         1. every $20 million in movie gross above $35 million.
         2. every two million total viewers of a primetime TV show
         3. every ten places in the Top 100 of a solo sport ranking
         4. every place in the Top 10 of a solo sport single ranking.
            1. By this scale, the number one athlete in the sport earns 20 points, the 10th-best 11 and the 55th-best 5.
         5. each award nomination in the following ceremonies:
            1. The Oscars
            2. The Golden Globes
            3. The SAG Awards
            4. The MTV Movie Awards
            5. The Tonys
            6. The Grammys
            7. The MTV Video Music Awards
         6. each Gold (500,000 sold) and Platinum (1 million) plaque for a single.
      8. Two points for:
         1. each Gold (500,000 sold) and Platinum plaque for an album.
         2. serving as a media correspondent.
         3. each individual nomination at the TV/Film/Stage award ceremonies.
         4. winning the MVP, Rookie, Cy Young or Player of the Year Award in a sport.
         5. each TV Show/Movie win at the TV/Film/Stage award ceremonies.
      9. Three points for:
         1. winning a team sport championship OR individual major tournament/event.
         2. each individual win at any of the aformentioned award ceremonies.
         3. being a well-known model.
      10. Five points for:
          1. being a supermodel.
          2. serving as a show host.
          3. being single.
      11. Seven points for being a lead in a major cable TV drama/comedy.
3. The Reward
   1. In the event someone scores with one of the ladies on their own active list:
      1. Said female is dropped to the waiver pool.
      2. If said friend is currently in a relationship:
         1. He gets one additional Taster's Choice starting slot, leaving him with seven starters.
      3. If said friend is currently single:
         1. He gets one additional Taster's Choice bench slot, leaving him with a five-woman bench.
      4. This is fair because if someone sleeps with a lady of the list, he could have a shot with others, and we're all trying to encourage this.
      1. Remember, no losers in the LLFD.
   2. However, if one scores with a woman on their bench:
      1. They must forfeit one Taster's Choice bench slot.
   3. If one scores with a woman who does not appear on any relevant list, but is acknowledged to be "of list potential" by participating friends:
      1. That person gains the right to an additional two redraft keepers.
         1. These can be held and used during multiple redrafts.
4. Breaking the Pact
   1. In the event that one friend sleeps with a woman on another friend's active list, the breaking the pact penalty ("BPP") is defined as follows:
      1. The offending friend's current list is immediately dumped to waivers.
      2. He must refill from the waiver pool.
      3. A five-year ban is enacted upon said friend, preventing him from:
         1. Making trades
         2. Reacquiring females on his former list
         3. Holding on to anyone before a redraft, which he is not allowed to participate in.
   2. If one sleeps with a woman currently on someone else's bench, the BPP is enacted for half of its normal duration. (e.g. 2 1/2 years)

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1. To keep things fresh, every two years a redraft occurs
   1. Members hold on to their two keepers and two of their remaining eight listed women.
   2. The remainder of the list is dropped into the redraft pool.
   3. The redraft order is randomized.

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