The 31 Commandments of St. Louis [PHOTOS]

By on Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 12:52 pm

As the story goes, the Ten Commandments were once chiseled into  stone. Much like the bible story, the RFT has engraved the 31 Commandments of St. Louis into the internet. If we missed any, let us know and we'll break out the hammer and stone again.
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Thou shalt defend St. Louis-style pizza to haters
JAIME LEES

Thou shalt defend St. Louis-style pizza to haters
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Thou shalt roll stop signs
kariatx via morgueFile

Thou shalt roll stop signs
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Thou shalt call Hollywood Casino Amphitheater "Riverport" no matter how many name changes it goes through
Screengrab via Google Maps

Thou shalt call Hollywood Casino Amphitheater "Riverport" no matter how many name changes it goes through
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Thou shalt refer to it only as “St. Louis Bread Co.,” not Panera.
Courtesy of Flickr / Jason Meredith

Thou shalt refer to it only as “St. Louis Bread Co.,” not Panera.
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Thou shalt bread-slice your bagels
Daniel Hill

Thou shalt bread-slice your bagels
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Thou shalt point and say "Hey, it's the Arch!" every time you see it
DANNY WICENTOWSKI

Thou shalt point and say "Hey, it's the Arch!" every time you see it
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Thou shalt drive for 20 minutes in search of a close parking spot for Cardinal games, before finally giving up and walking a mile to Busch Stadium
Reuben Hemmer

Thou shalt drive for 20 minutes in search of a close parking spot for Cardinal games, before finally giving up and walking a mile to Busch Stadium
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Thou shalt brag that the Cardinals have the Best Fans in Baseball
Reuben Hemmer

Thou shalt brag that the Cardinals have the Best Fans in Baseball
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Thou shalt tirelessly search for bars that don't close early
Lulu Nix

Thou shalt tirelessly search for bars that don't close early
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Thou shalt root for the Blues, regardless of how awful they're playing
JAIME LEES

Thou shalt root for the Blues, regardless of how awful they're playing
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Thou shalt insist that which is fried is actually "toasted"
Vu Phong

Thou shalt insist that which is fried is actually "toasted"
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Thou shalt take all out-of-towners to the City Museum
via Flickr

Thou shalt take all out-of-towners to the City Museum
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Thou shalt ask any person you meet from St. Louis where they went to high school

Photo courtesy of Brittani Schlager

Thou shalt ask any person you meet from St. Louis where they went to high school
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Thou shalt go on a float trip every summer and deem it as a “vacation”
Flickr / R. Miller

Thou shalt go on a float trip every summer and deem it as a “vacation”
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Thou shalt complain about the Loop Trolley
DANIEL HILL

Thou shalt complain about the Loop Trolley
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Thou shalt, at some point every summer, complain about humidity.

Photo courtesy of caseyjofosho / Instagram

Thou shalt, at some point every summer, complain about humidity.
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Thou shalt wax poetic about Ted Drewes
Photo courtesy of Flickr / Philip Leara

Thou shalt wax poetic about Ted Drewes
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Thou shalt “mispronounce" every French word in the city’s lexicon
Flickr / @pasa

Thou shalt “mispronounce" every French word in the city’s lexicon
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Thou shalt love Forest Park
Courtesy Patrick Keller / Flickr

Thou shalt love Forest Park
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Thou shalt always call it 40 and assume everyone who calls it I-64 is from out of town
Flickr / Paul Sableman

Thou shalt always call it 40 and assume everyone who calls it I-64 is from out of town
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