Dad used to tell me my ultra light rods were a joke... "Get 'em on the bank, ASAP, and play 'em with a knife and fork!"
That was before he saw me land a 23 lb Chinook on a 7'/3wt Loomis blank I built into a spinning rod!
Part of the reason I appreciate the rules here is the level of rudeness many of us experience from "internet tough guys" who take the attitude that "you can't make me!"
I got over that in elementary school.