I'm sure this is obvious to the internet greybeards around here, but I've just found out that the "Things Dr. Bright isn't allowed to do" list, posted in 2008, may be heavily inspired by the
"Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do in an RPG" blog, posted in 2005.
As the name suggests, it's about the player
Mr. Welch and all the things that made the DM's eye twitch which he isn't allowed to do anymore.
The Welch list itself may in turn have been inspired by
"Skippy's List", posted in 2001, about an extremely bored soldier and the real life stuff he got into.