# And for God's sake, whatever you do, don't, under any circumstances **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 3, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375 "2004-10-03T22:20:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/21 "2011-03-23T23:14:43Z")
…compare a raven to a writing desk. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/22 "2011-03-23T23:28:26Z")
…mention Peter Lawford in my presence. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/23 "2011-03-24T00:14:21Z")
“…hit the peppermint schnappster.” ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/24 "2011-03-24T01:56:25Z")
“take a bet that the strange man can’t make cider come of your ear,” or some such thing. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/25 "2011-03-24T02:36:43Z")
Tug on Superman’s cape Spit into the wind Pull the mask off the ol’ Lone Ranger And you don’t mess around with Jim. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/26 "2011-03-24T03:11:58Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > …mention Peter Lawford in my presence. Peter Lawford? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/27 "2011-03-24T03:59:38Z")
I say the answer is in the second movie. > [@](#): > > Linus Caldwell: Hey, can I ask you something? You ever notice that… > Rusty Ryan: If you’re gonna ask if you can ask me a question, give me time to respond. Unless you’re asking rhetorically, in which case the answer is obvious - yes. > Linus Caldwell: Okay, can I ask you… > Rusty Ryan: Yes. > Linus Caldwell: Thanks. You ever notice that Tess looks… > Rusty Ryan: Ooh, don’t ever ask that. Ever. Seriously. Not to anyone, especially not to her. > Linus Caldwell: Wait, why not? > Rusty Ryan: Look, it’s not in my nature to be mysterious. But I can’t talk about it and I can’t talk about why. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/28 "2011-03-24T04:40:52Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Peter Lawford? 😕 Peter Lawford played Brad Pitt’s part in the original _Ocean’s 11_. ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/29 "2011-03-24T05:26:38Z")
“Tell her you _love_ her” ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/30 "2011-03-24T05:27:44Z")
Let the pigeon drive the bus. ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/31 "2011-03-24T05:56:37Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Let the pigeon drive the bus. “I tell you what: I’ll just steer,” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/32 "2011-03-24T06:36:21Z")
“And for God’s sake, whatever you do, don’t, under any circumstances drink God’s _sake_.” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/33 "2011-03-24T13:11:55Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Peter Lawford played Brad Pitt’s part in the original _Ocean’s 11_. Isn’t that sort of like saying, “Jesus thought he was Charles Manson”? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/34 "2011-03-24T14:20:11Z")
“Son,” my daddy says to me, “I am sorry I am not able to bankroll you to a large start, but not having the necessary lettuce to get you rolling, instead I’m going to stake you to some very valuable advice. One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to show you a brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken. Then this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the jack of spades jump out of this brand-new deck of cards and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not accept this bet, because as sure as you stand there, you’re going to wind up with an ear full of cider.” ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/35 "2011-03-24T14:27:56Z")
Thank you **Chuck**. That’s what I was getting at earlier, in case anybody was wondering. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/36 "2011-03-24T14:37:29Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > “Son,” my daddy says to me, “I am sorry I am not able to bankroll you to a large start, but not having the necessary lettuce to get you rolling, instead I’m going to stake you to some very valuable advice. One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to show you a brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken. Then this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the jack of spades jump out of this brand-new deck of cards and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not accept this bet, because as sure as you stand there, you’re going to wind up with an ear full of cider.” “Cider” may be taken as a polite euphemism here. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/37 "2011-03-24T14:38:36Z")
“. . . let them show me in that condition on national television!” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![GigaGerard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@GigaGerard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GigaGerard)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/38 "2011-03-24T19:27:59Z")
I put a bullet in my Kia Lorenzo [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-DWW3SHPyI) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/39 "2011-03-24T21:09:12Z")
Don’t ever play _Lady of Spain_ again! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-for-gods-sake-whatever-you-do-dont-under-any-circumstances/267375/40 "2011-03-24T21:20:43Z")
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