# Any PIs (Private Investigators) on the boards?  Share your proudest 'jobs'/moments...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pis-private-investigators-on-the-boards-share-your-proudest-jobs-moments/185253>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 30, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pis-private-investigators-on-the-boards-share-your-proudest-jobs-moments/185253 "2003-06-30T00:32:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pis-private-investigators-on-the-boards-share-your-proudest-jobs-moments/185253/1 "2003-06-30T00:32:48Z")

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Don’t ask my why/how I came up with this thread. I just did.

What example of investigating made you feel like Dick Tracy/James Bond/Columbo?  
What horrible worm got his comeuppance because of your work?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pis-private-investigators-on-the-boards-share-your-proudest-jobs-moments/185253/2 "2003-06-30T05:39:42Z")

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So no PIs then. How boring. You’re all boring. Go away.

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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pis-private-investigators-on-the-boards-share-your-proudest-jobs-moments/185253/3 "2003-06-30T05:53:17Z")

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Geez, you expect the PIs to show up in just five hours? They’re all probably out casing joints or photographing wayward husbands or listening to some dame with legs that won’t quit telling her sob story or getting sucker-punched in some dank alley or something…

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pis-private-investigators-on-the-boards-share-your-proudest-jobs-moments/185253/4 "2003-06-30T05:55:05Z")

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Yes. I expect them to drop everything to tell me stories.  
Nay I DEMAND it!

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pis-private-investigators-on-the-boards-share-your-proudest-jobs-moments/185253/5 "2003-06-30T05:55:40Z")

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**Lissa** ’s husband is a [Private Investigator](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=183025).

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**Author:** ![Planet\_of\_the\_Shapes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Planet\_of\_the\_Shapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Planet_of_the_Shapes)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pis-private-investigators-on-the-boards-share-your-proudest-jobs-moments/185253/6 "2003-06-30T15:39:27Z")

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One of my friends is a PI. He’s only been doing it for about 4 months though, so i’m not sure he’ll have had any authentic James Bond/Colombo moments yet. I can ask him though if you want?