# SDMB: Where we battle the war against ignorance.... as long as it's not important **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 30, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598 "2002-11-30T04:03:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598/41 "2002-12-01T09:27:13Z")
Why not render it inoperable and make it part of a collection? ---
**Author:** ![jacksen9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jacksen9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksen9)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598/42 "2002-12-01T11:04:59Z")
Just wondering: Are poker games illegal? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598/43 "2002-12-01T11:24:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \* > \*\* Put another way, the question would be this: “How do I comply with the law without losing fifty bucks?” . \*\* Yes. Unfortunately, the answer was “You can’t”. The guy that sold him the weapon could have a change of heart and give him $50 bucks. But **TV Time** couldn’t give the weapon back to him. I’m pretty sure that would be considered ‘selling’ the weapon back to him. IMO, if he gave it to the cops and said, “I got this in a card game, I think it may be illegal. Could you guys take it off my hands?”, the cops wouldn’t sweat him at all. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598/44 "2002-12-01T11:25:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jacksen9 \* > \*\*Just wondering: Are poker games illegal? \*\* Poker games are never illegal. Gambling during the poker game is illegal in lots of places. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Xploder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a183cd/32.png) [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598/45 "2002-12-01T13:43:18Z")
Simple Solution: Call the police and tell them, “Hey! I just woke up and found this SOSG in my yard. What the hell do I do with it? You guys wanna come get it please?” While it IS a lie, it takes care of the situation completely. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598/46 "2002-12-01T19:09:11Z")
Would that work for body disposal too? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598/47 "2002-12-01T21:06:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Xploder \* > \*\*Simple Solution: > > Call the police and tell them, “Hey! I just woke up and found this SOSG in my yard. What the hell do I do with it? You guys wanna come get it please?” > > While it IS a lie, it takes care of the situation completely. \*\* Um, aren’t comments like the one above what got the original thread closed in the first place? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598/48 "2002-12-01T21:38:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*Um, aren’t comments like the one above what got the original thread closed in the first place? > > :rolleyes: \*\* **Moderator’s note:** Bingo. Sheesh, we’re honestly not trying to be beetle-browed fascists here, just protect _The Reader_. That may seem paranoid but it’s a case of better-safe-than-sorry. Since the OP **TV Time** –a fine, respected poster–isn’t upset, can we just put this puppy to bed? ::brightens:: OTOH, I haven’t oppressed anybody in simply _ages_. ::taps riding crop against boot:: Hot damn, all this and a mug too. Seriously, if somebody wants to debate the general sense and need for the rule, please start a fresh thread. Please just refrain from dissecting specifics of the situation that could be construed as offering advice on how to break the law. TVeblen, for the SDMB [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-where-we-battle-the-war-against-ignorance-as-long-as-its-not-important/139598.md?page=2)