# Suggest a witty reply to a "what are you in for?" remark asked of a litter lifter **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781 "2023-02-14T17:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/21 "2023-02-14T23:20:27Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I knocked over the Piggly Wiggly in Yazoo. Similarly: “I robbed a convenience store for $50 and a package of Huggies.” [![](https://harrclin.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/huggies.jpg) ](https://harrclin.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/huggies.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/22 "2023-02-15T03:37:28Z")
“Questioning the validity of the public debt.” ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/23 "2023-02-15T04:04:42Z")
“I shot the sheriff; but the deputy, I swear that was some other guy.” “Cattle rustling.” “Selling counterfeit Taylor Swift tickets.” ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/24 "2023-02-15T04:10:55Z")
I wore a tan suit. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/25 "2023-02-15T05:12:23Z")
In West Philadelphia born and raised On the playground was where I spent most of my days Chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’, all cool And all shootin’ some b-ball outside of the school When a couple of guys who were up to no good Started making trouble in my neighborhood… ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/26 "2023-02-15T05:21:17Z")
> [@jharvey963](#): > > “what are you in for”? Gross moral turpitude in a public place. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/27 "2023-02-15T07:29:45Z")
“Unsportsmanlike conduct.” “Wearing white shoes after Labor Day.” ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/28 "2023-02-15T13:35:14Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I shot a man in Reno. Just to watch him die. Damn your ninja skills! My take was going to be “I killed an ant just to watch it die.” > [@penultima\_thule](#): > > > [@jharvey963](#): > > > > “what are you in for”? > > Gross moral turpitude in a public place. “Mopery” > **[Mopery](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mopery)** > > Mopery (/ˈmoʊpəri/) is a vague, informal name for minor offenses. The word is based on the verb to mope, which originally meant "to wander aimlessly"; it only later acquired the sense "to be bored and depressed". The word mope appears to have first been used in the 16th century, and appears in William Shakespeare's works. It has occasionally been put into use by police as a charge to bring when no other legitimate charge seems appropriate. It has also been used for satiric or comedic effect in In... ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/29 "2023-02-15T14:52:17Z")
“Stabbing a guy who was a little too nosy for his own good.” ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/30 "2023-02-15T23:19:09Z")
“A good time.” “It’s not a sentence; it’s a prescription.” “I forgot to take my hat off indoors” ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/31 "2023-02-15T23:32:32Z")
“Well, sir, I guess there’s just a meanness in this world.” ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/32 "2023-02-15T23:45:03Z")
Where is that from? For the record, I am West Philly born and raised. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/33 "2023-02-15T23:58:43Z")
I think it’s from Fresh Prince in Bel Air. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/34 "2023-02-16T00:25:36Z")
It is indeed. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1nCqRmx3Dnw/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgXygnMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBap_bowVX3QcgAWc9iTbZS0jtyAg "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Theme Song (Full)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCqRmx3Dnw) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/35 "2023-02-16T13:32:00Z")
“She looked 18.” ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/36 "2023-02-16T13:36:18Z")
“Misdemeanor environmental consciousness.” ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781/37 "2023-02-16T13:37:01Z")
I don’t know if that would get you shown the _door,_ but it would probably get you escorted to the Gaetz. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-witty-reply-to-a-what-are-you-in-for-remark-asked-of-a-litter-lifter/979781.md?page=1)