# "The law is simple - tattle-tale, go to jail" ID?

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**Created:** [March 9, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-law-is-simple-tattle-tale-go-to-jail-id/347724 "2006-03-09T19:09:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-law-is-simple-tattle-tale-go-to-jail-id/347724/1 "2006-03-09T19:09:34Z")

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Does anyone know what this joke came from? A law enforcer is arresting a perp, for snitching, probably, and says something like the quote in the title. I want to say the Simpsons, but I can’t imagine a situation where that would make sense (maybe one of Barts dreams?).

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-law-is-simple-tattle-tale-go-to-jail-id/347724/2 "2006-03-09T20:42:46Z")

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Sounds like some of the patter from Dr. Dealgood in _Mad Maz Beyond Thunderdome_ just before Max and Blaster start battling.