# Warning: May Cause Citation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 23, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906 "2006-05-23T14:55:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/1 "2006-05-23T14:55:36Z")

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[Inspired](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7410704#post7410704) by this thread, I thought maybe we should post some warnings for the SDMB.

An obvious one as a jumpstart ([Props](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7377837&postcount=4) to **Rocket** ): Warning, may contain nutmeats.

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/2 "2006-05-23T19:35:08Z")

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Warning: Your posts may go unappreciated

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**Author:** ![Upgrading\_to\_Critical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/848f3c/32.png) [@Upgrading\_to\_Critical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upgrading_to_Critical)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/3 "2006-05-23T20:19:19Z")

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I don’t get it. What’s your point?

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**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/4 "2006-05-23T21:16:25Z")

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Warning: This thread might be moved or closed. 😉

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/5 "2006-05-24T01:16:23Z")

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Commandment: Thou shalt precede all requests for free legal/medical advice with “Now, I’m not looking for legal/medical advice, just a clarification/opinion if I should seek counsel/(insert some other clever obfuscating phraseology)”.

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/6 "2006-05-24T01:28:34Z")

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Axiom: The preamble “I’m not a racist but” will be followed by a racist statement.

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/7 "2006-05-24T03:13:23Z")

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Warning: Stubborn ignorance may require more than one application. No website can remove all ignorance. May not be suitible for some beliefs. Test on an inconspicuous notion first.

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**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/8 "2006-05-24T04:17:17Z")

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Warning: May Contain Kittens.

Note: Users mention “fat”, “obesity”, or “de-clawing” at own risk. This does not affect your statutory rights.

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-may-cause-citation/357906/9 "2006-05-24T04:36:07Z")

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Warning: Grape at your own risk.

Extended use of this message board in exotic locales may cause damage to your computer. However, this has only been tested once. In 1960. For 20 minutes.