# What activity would you engage in were it legal? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 18, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868 "2008-04-18T10:44:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/101 "2008-04-20T23:34:47Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I [asked the question in GQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=464693) and I got some great answers. [/QUOTE] Damn! Accurate gossip! How often does that happen? I will mark this great day on my calendar! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/102 "2008-04-20T23:37:25Z")
[QUOTE=VarlosZ] Question: for those who actually have things theyā€™d do if legal, what is it thatā€™s keeping you from doing them now? Is it fear of the potential consequences of getting caught, the difficulty involved (e.g. inability to find drugs), or is it [snort, giggle] respect for the law? [/QUOTE] Iā€™ve got kids, so I obviously donā€™t want to do anything thatā€™s gonna get them taken away from me, and being in jail for pot/shrooms kinda seems like something the judge would frown on, ya know? (Before anybody jumps in my ass, I should mention that Iā€™d handle drugs just like I handle alcohol now, and only partake when the kids are gone for 24 hours.) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/103 "2008-04-21T00:50:07Z")
Wow. If we didnā€™t have laws, the world would be a chaotic hellhole! ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/104 "2008-04-21T02:19:15Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] Wow. If we didnā€™t have laws, the world would be a chaotic hellhole! [/QUOTE] Umā€¦ā€œduhā€? ---
**Author:** ![Blather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Blather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blather)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/105 "2008-04-21T02:52:10Z")
Thatā€™s almost a whoosh. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/106 "2008-04-21T06:43:37Z")
[QUOTE=VarlosZ] Question: for those who actually have things theyā€™d do if legal, what is it thatā€™s keeping you from doing them now? Is it fear of the potential consequences of getting caught, the difficulty involved (e.g. inability to find drugs), or is it [snort, giggle] respect for the law? [/QUOTE] I can find drugs pretty easily, you just have to know which of the guys sitting around the local fast-food joints (hee hee) to ask. What keeps me from lighting up a joint, much as it would help my migraines, is partly the illegality of it, partly my desire to remain employed, and partly the fact that I have a kid and donā€™t want her taken away. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/107 "2008-04-21T07:11:37Z")
[QUOTE=Ranchoth] Umā€¦ā€œduhā€? [/QUOTE] Really? I wouldnā€™t mess with anybody any more than I do now. I would think the majority of people on the planet would be the same way. Everybody that says theyā€™d commit murder is full of shit. You know why? Because theyā€™d be murdered the next day. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/108 "2008-04-21T07:18:28Z")
[QUOTE=Snarky\_Kong] I wouldnā€™t mess with anybody any more than I do now. I would think the majority of people on the planet would be the same way. . [/QUOTE] The majority of people arenā€™t the ones whoā€™d scare me, my friend. Scratch thatā€”theyā€™re the ones that donā€™t _really_ scare me. A few hundred million naked, pot-smoking speeders doesnā€™t exactly fill me with the joy to meet the new day, either. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/109 "2008-04-21T09:36:13Z")
[QUOTE=Ranchoth] Umā€¦ā€œduhā€? [/QUOTE] Well, I was expecting that personal morals would coincide with the law, for the most part. Iā€™m not surprised about the drugs, I suppose (a bit disappointed, though) but the murder and the violence - the only thing preventing it is the word of law? I stand aghast! I expected more from people, especially Dopers. Though **Snarky\_Kong** has a point, there would be a fear of retaliation that would hold a lot of these behaviours back. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/110 "2008-04-21T13:08:48Z")
Iā€™d let off a bunch of fireworks. Wheeeee! ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/111 "2008-04-21T13:31:25Z")
Upon further reflection add to my list a nice sausage at breakfast. Maybe a jagersnitzel for dinner too. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/112 "2008-04-21T13:40:02Z")
When instructed to remove my shoes by the TSA Iā€™d nod politely and do soā€¦ then shove them sideways up the bottoms of the nearest available agents. 'Course, Iā€™d have to buy new shoes then, and airports only seem to have Crocs stores these days. ---
**Author:** ![masterofnone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@masterofnone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/masterofnone)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/113 "2008-04-21T14:18:07Z")
Iā€™d grow weed as a cash crop, and sell it to all of you! I donā€™t grow weed now, because I have too much to lose. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/114 "2008-04-21T14:35:03Z")
[QUOTE=masterofnone] Iā€™d grow weed as a cash crop, and sell it to all of you! I donā€™t grow weed now, because I have too much to lose. [/QUOTE] Dude, if like pot was like legal and all, most of us could and would grow it ourselves. šŸ˜‰ Part of the reason it is called weed is that it is extremely easy to grow. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/115 "2008-04-21T14:44:19Z")
Key cars that straddle multiple parking spaces. ---
**Author:** ![masterofnone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@masterofnone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/masterofnone)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/116 "2008-04-21T15:03:33Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Part of the reason it is called weed is that it is extremely easy to grow. [/QUOTE] I know how easy it is to grow, but people are lazy! Of course the price would drop, but I think it would still be more profitable than anything else I can use my land for. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/117 "2008-04-21T15:40:49Z")
Cannibalism. I having a few friends over for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/118 "2008-04-21T15:42:22Z")
[QUOTE=masterofnone] I know how easy it is to grow, but people are lazy! Of course the price would drop, but I think it would still be more profitable than anything else I can use my land for. [/QUOTE] Ah, that makes more sense. Maybe if they ever do the right thing and completely legalize it, I will make a garden and sell the stuff to a local farmerā€™s market. It would generate a small easy income while provide plenty for friends and family. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/119 "2008-04-21T16:11:00Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] Upon further reflection add to my list a nice sausage at breakfast. Maybe a jagersnitzel for dinner too. [/QUOTE] Reviewing this and your first post, I guess stopping and considering what is ā€œlegalā€ in oneā€™s country and what is not puts a whole 'nother perspective on this questionā€¦ Imagine, for instance, living in China, where a viable reply to the OP might be: ā€œto have a second childā€ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868/120 "2008-04-21T17:49:15Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Iā€™d go into London and do a huge shit on the sidewalk, then as people walked past, Iā€™d point to it and hold out a cup, saying ā€œpenny for the shite?ā€ Then Iā€™d hit them in the face. Or perhaps not. [/QUOTE] Is that really illegal in the UK? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-activity-would-you-engage-in-were-it-legal/445868.md?page=7)