# You get to commit one sin. Just one. What is it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 25, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605 "2005-08-25T18:59:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/21 "2005-08-25T21:26:53Z")
Show me the money. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/22 "2005-08-25T21:45:23Z")
Iā€™d probably do something crazy Something absolutely wrongā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/23 "2005-08-25T22:03:33Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > If weā€™re using the Catholic churchā€™s standards, however, I might have to think about it more. DING DING DING DING! We have a winner! If weā€™re using Catholic standards youā€™re done before youā€™ve begun! Because once youā€™ve made up your mind to do the deed itā€™s all over, Ace. As George Carlin put it: ā€œThou shalt not _wanna_.ā€ Me? I donā€™t much like sinning. Goes against my better nature. But if I had my choice Iā€™d totally steal a bunch of money. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/24 "2005-08-25T22:18:30Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Completely? > > Rob a bank. For lots of moneyā€¦if thereā€™s no consequences, the money will stand me in better stead than one night of sex ever will. I always knew I was separated at birth from _someone_. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/25 "2005-08-25T22:54:46Z")
Hm ā€¦ got to go with adultery with Till Lindemann [and if we can get a 2fer one deal, add Arnold Vosloo, and if we go for the airtight 4TW add Rufus Sewell.] What :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/26 "2005-08-25T23:26:47Z")
i gotta go with murder, bob. no one in particular, itā€™d just be nice to know that iā€™ve got a freebie in my back pocket. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/27 "2005-08-25T23:34:42Z")
Steal enough money that I could go swimming in it like Scrooge McDuck. Not that I would, because money is icky. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/28 "2005-08-25T23:38:46Z")
Iā€™ve broken all ten Commandments, so I have a track record already. I guess the most fun would be stealing. A huge ripoff of a banking institution sounds nice. Second choice: coveting my neighborā€™s ass. Hubba hubba. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/29 "2005-08-26T00:02:59Z")
Fornication; everything Iā€™ve ever fantasized about (even if a lot of those contradict each other šŸ™‚ ) ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/30 "2005-08-26T00:11:07Z")
Rape, Pillage, Burn, and Murder----sounds like a law firm, doesnā€™t it? ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/31 "2005-08-26T02:09:40Z")
Hmm, my immediate response is ā€œmurder,ā€ but Iā€™m a little too afraid of that. So Iā€™ll go with ā€œrobbing a bankā€ (or otherwise obtaining an obscene amount of money without having to actually work for it). Interesting thread. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/32 "2005-08-26T02:45:58Z")
Genocide. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/33 "2005-08-26T03:55:16Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Besides, with lots of money, I can pay someone to dress up in a suit and fake a British accent. šŸ™‚ I expect that you could find volunteers to do that for free. I wouldnā€™t be surprised if there are people out there who would pay you to let them dress up in a suit an fake a British accent. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/34 "2005-08-26T04:43:45Z")
ā€œMoney donā€™t get everything itā€™s true But what it donā€™t get I canā€™t use I want moneyā€¦ā€ ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/35 "2005-08-26T12:49:08Z")
Hubris. ā€¦ by way of Apotheosis. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/36 "2005-08-26T12:59:58Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > I expect that you could find volunteers to do that for free. I wouldnā€™t be surprised if there are people out there who would pay you to let them dress up in a suit an fake a British accent. \ ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/37 "2005-08-26T15:51:20Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > I expect that you could find volunteers to do that for free. I wouldnā€™t be surprised if there are people out there who would pay you to let them dress up in a suit an fake a British accent. > > > [@Anaamika](#): > > > > \ letā€™s seeā€¦ Iā€™ve got a suitā€¦ time to start working on that accentā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/38 "2005-08-26T16:33:10Z")
Sloth . . . if I ever get around to it. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfgrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Wolfgrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfgrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/39 "2005-08-26T17:55:54Z")
Well, my co-worker was just reading reviews of ā€˜Brothers Grimmā€™ online while I was reading this thread, and suggested a Matt Damon-Heath Ledger sandwich. I guess that might be high on my list, but I think Iā€™d have to go with the money thing. With enough cash (since everyone else is plundering Halliburton, I think Iā€™m going to steal Ken Layā€™s personal bank account) I could buy all the cute guys I want, and a house with enough rooms to store them in when Iā€™m not using them. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605/40 "2005-08-26T18:08:47Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Hmm, my immediate response is ā€œmurder,ā€ but Iā€™m a little too afraid of that. So Iā€™ll go with ā€œrobbing a bankā€ (or otherwise obtaining an obscene amount of money without having to actually work for it). > > Interesting thread. šŸ™‚ Ditto. Itā€™s a good thing we donā€™t _really_ have to pick just one, isnā€™t it? šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-commit-one-sin-just-one-what-is-it/318605.md?page=3)