# You know you're in trouble when... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617 "2002-11-13T20:49:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/41 "2002-11-14T19:26:32Z")
… you’re a young police detective and you’ve just been assigned to partner with Harry Callahan. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/42 "2002-11-14T19:51:40Z")
…you get drafted by the Cincinatti Bengals… ---
**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:** [November 14, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/43 "2002-11-14T20:17:15Z")
… you’re a woman walking down the street, wearing a dress and carrying a shopping bag full of groceries, which includes a baguette and some celery. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/44 "2002-11-14T20:28:03Z")
…you live in Twin Peaks and suddenly smell burning oil. …you’re a murder suspect and Frank Pembleton has just walked into the interrogation room. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/45 "2002-11-14T20:33:09Z")
You’ve been shoveling chum out the back of the boat for an hour already, and still no sign of a shark. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/46 "2002-11-14T20:38:20Z")
…you’re made out of construction paper and wear an orange parka. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/47 "2002-11-14T21:35:40Z")
…your Boss decides that Gotham City is the perfect place to pull the Next Big Heist. “Batman? Nah. He’s just an oiban legent.” ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/48 "2002-11-14T21:41:16Z")
…your Boss decides that Gotham City is the perfect place to pull the Next Big Heist. “Batman? Nah. He’s just an oiban legent.” ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/49 "2002-11-14T22:06:09Z")
…when District Attorney Ben Stone starts calling you, “sir.” ---
**Author:** ![Jerevan\_Somerville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@Jerevan\_Somerville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerevan_Somerville)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/50 "2002-11-14T22:29:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monstre \* > \*\*…you get drafted by the Cincinatti Bengals… \*\* … you’re a guy and get drafted by The Bangles – as lead singer. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/51 "2002-11-14T22:34:33Z")
…you develope a slightly nagging cough. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/52 "2002-11-14T22:59:33Z")
…you think you hear a noise, so you creep around to investigate, and suddenly your cat jumps at you from on top of the refrigerator, and you sigh in relief. ---
**Author:** ![jmpride62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@jmpride62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmpride62)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/53 "2002-11-15T00:51:36Z")
The Weather Channel knocks on your door and asks permission to set up on your property. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/54 "2002-11-15T04:04:22Z")
…you hit Submit Reply and nothing seems to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/55 "2002-11-15T04:24:25Z")
Your nose looks like it’s being held on by masking tape. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/56 "2002-11-15T04:26:49Z")
…you meet and marry the most wonderful, charming, handsome, romantic man. Well, I’ve been watching a lot of Lifetime movies recently. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/57 "2002-11-15T06:35:43Z")
it’s the 1960’s and you are the only one in your group who’s going to Vietnam. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/58 "2002-11-15T07:23:53Z")
…you just bought a new house–the old owners seemed like such nice people, but they were so anxious to sell and they let the place go for a _song_. ---
**Author:** ![Trancey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Trancey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancey)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/59 "2002-11-15T08:03:35Z")
You run into the knights who say "Neeh!Q ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/60 "2002-11-15T08:05:41Z")
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