I'm pretty sure it was when I was on the jury in DC, and they just said to everyone, "Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth" etc. I think they had to raise their right hand and not do anything with the other.
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jan 03, 2007 8:59:05 am PST #9663 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
lori - Jan 03, 2007 8:59:27 am PST #9664 of 10007
hey juliana!
the aliens are 13.5 weeks along.
SuziQ - Jan 03, 2007 9:00:24 am PST #9665 of 10007
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
When I am notorizing a affidavit, the wording choice is...
Do you solomnly swear that the statements in this document are true to the best of your knowledge, so help you God?
or
Do you solomnly affirm under penalty of purgery that the statements in this document are true to the best of your knowledge?
So, it is kinda a now or later deal if you lie, depending on which oath you take.
Lee - Jan 03, 2007 9:01:16 am PST #9666 of 10007
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hey, I hate America!!! Those stinky cheese-eating surrender monkeys!!!!
Yeah, welll.... well.... pfft on you, you pot smoking, gay mountie loving CANADIAN you.
Kat - Jan 03, 2007 9:14:12 am PST #9667 of 10007
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
So far I've got "wait to clean the bathroom until tomorrow"
shrift, this is a perfect birthday plan. if you add in a cupcake, it's the Best Plan Ever!
It was like being spoiled for an episode by reading the wildfeed.
HA! This statement is one that only a fannish type would even get. Cracks me up.
I'm feeling all accomplished today as I mailed out books. Which means I'll post another list post haste.
Betsy, I didn't mail one to you (but it's packaged) because I don't have your address. please to email me at msgullo at gmail dot com and I'll take it tomorrow.
Sue - Jan 03, 2007 9:14:40 am PST #9668 of 10007
hip deep in pie
Yeah, welll.... well.... pfft on you, you pot smoking, gay mountie loving CANADIAN you.
(Hugs my universal health care.)
You GODLESS vodka swilling AMERICAN!
ChiKat - Jan 03, 2007 9:16:25 am PST #9669 of 10007
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Mmmm....vodka.
erikaj - Jan 03, 2007 9:21:36 am PST #9670 of 10007
Always Anti-fascist!
the rightwing asses won't care, but *I* think it's cool Thomas J. had a Koran...I didn't know, but he was kind of interested in everything. He would have loved the internets.ETA: You know you're a Countdown fangirl when all the name Glenn Beck means is "Oh, he was Worst Person a quadrillion times," He was. And still not as much as Orally, uh, O'Reilly.
Lee - Jan 03, 2007 9:23:50 am PST #9671 of 10007
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I'm feeling all accomplished today as I mailed out books. Which means I'll post another list post haste.
WOOT. I guess I need to add "find new place to store books" to my list for tonight, huh.
(Hugs my universal health care.)
You GODLESS vodka swilling AMERICAN!
(Hugs my freedom [fry] loving government)
Shows what you know, you polar bear loving frozen tundra head! As a right thinking AMERICAN I don't swill vodka, I sip it, with some nice Rose's mix, like all civilised people.
Nutty - Jan 03, 2007 9:26:01 am PST #9672 of 10007
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I'm suddenly curious where raising the right hand, fingers straight and palm open, comes from in the annals of avowing/affirming/promising. Surely it predates the boy scout 3-finger version, and is related to the idea of an open hand hiding no weapon, but -- Wikipedia gives me no insights.
I've only ever had to affirms tuff with a notary public, never in court, and even so, I raised my right hand while repeating the wording of the statement.