Is that true?

I'm not sure. The argument I've heard is that accepting a pardon is admission of guilt, it's just the punishment/consequences that get handwaved away. If you've already admitted guilt, you can't invoke protection against incriminating yourself regarding those charges if called as a witness in someone else's trial.

Lawyers?

Not a lawyer, but I don't think that's true. There are plenty of cases where someone innocent has been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned and has then been pardoned, essentially because they aren't guilty. Blagojevich got clemency, which means his sentence is terminated, but he was not pardoned.

We are up to our ears in boxes and yet have SO MUCH TO PACK and I hate it. But shiny new house in a few days, so I will be strong!!!!!!

(And then moving and painting hassles before we're really in there, but the end is in sight.)

House!

Also even if that was true it would only apply to things that would incriminate them that they had already been convicted of, not anything new they do or did, or anything they hadn't already been caught for or charged with?

My belly dance teacher insists on spelling "thoughts" as "thots" in FB posts. Do not want

NOPE.

On Twitter, when running up against the character limit? I guess. I don't like it, but I have used "thru" on Twitter, so I can't get on anyone for it.

In texts? That's between you and your recipient.

On FB? There's no character limit, or if there is, I never ran up against it when I was on there, which *boggle*, so no. Sorry -t's teacher. Don't let it happen again.

Your thots on no problem? (Okay, that really hurt to type)

I would think so, Laura.

Whenever I start feeling okay, there's always something to bring me back down.

Don't give that something a second thot, Gud.

(It does hurt, Laura. You're right.)

Someone at work got on me about the rudeness of "no problem". I was flabbergasted. I feel like your're welcome is rude when someone is thanking you for doing your actual job, Not rude enough to say anything about it, just, I am uncomfortable saying it.

THOTS!?!! I think I can deal with our PWP project if I don't have to deal with thots.

I agreed to read one chapter of the Book of Esther for Purim this year, at services. Which means that I need to learn it. (I can read it, but Hebrew texts like this have a system of symbols written around the words that indicate the melody, and I used to know how they worked, but it's been a long time since I've learned anything new with them. Plus, the system for Esther is a little bit different than the other systems.

I have audio files, and tutorials, and a print-out where I can use all my highlighters to color-code everything.

Very cool, Hil!

THOTS!?!! I think I can deal with our PWP project if I don't have to deal with thots.

A PWP project would be a natural place for thots...

(How would you even gently let someone know that "thot" has a slang meaning that they PROBABLY don't want to bring up when talking about their thoughts?)