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[jfdb]

...you take every opportunity to quote reams of useless dialogue. In my case that would be to my poor roommate who had the unfortunate luck to mention laughing her ass off, prompting my: "LMAO? What does that mean, LMAO? Tell us, [roomies name]." "Laughing your ass off? Do you think this is funny. You think murder is funny?!"

yeah. Share in the madness folks. Do you profile your neighbours? Correct randomly overheard legalese? Cuff and pat-down hot strangers? You can tell us, we understand.

[catnip]

I have to constantly fight the urge to work the phrase "depraved indifference" into conversations.

[Eris Rising]

Every time you read about a celebrity going free, you snort "Jack McCoy would never have screwed up like that"

[Tarheel]

You are in a rather desperate situation after consuming too much beer and opt to use a somewhat dicey looking restroom in a public park. As soon as you enter the very dark, dingy restroom you think to yourself "Please don't let there be a dead body in here! I don't want to be the person who stumbles over the dead body, freaks out, and calls the cops in the opening scene!"

[jfdb]

Every time you read about a celebrity going free, you snort "Jack McCoy would never have screwed up like that"

Awesome cause it's true.

I see your "depraved indifference" and raise you a "wanton sexual activity."

Yeah, when I'm closing the store I think of episodes where Lennie and Logan look at this poor guy with his head bashed in for the cashbox. and I fish around for my keys. Hey, at least if you call the cops they might be hot!

ETA-clarity, my old friend.

Edited by jfdb, Mar 8, 2005 @ 3:42 AM.

[Sing1118]

...when you style your hair after one of the characters. To the point of taking a promo shot of MH with me to the salon to say "This is what I want". Come on, I know I'm not the only one.

[Lizzim]

... when I wonder what my friends would say about me, if I went missing and Briscoe and Green came asking questions... (I still can't get on the Fontana/Green train)

[Mayonnaise]

... you call pullover V-Necks "Liv Sweaters."

... your boss comes to see you when she wants to talk about LnO. (Much to the shagrin of your officemates.)

[KillingTime]

...when you and your co-workers debate who should make up the L&O Dream Team, from the casts of the different shows over the years.

Edited by KillingTime, Mar 8, 2005 @ 3:33 PM.

[clear]

You're writing questions for a Quizbowl tournament (yeah, I'm a dork) and you realize you know enough about 80s and 90s true crime to write an encyclopedia. And I can tell you the season an cast of every headline they've ripped off.

[lovinbob]

You are in a rather desperate situation after consuming too much beer and opt to use a somewhat dicey looking restroom in a public park. As soon as you enter the very dark, dingy restroom you think to yourself "Please don't let there be a dead body in here! I don't want to be the person who stumbles over the dead body, freaks out, and calls the cops in the opening scene!"

Somewhat along these lines, when you find yourself in a dicey situation and wonder if and how you might be killed. And wonder what Lennie's wisecrack or cynical remark would be.

[JessTheBest]

...you see the words "March Madness" in TV Guide and immdiately think it's referring to Ghost

Or is that too much TWOPing rather than too much L&Oing?

[Eris Rising]

When you begin to appreciate the acting talents of Joe Piscopo and Mark Linn-Baker.

[Justin Cognito]

...when you go to New York City on a vacation, see the sea lion tank in the Central Park Zoo, and think to youself, "Oh, that's where Alex talked to the raped retarded girl." That may just be SVU, though.

[Idiotboy]

... when you watch five or six hours of reruns on TNT because there just might be an episode in there you haven't seen yet. Especially if Michael Moriarty or Jill Hennessy is involved.

...when you style your hair after one of the characters. To the point of taking a promo shot of MH with me to the salon to say "This is what I want". Come on, I know I'm not the only one.

But which season? That's the really important question.

[Sing1118]

But which season? That's the really important question.

Late Season 4/Early Season 5. It actually looks a lot like the Season 5 opening credits shot (with the Brooklyn Bridge behind her), maybe a teensy bit shorter. I'd get the S3 cut, only I don't have MH's fabulous bone structure, so I'd end up looking like a 12-year-old boy. Whereas now, I get compliments- someone actually said "Hey, your new haircut is cute! You know, it looks like Olivia's hair..." which cracked me up.

Edited by Sing1118, Mar 9, 2005 @ 8:07 PM.

[culturevulture73]

...you ride the Staten Island Ferry in Mike's honor. And visit the Police Museum and imagine Lennie giving tours in his retirement. And you squeal madly when you find the famous courthouse steps.

[Zoned Out]

... when you watch five or six hours of reruns on TNT because there just might be an episode in there you haven't seen yet.

...or when you watch an episode on TNT (or USA) even though you've seen it five times just because you know there's a certain line or character that you just have to hear or see again. and again. and again.

[sravenk]

When you see a H!ITG! in another show and realize that you recognize her or him as "person walking dog through alley" in an episode from the second season that you have watched enough times to recognize the extras. And then you go and check on IMDB just to be sure, and feel accomplished and proud when you find you were right.

[jfdb]

...when you are talking about cars and cannot stop saying SVU to save your life. My head was thinking SUV but I think I've thoroughly trained myself away from saying it. I tried three times and then I got totally busted, they were like "oooh, someone's got a problem."

[elflady]

When the ringtone on your cell phone is the Law and Order theme song.

What can I say? I saw it, let out a loud fangirl type squee and downloaded it. Best $1.99 I ever spent.

[LawyerJ]

When the ringtone on your cell phone is the Law and Order theme song.

elflady, whrrefrom? I must have it.

[elflady]

elflady, whrrefrom? I must have it.

I got it from www.vtext.com (I think you have to have a Verizon Phone though)

[idledandy]

...when you refer to everyone who's ever been on the same show more than once as different characters as a "repeat offender," even if the show you're talking about is Three's Company.

[Lizzim]

When the ringtone on your cell phone is the Law and Order theme song.

Thanks LawyerJ. Of course, I had to run right out and have it. Wonder why they left out the chung chung, though?

[SarahAnn91]

...you've watched so many Law & Orders or cop shows in general that half way through an episode, you have to call someone you know is also watching to see if you remember who's dead or if you've gotten your victims mixed up. This problem is particularly troublesome during marathons.

[sravenk]

This is mostly applicable to SVU fandom, but...

...when your thesis advisor emails you to invite you out for 'one drink' to discuss her comments on your final draft, and you immediately think she is maybe making some kind of questionable advance. And that maybe you don't find it all that inappropriate after all.

[celticann]

.....You refuse to sign your annual review without first seeing your lawyer.

[Ryanne]

... your significant other, who only tolerates L&O because you love it so much, can identify the crime, killer and verdict by the opening sequence.

... you have bookmarks to the "Guest Appearances" page on IMDB and identify many of said guests in other roles by their L&O character's name.

[glory85]

This applies to watching too much SVU but...

When you sit through Runaway Bride (ack) to see Christopher Meloni, aka Stabler on SVU, show off his comedic skills. You then become too invested in the movie and curse Julia Roberts for choosing Richard Gere over CM.