Have you been called a "loose cannon"?

this term is thrown primarily at renegade cops who play by their own rules!

^^^^^^^ OTM

this seems like a bit of an insulting thing to say to someone's face - if they say it about me I haven't heard it

i wish someone would call me this ;_;

I GET RESULTS

I've been called this jokingly many times

TURN IN YR BADGE & GUN COLLIER, ITS DESK DUTY FOR YOU

Yeah if anyone has ever said this about me it was the funniest remark ever...

YR OUTTA CONTROL, ABBOTT. YR OFF THE CASE.

Time for me to go all "Death Wish" and take my loose cannon to the crime in the streets.

HOW'M I GONNA EXPLAIN THIS TO THE D.A.? HE'S GONNA HAVE MY ASS IN A SLING, AND I'M RETIRING NEXT WEEK

in every cop show ever

People who've said it to me meant (I think) "Quit telling your incompetent employees to do their work" OR "Quit calling in sick when you are sick!"

ppl who have said to to me meant (i think) 'quit tailing that notorious gangster because he has friends at city hall'

hah, many many times.

There is a local radio dude (or was) who called himself that as his handle.

YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU? I'M BUSY OUT THERE BUSTING MY ASS TO BRING IN THE REAL CROOKS, WHILE YOU SIT BEHIND YOUR DESK POSTING ON THE INTERNETS

MAVERICK >>>>>>>>> LOOSE CANNON >>>>>>>>>>>> RENEGADE

*throws down office building pass in disgust*

only person who ever called me a loose cannon was a big movie nerd who didn't like any music other than the original scores to james bond movies and refused to date women who didn't like the simpsons. i guess compared to him i was a loose cannon.

I think I would be Bruce Campbell's partner in "Maniac Cop" who has to dress like a prostitute through the whole movie for no reason, even though she looks like one of the Warriors' "Lizzies" but with 9x makeup.

I am not a cannon, so I've never been given this one. I'm sure various employers have considered my work "loose," but not in any way cannon-like.

BUSTING ASS ISN'T IN YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION, COLLIER. YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS? YOU THINK THE RULES WEREN'T MADE FOR YOU. YOU DON'T ANSWER TO ANYONE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO LIVE AND DIE BY RULES, OKAY? JOHNNY TAXPAYER WOULDN'T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY. NOW GET OUT THE HELL OUT OF MY OFFICE

i have been called this an am this in a literal sense

and am this

Loose cannon is all outlier pixelated Edward Gorey styles:

http://tnhy.net/mario%20and%20the%20cannon.PNG

http://www.impawards.com/1990/posters/loose_cannons.jpg

How on earth does one stop from laughing uproariously in the face of anyone who calls them a loose cannon?

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/418GAP96RNL._AA280_.jpg

http://www.lequotidienducinema.com/lmds/modules/upload/upload/!mime/cannon4.jpg

Yes that is me.

I didn't age very gracefully.

Actually a williamconrad.gif would perfect my friday right about now...

I recall two different peoples parents and one teacher calling me this.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

These lines are also all great when said in angry Beavis "Dammit Pantera!" voice

there's not an option in the poll for "i am a woman & i've never been called a loose cannon"

Little secret, Maria: if you're a woman, you've been called a loose cannon.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

and they are staggeringly even

pwned

i missed this poll but one boss told me his wife thought i was "intemperate." i wish she'd called me a loose cannon.