Bad Signs

Being able to describe the specific plot of a Law & Order episode right after the Orbach zing. Writing that sentence.
Thinking of L&O in terms of seasons, with the post-Orbach years being somewhat dulled.
The ability to to say "In the criminal justice system the people are represented by two equal but separate groups - the police who arrest criminals, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories. CHH-CHHUNG!" on cue.
(I'm not sure I got it right! I never have to write it down.)

3) getting more Custosian in your twilight years

4.)Having a television schedule memorized, as if the ability to watch a show might,say, interrupt eating.

5) Having the uncanny ability to find, within 30 seconds, a rerun of "Friends" at any time of the day (my wife has found her super power)

if the topic comes up, will go off on very specific l&o season rants until i am made to shut up

also it's "two seperate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime..." etc

now let's hear you recite the SVU preamble, linds :)

6.) Having been down since I began to crawl.

oh shit. that one is harder! something about an elite squad known as the special victims unit...

7) being back at work after a 6 day weekend and spending all morning looking at shoes online

8) sitting in front of a computer for the majority of your waking hours (work and home both count)

9.) Incompletes.

10.) Being annoyed by things "people" are doing during the day.

Yes!

11) Also during the night.

Facial tics that engage when thoughts of, well, whatever it is that bothers you, enter your mind.

8) sitting in front of a computer for the majority of your waking hours (work and home both count)

Uh-oh.

12. Hating everyone else on the bus

Episodes of road rage.

Bad sign on hwy. between Atlanta and Alpharetta: "DEBRIE ON ROAD"

Bad sign near a trash-pick-up crew in Sulligent, AL last October: "PRISONERS WORKING". (For some reason it pissed me off that it specified prisoners instead of saying "MEN WORKING".)

100.) people at home on the internet ignoring lists.

Trying hard from memory:

- In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these (ADJECTIVE MEANING SAME AS "HEINOUS") felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

- In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories.

- In the criminal justice system, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty, either by confession, plea bargain, or trial by jury. This is ("ONE OF THE TRIALS"?).

*dung dung*

Sadly enough I remember the various D4rni3lle-inspired theme-song lyrics better than the openings, though I don't think I ever thought of any for the quick-bombing Trial by Jury.

trial by jury sucked.

It did, but I feel obligated to stand by any L&o that (a) balances out their trend toward murder-mystery drama stuff by keeping the technical/procedural side intact, and (b) CASTS MY DEAR BEBE NEUWIRTH

Abbott, it's CHh-Chung!

There was a poll about this!

"in the criminal justice system, there are many many sexy lawyering cougars in skirt suits. bebe neuwirth is one such fine lawyerin' woman. these are her stories"

TCHUNG TCHUNG

i like that they say "heinous"

teh bad sex crimes are considered way bogus

How did I miss that poll? it's not two equal chungs - the second one has way more gravitas.

does gravitas=reverb?

chu? tchu? y'all crazy. it's gotta be a gung gung or dung dung. no chu to it!

We should not get into this again. It became apparent on the last thread that everyone heard them differently -- accented on the first one, accented on the second one, equally accented ...

And then that proceeded into disagreement about whether or not there were different varieties on different shows, or perhaps a whole bank of variations on the basic sound, employed in various locations to fit mood and soundtrack ...

Bad Sign #13: remembering and recapping extended internet argument about signature L&O sound effect

#14 Laughing about said argument and then realizing that you actually care.

Bad Sign #15: requesting links to L&O sound poll/thread.

# 16: fairly obvious. I have a strange craving for beef jerky.

#17 still getting mad at trend pieces in the new york times after all these years

#18: knowledge of Judge David Young.

#19 Posting earnest porn confessions on the internet

after all these years

#20 wishing you watched enough L&O to get involved in fun seeming signature sound effect argument

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