If I’m not swearing on The Hitchhiker’s Guide I’m not bound by man or god.
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
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You can use anything you want. I don't think the courts can literally refuse it as long as it's reasonable.
Although the only time I ever had to do it they didn't have a Bible they just had a person swear me in. But that was just as a witness so maybe that was the reason.
If it isn't the original Gutenberg bible I refuse to swear.
In the original Hebrew or it doesn't count
Is the guide reasonable?
Depending on what country, probably. Someone has sworn an oath on a river before.
I swear on the Nile that I'm not in denial!
It’s certainly a much better story than the sky cake
Amen
John Quincy Adams used a book of law to swear in as president.
The Constitution says "swear or affirm", not just "swear". That clause accommodates Quakers and Jehovah's Witnesses.
Am I doing it wrong if I wipe with the same hand that I use for legal things
As long as you wash it after touching the book.
Some shit whip with both hands
That must be intense
Ah yes, the Chimpambidextrous Fling.
Well fuck....when you put it like that.