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¿Question #974?
ejmowrer: Is all fair in love and war?

ocdspectrum: Not according to the Geneva convention.
Pithagoras: Rarely
Felimid: Yes. But it pales in comparison to sunbathing.
jeshortz: Nope. Hence the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
Randy Cox: All is fair very rarely.
Spirit of 70: No.
weed131: no
vandemonium: Actually this is an utter fallacy.
kathleenryan: no
bloodyriz: Yes
DasViktor: No, sorry. Thanks for coming and better luck next time.
fivecats: that's what i've heard. the reality, however, is far from that.
gberry: Nope. There are millions of things that shouldn't be done in love or war.
Evonine: Definetly not. The only ones who usually say that are the cheaters.
todi: No
BuddhaPhi: The only greater curse than war is love. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.
TheMost52: Except sharks with fricking laser beams on their heads...
FNH1: No. but the old saying is often used as justification for being a git.
Numskull: No.
jcarvin: No
fteplin: As far as you know.
DHEK: Generally, yes. But there are certain general life conventions that all should follow, not just in love and war.
Benzebub: Absolutely.
aleo09: not in love, but in war
POvidiusNaso: Absolutely.
jhenke: as long as I win and the dice don't screw me.
matthewjhoskins: Yes
buffalospynovel: no
WalkerRedEye: well love generally causes a lot less property destruction so probably not
szilaj: Nope.
Cut & Space: No
mooka: yes
Dorque: Nope.
davidgpeterson: yep
falloutfan: No
GreenLiquid: Yep
mats-k: No, but sometimes fairness is not practical.
vampywife: not really
moyet: yes
Avatar_69: No.
defcon311: So says Ben Folds...
tempus42: War, yes. Love, no.
lauramath: Yep
Kazin: No. That's just a lame excuse for doing bad shit.
jasta6: Yes!..............................
FuzzySilk: War yes, Love no!
Helenoftroy: love seems to have more rules than a complex war game
janiera: yes
tipigi: no
rawdawg: sure
Cyberjunk: My hairs fair.
nathanholden: Not usually
Loquutus: Absolutely.
puffinge: maybe in war
flyinghogfish: Some are auburn
slappinjoe: no DOUBT.
brainrob: So the famous saying goes.
scriptorum: Yes, and in ice cream.
e.c.r.: no
Great Dane: No, all is unfair
pugwhan: OH YES!!!!!
GrandpaDave: Yes
skrutsch: nope
dalcross: no
CharlieWonka: Pretty much from what I have seen.
The Unbeliever: 42
ssmooth: No
thoia: Never been to war but definitely love.
toulouse: Love, war and ill-fitting tuxes, I guess
redhuntingcap: unfortunately
stephensj23: I believe the Geneva convention has been used to address this question.
Bearcat89: Non.
mandj2001: not on your life.....literally
Brother Narsis: yes
Lord_Prussian: No
mrbeankc: *knee to the groin* *whimper* No, not really *thud*
2amp: yes
sdownin: No.
snoozefest: no
nexttothemoon: No.
berserkley: it's all in the game
erli: Probably
RandallPeek: No
Mark_WH: yes
Malacoda: No.
StormKnight: No
TakeMeToYourLizard: Absolutely, unless I'm the victim.
AlorielLelyn: Typically no.
gnomehome: No
isolated: No. They keep adding fiddly little rules about not torturing people or murdering rival lovers.
bucklen_uk: No
tragicpoet: except playing both sides
TragicHeroBC: So the saying goes.
onky: yes.
Nightmare: No
melissa: no
fsumarc: nope
viogression: Very little is fair
Blackwind: yes
shumyum: No, but "veandwa" is.
m_r_tyler: Very few things in life are "fair"
TiNYTimIDFluffYBunnY: not if you are idi amin
Mike A: No.
CortexBomb: Definitely not in war, and probably not in love
DangerMouse: Not really, no.
chaddyboy_2000: No.
Steve Leach: pretty much
darthcliff: Yes
jens_hoppe: No
Belash: no
djlg: No
Sternenfahrer-MUC: Yeah, and gaming is kind of warfare
BobDodgerBlue: Yes
dietevil: No. Ethics are still important.
raolsson: No
tp_ryhansen: Love yes, war no
louiseh: No. That's what the Geneva Convention is there for.
Ludocrazy: No
netfilterz: no
skelebone: No, there are a lot of underhanded things one can do.
CDRodeffer: No
Mosse: Nothing is FAIR in love or war.
Flyspeck23: No. In fact, nearly nothing is fair in either love or war.
ynnen: In gaming, yes. In the real world, no.
Shakar: No.
Torbin_Bequette: no
jttm: If its really love, then yeah...
djflippy: Not at all. Losing your love might not be fair. War is rarely fair.
ValJor: No, we have the Geneva convention for that. I mean the war, of course.