Missouri man kills 74-year-old father by lying on him

Reuters ^ | July 26, 2015

[dasboot]

Now I lie me down to sleep.

The 1850-ish Pinneo’s Grammar which I used for homeschooling my kids is athwart your and others’ contentions.

I lay down, lay an egg, and lie about it.
I lay down, laid an egg,and lied about it.
I have lain down, laid an egg, and lied about it.

Maybe a more modern adaptation of the language?

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

I don’t believe it’s a modern grammar rule. Use lay when there’s a direct object, lie when the object is itself.

lay, laid, laid, laying
lie, lay, lain, lying

He surrendered by laying the gun down.
He surrendered by lying down.

[dasboot]

Yep. You're absolutely right. Fog of years gone by. 😲