Bill Gates proves that money can't buy you much:
Monday, November 16, 2009
Size Matters (language)
We once saw a citizen's complaint for a peeping tom incident. The girl worked at a convenience store, and she was chronicling the incident.
"... and then he pulled out his ..." and the lady wrote "Dick." Then she crossed out "Dick." Then she wrote "pecker."
Is there a size differential between the two? Was "pecker" the more formal term? Questions we still haven't answered.
"... and then he pulled out his ..." and the lady wrote "Dick." Then she crossed out "Dick." Then she wrote "pecker."
Is there a size differential between the two? Was "pecker" the more formal term? Questions we still haven't answered.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
More from Washington State
Once again, Clint Morgan, a partner at the Morgan Hill law firm in Olympia, Washington has a story:
A client of mine told me that his cousin was "almost an attorney," he was, in fact, a "notary republic." The family must be very proud, to have a family member who actually embodies a hitherto unknown form of government.
A client of mine told me that his cousin was "almost an attorney," he was, in fact, a "notary republic." The family must be very proud, to have a family member who actually embodies a hitherto unknown form of government.
Friday, November 13, 2009
A Freudian Quip
When I was first practicing law, I had a very unfortunate case where a young man was injured in a car wreck and had a traumatic brain injury. The parents had divorced many years before, and everyone was still tense. It was an awful situation all around.
The father wanted to discontinue life support immediately, The mother, whom I represented, wanted to wait a little while, basically hoping for a miracle. We contested the father's move to discontinue. I told the father's attorney that I felt he could not be the decision-maker, since he was the beneficiary of a small life insurance policy. This was met with a snide, "p-shaw" from the father's attorney.
She put her client up on the stand, and led him through some introductory questions. Then she got down to business:
"Mr. X," she said, in a syrupy sweet tone of voice, "I understand you are here today to ask the judge to discontinue life insurance ........ I mean, life support."
The father wanted to discontinue life support immediately, The mother, whom I represented, wanted to wait a little while, basically hoping for a miracle. We contested the father's move to discontinue. I told the father's attorney that I felt he could not be the decision-maker, since he was the beneficiary of a small life insurance policy. This was met with a snide, "p-shaw" from the father's attorney.
She put her client up on the stand, and led him through some introductory questions. Then she got down to business:
"Mr. X," she said, in a syrupy sweet tone of voice, "I understand you are here today to ask the judge to discontinue life insurance ........ I mean, life support."
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Deposition at the OK Corral (language)
Joe Jamail was a ten-foot tall Texas trial lawyer (part of the University of Texas football stadium is named for him). Here is one helluva deposition:
Friday, October 30, 2009
Deposed
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