Do Lawtalkers Dream of Electric Sheep?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I told 'em where to stick their one diamond right quick.

I thought that they stuck coal there, and diamonds came out? Huh.

We aren't all as special as you, and we can't all be seven diamonds. Would you rather be a one-diamond at a place that takes care of all of its precious jewels, or be considered a (relative) four-diamond on the streetcorner?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Explain why people are staff/of counsel, then. For $500 or $700 (I think Spitzer was paying, what, $1,000 an hour?) an hour, you can call me one diamond.

Well, sure, but wouldn't 3 diamonds and $1500 be better? Maybe the 1-diamond girls are just loss leaders, or don't even exist, so that everyone's above average.

Now, a serious question. What kind of billing practices did this firm have? Or are the reporters getting something wrong? Because the report is that he paid for her travel time to Washington in addition to her fees (which makes little sense for him to do--surely they have local talent as well). But the bill was $4300 -- so was he really paying for her travel time as well? Or is she one of those junior associates who gets to bill travel only if they're working on client matters?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I thought that they stuck coal there, and diamonds came out? Huh.

That's the irony. They took my suggestion and got three or four diamonds back in return. Joke's on me I guess.

[bling trade]

The plaintiff lawyers must be sharpening their knives. People have started to realize that securitization docs are poorly drafted, and full of ambiguities, contradictions, and circular references. Too many associates doing deals unsupervised.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9099242-e...nclick_check=1

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Well, sure, but wouldn't 3 diamonds and $1500 be better? Maybe the 1-diamond girls are just loss leaders, or don't even exist, so that everyone's above average.

Now, a serious question. What kind of billing practices did this firm have? Or are the reporters getting something wrong? Because the report is that he paid for her travel time to Washington in addition to her fees (which makes little sense for him to do--surely they have local talent as well). But the bill was $4300 -- so was he really paying for her travel time as well? Or is she one of those junior associates who gets to bill travel only if they're working on client matters?

How would a one-diamond girl be a loss leader if she just gets a cut? You'd make money off her.

I was confused by the travel thing too -- maybe he reimbursed her directly for her travel time?

And, as to flying her in, while you would think all cats are gray in the dark, sometimes one does actually have preferences w/r/t sex partners, or has even developed somewhat of a relationship with a casual sex parter. Even the paid ones. For example, I have always preferred fucking "preferred provider" to fucking "young guy," even though on some superficial levels they are quite similar, and their method of delivery (house call, positions, total time spent) is comparable. Preferred provider has a personality more compatible with mine. I find him funny.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Well, we've identified someone with even less of a life than the U-8 screamers.

actually the younger it is, the worse it is, because they have even less knowledge of the game. where you really want to go is U-10 rec. all the type-A parents have moved their kids to travel squads. reffing there is like being gym teacher at the asylum right after the monthly electro shock.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
How would a one-diamond girl be a loss leader if she just gets a cut? You'd make money off her.

I was confused by the travel thing too -- maybe he reimbursed her directly for her travel time?

And, as to flying her in, while you would think all cats are gray in the dark, sometimes one does actually have preferences w/r/t sex partners, or has even developed somewhat of a relationship with a casual sex parter. Even the paid ones. For example, I have always preferred fucking "preferred provider" to fucking "young guy," even though on some superficial levels they are quite similar, and their method of delivery (house call, positions, total time spent) is comparable. Preferred provider has a personality more compatible with mine. I find him funny.

I am married. for the 1000th time.

[Gattigap]

Eh, never mind.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
How would a one-diamond girl be a loss leader if she just gets a cut? You'd make money off her.

I was confused by the travel thing too -- maybe he reimbursed her directly for her travel time?

And, as to flying her in, while you would think all cats are gray in the dark, sometimes one does actually have preferences w/r/t sex partners, or has even developed somewhat of a relationship with a casual sex parter. Even the paid ones. For example, I have always preferred fucking "preferred provider" to fucking "young guy," even though on some superficial levels they are quite similar, and their method of delivery (house call, positions, total time spent) is comparable. Preferred provider has a personality more compatible with mine. I find him funny.

Loss leader isn't the right term--vaporware, or something perhaps? Whatever products that no one buys and so aren't produced by companies--the really low-end product that's there so that people think they're not ordering the cheapest thing on the menu and are "ordering up" when in fact they never sell the lowest-priced product.

As for cats in the dark, perhaps, but then why is Spitzer saying "Kristen . . . remind me what she looks like"? Unless he had a harem that he picked from (or didn't use their stage names), if he had a regular girl you'd think he'd remember a bit more about her.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Gattigap
I'm afraid I've lost the thread of this. Who is "preferred provider," and how is he different from "young guy"?

He's a different person (hence their having different "names") and I prefer him.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Or are the reporters getting something wrong? Because the report is that he paid for her travel time to Washington in addition to her fees (which makes little sense for him to do--surely they have local talent as well). But the bill was $4300 -- so was he really paying for her travel time as well? Or is she one of those junior associates who gets to bill travel only if they're working on client matters?

The paper said that he only paid for the train ride from Penn Station to DC and that he spoke of his desire to "bring real change to NY" "rebuild NY" and to do "what is best for the state NY" and that he preferred to patronize NY products, working with a NY company to have her travel to DC.

And why always the Mayflower? Do they have hourly rates? A hidden entrance?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Loss leader isn't the right term--vaporware, or something perhaps? Whatever products that no one buys and so aren't produced by companies--the really low-end product that's there so that people think they're not ordering the cheapest thing on the menu and are "ordering up" when in fact they never sell the lowest-priced product.

As for cats in the dark, perhaps, but then why is Spitzer saying "Kristen . . . remind me what she looks like"? Unless he had a harem that he picked from (or didn't use their stage names), if he had a regular girl you'd think he'd remember a bit more about her.

Possibly. Do we know she wasn't a three-diamond girl?

And, fuck, I don't know, I was positing reasons why he might have done what he did, since no one on the board can know for sure.

Where did he fly her in from? Do we know for a fact that there were local girls? Local girls at a similar rate, factoring in the travel costs? Does he have a thing for accents? If she was flown in from NYC, was he buying local, to keep the money primarily in NY's economy?

Maybe you should call Empire whateveritscalled and ask for a price list that includes ratings and locations.


ETA holy crap, NFH.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
How would a one-diamond girl be a loss leader if she just gets a cut? You'd make money off her.

I was confused by the travel thing too -- maybe he reimbursed her directly for her travel time?

And, as to flying her in, while you would think all cats are gray in the dark, sometimes one does actually have preferences w/r/t sex partners, or has even developed somewhat of a relationship with a casual sex parter. Even the paid ones. For example, I have always preferred fucking "preferred provider" to fucking "young guy," even though on some superficial levels they are quite similar, and their method of delivery (house call, positions, total time spent) is comparable. Preferred provider has a personality more compatible with mine. I find him funny.

"Funny" like a clown?

TM

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
"Funny" like a clown?

TM

Ack, no clown funny. Funny like a cynical lying cheating pervert.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ltl/fb


Where did he fly her in from? Do we know for a fact that there were local girls?

Article in the Post said from New York. On the regional train, not the Acela. Which would have been worth it at $1000/hour, let alone $5500.

Surely the Emporers Club made its services available in the nation's capital as well.

ETA: It does. As well as in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad.