LawTalkers - New Fashion Board 10-3-2003

Originally posted by evenodds
As punishment for sock sins, I am banning the following Penske socks:

1 A Poster from the Land of Fu

2 Alejandro Paco...Alfonso Jose

3 au jus

4 B_R_C's Parents

5 charlie the crocodile

6 Crazy FBers from the SF Area

7 Dr. Whoopie

8 fair and balanced

9 flare up

10 glinda the good witch

11 mackdaddy long legs

12 New Jersey

13 Over 14 Wonderwhitebread eater

14 Paig's Sock

15 pantaloonie

16 Penske_Account

17 Royal Canadian Mountebank

18 silent but deadly

19 the ghost of Plated's Socks

20 the ghost of Vince Foster

21 the Jewish People

22 the poker

23 theGhost of Juanita's sanctity

24 uncle crackerjack

Let this be a lesson to you serial socketeers.

I enjoyed the Jewish people. But thank heavens Reba survived. I mean reba.

sebastian_dangerfield

10-30-2003 08:40 AM

principles question

Quote:

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
I love my job.

Yes, the day-to-day can be dull. I cannot think of a job where that is not the case. Even Michael Jordan had to go to practice every day, and Wesley Snipes has to remember lines and shoot and reshoot scenes ad infinitum, and Jennifer Connelly's highly compensated love slave (my preferred occupation last time I took one of those tests) needs to clean up a bit.

But there are times when it's thrilling as hell -- like when I stand up to address a room full of parties and witnesses and triers of fact, and a hush falls over the room, and I get to sum up the case I've been thinking about for the past year or three. And there are other times where it's deeply satisfying on an intellectual level, or on a personal level -- the latter being the sort of thing E/O is talking about.

I spent several years between college and law school knocking around San Francisco, tending bar, temping, and having enormous amounts of fun. Eventually, the shitty work aspect of that life got to me -- not so much the lack of money (though certainly the money I make now is a nice thing) as the fact that 8 hours a day I was doing something that bored me.

Maybe if I had a great artistic talent and the drive to capitalize on it those years would have been more satisfying for a longer time. But having seen the other side, a job that pays me scandalous money to think, to give advice, to work with smart and cool people, to avoid heavy lifting, and to have occasional moments of spotlight glory is a pretty damn nice thing.

I suppose that makes me a geek in SD's eyes, but if so, fuck him.

Oh Lord, Sidd... Look, I like addressing the room as well. Problem is, I don't want to:

a. Research anything;
b. Sit behind a desk;
c. Mentally msaturbate over issues that won't come up;
d. Fill out time sheets.

I need a young geek to write my research for me so I can continue glad handling clients, instead of having to write all of my own briefs and having to, god forbid, go on westlaw. Contrary to my record against TM on this board, with another person's reasearch memo in hand, there aren't many arguments I've lost. But don't ask me to do the organization work or the research, cuz although I can do it, I fucking don't want to, and try as I might, I ain't going to enjoy the minutia. Unfortunately, in this economy, my boss won't give me some young library jockey to do all my legwork, and that sucks.

I'm waht you'd call a "face guy." I'm great in person, but wilt when it comes to the dull shit like cranking out CYA letters and briefs. Sure, I do them cuz I have to, but its poor use of my talents. I should be exclusively dealing with people. People with ADD like me should not be forced to sit still for too long... Its cruel.

I have explained the above to a previous employer when I was leaving. His reaction was to be utterly appalled at my insulting of "library-jockeys," but he did admit "Yeh, you really don't belong behind a desk all day."

You're not a geek for liking what you do. You're a geek for throwing a Calvin & Hobbes quote at me.

sebastian_dangerfield

10-30-2003 08:43 AM

principles question

Quote:

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Apropos of many things, MIB was also the voice of the pets.com sock puppet. Having him on the same '80s show as Triumph is funny on two levels, but probably not more.

Every blessed skit put on MTV by The State was once online for free, but apparently an upcoming DVD release inspired them to remove the links. I tended to like "$240 Worth of Pudding" and
"The Jew, The Italian, and the Red-Head Gay."

Captain Monterrey Jack rocked.

sebastian_dangerfield

10-30-2003 08:51 AM

Uncle Jemima

Quote:

Originally posted by evenodds
Tracy Morgan.

Did anyone happen to catch Tracy Morgan's ad for "Uncle Jemima's Sour Mash Whiskey" on the Best of Tracy Morgan on SNL last Saturday. That might be the funniest fucking bit 've ever seen.

"Sell what you know... and I know boooooze."

sebastian_dangerfield

10-30-2003 09:02 AM

A Plea to E/O, et al.

Quote:

Originally posted by Adder
I like it better this way.... who needs that other crap?

Ad(in other news, how does one work 15 hours a day and have a life?)der

Psst... here's a little secret... star puffing your time sheets like everyone else.

leagleaze

10-30-2003 09:03 AM

Pictures of fashionable (or not so fashionable) people

I think if you are going to call something Celebs Photos: Gallery- Undressed! The Celebs should actually be undressed. But, alas, they are not. Isn't that false advertising? Anyone?

http://entertainment.msn.com/photos/...x?gallery=2481

leagleaze

10-30-2003 09:08 AM

A Plea to E/O, et al.

Quote:

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Psst... here's a little secret... star puffing your time sheets like everyone else.

Get a job without time sheets.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

10-30-2003 09:19 AM

Sebby's discontent

Quote:

Originally posted by leagleaze
Get a job without time sheets.

and where you can hire outside counsel to do your research.

(maybe TM can provide you with some research for your arguments)

Anne Elk

10-30-2003 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mmm3587
Thanks. If you like, I will have sex with you after Lee breaks up with you and you want to spite Tim for carrying on with Claire, if you're up for it. I was in the army, you know.

I'll think about it, while I look sheepishly at Tim. Maybe while we're doing it I can close my eyes and imagine it's him instead. I wish David would leave me alone. Can you get him to stop bothering me?

Walter_Disco_Mitty

10-30-2003 09:37 AM

Good Heavens

I am on the phone with opposing counsel and they say to me "I will try to arrange a threeway.. I mean a conference call"

I laughed. How juvenile!

Perhaps she reads the FB too?

Connect_the_Dots

10-30-2003 09:37 AM

A Plea to E/O, et al.

Quote:

Originally posted by Adder
Ad(in other news, how does one work 15 hours a day and have a life?)der

Two words (not including the ones before the colon): sex-with paralegals.

Anne Elk

10-30-2003 09:37 AM

(Really Important) News

1. Roy Horn has been transferred to UCLA medical center to begin his recovery.
http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/SHOWBIZ/10...oy.file.ap.jpg
I wonder if Montecore was just getting him back for all the choking he had to endure while a cub.

2. Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are the proud parents of a daughter, Beatrice Milly. What a name to be saddled with. I can hear taunts of "Beatrice Beatle" on the playground now.

3. Anyone else watch LeBron's debut last night? I was impressed. The kid actually knows how to play team ball. His shooting fundamentals are a bit sketchy. It will be interesting to see how he holds up under the rigors of an NBA season.

Penske_Account

10-30-2003 09:38 AM

Uncle Jemima

Quote:

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Did anyone happen to catch Tracy Morgan's ad for "Uncle Jemima's Sour Mash Whiskey" on the Best of Tracy Morgan on SNL last Saturday. That might be the funniest fucking bit 've ever seen.

"Sell what you know... and I know boooooze."

I miss Brian Fellowes. I feel his pain.

bold_n_brazen

10-30-2003 09:39 AM

Pictures of fashionable (or not so fashionable) people

Quote:

Originally posted by leagleaze
I think if you are going to call something Celebs Photos: Gallery- Undressed! The Celebs should actually be undressed. But, alas, they are not. Isn't that false advertising? Anyone?

http://entertainment.msn.com/photos/...x?gallery=2481

Based solely on the photograph of Angelina Jolie in the above mentioned photo compilations, I have come to the conclusion that she may actually be the most gorgeous woman I have ever seen. She is so beautiful in that picture that it hurts.

Penske_Account

10-30-2003 09:39 AM

Sebby's discontent

Quote:

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
and where you can hire outside counsel to do your research.

(maybe TM can provide you with some research for your arguments)

Get a bitchslave and make him (her) tow your line!!

ABBAKiss

10-30-2003 09:42 AM

Ann Elk

Is your avatar really you? If not, who is that?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

10-30-2003 09:43 AM

Sebby's discontent

Quote:

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Get a bitchslave

too easy. a bitchslave is a solution to all life's problems.

did this sock escape the the goodwill bin?

ThurgreedMarshall

10-30-2003 09:44 AM

New York ain't the only team trying for a makeover

"The Boston Red Sox placed All-Star slugger Manny Ramirez on irrevocable waivers, The New York Times, the Boston Herald and the Providence Journal reported Thursday.

The move means any major league team can have Ramirez -- if it is willing to pay his salary. The outfielder has five years and $104 million remaining on a $160 million, eight-year contract. He is scheduled to make $20.5 million next season."

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1650053

This of course means nothing. Hopefully, even Steinbrenner isn't stupid enough to pick him up. Look for Boston to eat part of his salary in a trade later.

TM

Penske_Account

10-30-2003 09:45 AM

Pictures of fashionable (or not so fashionable) people

Quote:

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
She is so beautiful in that picture that it hurts.

Where does it hurt?

Penske (i was pre-med) Account

Anne Elk

10-30-2003 09:45 AM

CNN reads the FB

Hasn't this been discussed here already? CNN.com has a story about the EA game cover jinx. I tried searching for the posts, but no success.

sebastian_dangerfield

10-30-2003 09:46 AM

Uncle Jemima

Quote:

Originally posted by Penske_Account
I miss Brian Fellowes. I feel his pain.

"I'm going to kill that motherf'in parrot."

They should force Norm McDonald and Tracy to do a show together.

Anne Elk

10-30-2003 09:48 AM

Ann Elk

Quote:

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Is your avatar really you? If not, who is that?

Dawn Tinsley from The Office. My bio is here.

Montecore

10-30-2003 09:51 AM

(Really Important) News

Quote:

Originally posted by Anne Elk
1. Roy Horn has been transferred to UCLA medical center to begin his recovery.
http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/SHOWBIZ/10...oy.file.ap.jpg
I wonder if Montecore was just getting him back for all the choking he had to endure while a cub.

Nope. Just a little hungry. And thank you for posting the picture showing how I was ripped away from my mother Shiva at the tender age of 5 days. Brings back great memories, let me tell you. Thanks a lot.

sebastian_dangerfield

10-30-2003 09:52 AM

Sebby's discontent

Quote:

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Get a bitchslave and make him (her) tow your line!!

I have problems with disciplining others. Every time they give me a project where I supervise another assoc, I let the kid get away with murder and then wind up doing most of the shit by myself. I lack the "dick" gene which is required to beat up on other people. I wind up making friends with them and commiserating and fucking around. This probably explains why I also have awful reject secretaries and paralegals working with me.

On the positive side, I just picked up a new suit from the cleaners/tailors and the fresh new silky fabric feels fantastic on my balls, so all is not wrong in the universe.

rufus leeking

10-30-2003 09:54 AM

New York ain't the only team trying for a makeover

Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
"Hopefully, even Steinbrenner isn't stupid enough ......

best part of article....

Quote:

In the days since the Yankees' World Series loss to the Florida Marlins, owner George Steinbrenner has taken control of the team with the apparent intention to dramatically alter the roster.

Red Sox should just sit tight. George in "control" will take care of the rest.

All but 1 team would be grateful to have made the series, shit I'd love a simple winning record.

evenodds

10-30-2003 09:54 AM

(Really Important) News

Quote:

Originally posted by Anne Elk
3. Anyone else watch LeBron's debut last night? I was impressed. The kid actually knows how to play team ball. His shooting fundamentals are a bit sketchy. It will be interesting to see how he holds up under the rigors of an NBA season.

I watched it live (which started late) and then the first fifteen minutes on replay and he played shockingly well.

I am still not on the LeBron bandwagon. He dropped out of summer league after three games because he was too tired. I will be very interested to see how he holds up on an NBA schedule. That said, he has skills. His pass to Davis was a thing of beauty.

I am looking for Melo and the new look Nuggets to set things off.

Walter_Disco_Mitty

10-30-2003 09:56 AM

Sebby's discontent

Quote:

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I have problems with disciplining others. Every time they give me a project where I supervise another assoc, I let the kid get away with murder and then wind up doing most of the shit by myself. I lack the "dick" gene which is required to beat up on other people. I wind up making friends with them and commiserating and fucking around. This probably explains why I also have awful reject secretaries and paralegals working with me.

On the positive side, I just picked up a new suit from the cleaners/tailors and the fresh new silky fabric feels fantastic on my balls, so all is not wrong in the universe.

Are you played by Ricky Gervais on the telly?

barely_legal

10-30-2003 09:58 AM

Sebby's discontent

Quote:

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I lack the "dick" gene ...

Well, that certainly explains your fascination with the trannies.

rufus leeking

10-30-2003 09:59 AM

Sebby's discontent

Quote:

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I have problems with disciplining others. Every time they give me a project where I supervise another assoc, I let the kid get away with murder

YOu know the answer to this. Blame others.

"I don't mind that you've given me a half baked memo, I can certainly guess what you mean about Section 674 (g) and its legislative history from you vague comments, but to be fair to you I'm need to insist you redo. Senior partner King would have your ass if you get used to doing this level of completely competant but arguable slightly not complete work."

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

10-30-2003 10:01 AM

(Really Important) News

Quote:

Originally posted by evenodds
That said, he has skills.

skills get you nowhere in the NBA.

he needs skillz.

notcasesensitive

10-30-2003 10:04 AM

Sebby on Sebby

Quote:

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I'm waht you'd call a "face guy." I'm great in person...

Quote:

I lack the "dick" gene which is required to beat up on other people.

It is a shame we can't all see you in person. Perhaps you only lack the "dick" gene in face to face interactions?

greatwhitenorthchick

10-30-2003 10:05 AM

(Really Important) News

Quote:

Originally posted by evenodds
basketball stuff

little known fact about me. I actually had Raptors seasons tickets four years in a row (all right, there was a package deal with Leafs seasons tickets). So although I don't know shit, I am a bit of a fan of the game. Anyway, it is nice to see Vince Carter looking somewhat like he used to. I am a big fan of his. I think it's great the way he sticks it out in Toronto when he could so easily go someplace else.

sebastian_dangerfield

10-30-2003 10:06 AM

Sebby on Sebby

Quote:

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Perhaps you only lack the "dick" gene in face to face interactions?

Correct.

Penske_Account

10-30-2003 10:07 AM

Sebby's discontent

Quote:

I'm paralyzed by the irony. I also find myself dangerously attracted to aggressive controlling secretaries, who always end up working out really well. For the 3 months before they get axed. I'm like the Murphy Brown of the NW and I never even liked that show. Merde!

Penske_Account

10-30-2003 10:13 AM

Penkse outed!

Quote:

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
It is a shame we can't all see you in person.

Funny you should say this today and in light of my last post. This is slightly outable but what the hell, we are all pals, platonically, except for slave and less, nttawwt, anyway, I digress.....the point is my secretary and I dressed up as twins for the office Halloween party last weekend and she just sent me the digital shot via email. I will share the pic for a short while but delete it in about an hour.

Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

http://www.comcast.net/assets/200310/594839.jpg

That's me on the left. She's height challenged but makes up for it with tenacity!

Aloha Mr. Learned Hand

10-30-2003 10:19 AM

CNN reads the FB

Quote:

Originally posted by Anne Elk
Hasn't this been discussed here already? CNN.com has a story about the EA game cover jinx. I tried searching for the posts, but no success.

Yep. Another example of the FB being on the cutting edge of current events...

We discussed it after the Cubs lost after Kerry Wood was on SI and after the Dany Heatley crash (cover of EA Sports NHL 2004).

Edited to add: Weak story, doesn't even point out other sports like baseball (Randy Johnson) or hockey, and totally glosses over the Chunky Soup Jinx, which may be the worst of all.

notcasesensitive

10-30-2003 10:20 AM

Penkse outed!

Quote:

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Funny you should say this today and in light of my last post. This is slightly outable but what the hell, we are all pals, platonically, except for slave and less, nttawwt, anyway, I digress.....the point is my secretary and I dressed up as twins for the office Halloween party last weekend and she just sent me the digital shot via email. I will share the pic for a short while but delete it in about an hour.

Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

http://www.comcast.net/assets/200310/594839.jpg

That's me on the left. She's height challenged but makes up for it with tenacity!

I always pictured you more like this...

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...kers/cover.jpg

Hank Chinaski

10-30-2003 10:22 AM

Penkse outed!

Quote:

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Happy Halloween!

That's me on the left. She's height challenged but makes up for it with tenacity!

She has man hands.

edit: deleted the photo, but she does have man hands

Penske_Account

10-30-2003 10:27 AM

Penkse outed!

Quote:

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I always pictured you more like this...

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...kers/cover.jpg