Fucking telemarketers and Fucking Judges
 

It's not really content-based, is it? Isn't it based on mode of communication (telephone), identity of communicator (commercial enterprise), and expressed preference to opt out?

T. (don't really know much about the statute) S.

Fucking telemarketers and Fucking Judges
 

Your friends can still call you at 3am to discuss cars. Your kid's teacher can call. Absolute strangers who have never spoken to you before can call and ask to discuss politics, charities, or your kid's teacher.

Telemarketers can call you anytime, to discuss anything that is NOT related to their jobs or sales pitches. They probably won't but they can, so it's not identity-based.

Politicians can still call, unless they are trying to sell you aluminum siding. (Query whether having donated by phone to a politician allows that politician, after she loses the election, to become a siding seller and use your pre-existing relationship to call you.)

The only restriction is, someone cannot call you out of the blue to discuss with you the possibility of a commercial sale.

It is clearly the content of the call that is distinguished. Problem is, charity calls are "commercial" calls, and the inclusion of those makes the exclusion of regular sales calls discriminatory vis-a-vis the USConst.

the Paigow
 

In Stark contrast to some of the longtime GAs who have so sadly yet so obliously hurdled the shark, to coin a phrase,....P..[COUGH] L....COUGH].....F..[COUGH], you, Paigow, have truly hit your stride.

Gotta love the Paigow, indeed!

Penske

let's play solitaire
 

Pretty Little Flower is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

Bilmore
 

I'm sure all y'all have heard the old wives' tale that no one, no matter how stoned on the hibiscus leaf, may be forced to do that which is repellent to his moral nature, whatever that may be.

Indeed.

Fucking telemarketers and Fucking Judges
 

Yes. NTTAWWT.

Moved to big board.

Here

(The post below referred to this post. I've quoted it over at the big board as well.)

in other news of law firm/greddy boards conflicts.......Gina T., the CEO of the Michigan H&H firm has stepped down. Gina was "credited" with threatening Yahoo with suit after a post on the old-old boards that listed confidential H&H info. Yahoo immediately killed at least the Detroit board, if not all of its boards. Once new boards popped up, Gina was the subject of many hateful posts.

Ultimately, her administration is seen as a failure by those still at thew firm.

Fucking telemarketers and Fucking Judges
 

The distinction Congress made, however, is in the general grant of authority to the FTC, which does not extend to non-profit institutions. If such a grant itself can create a content-based restriction, doesn't that make it nearly impossible for any agency with limited jurisdiction (as they nearly all are) unable to regulate speech in any way?

One good thing about the Denver ruling: presumably to reach the constitutional issue, he had to conclude that the FTC did have the authority to promulgate the regulations.

It occurs to me I really should have posted my original message (which now reads moved to big board) on the big board, so I moved it there.

I'd like to reroute this discussion there so we don't take over the Fashionistas board with it.

So I'll quote your post BOL over there as well if that is ok.


http://www.lawtalkers.com/forums/sho...5933#post35933

Funniest Line on Friends (that the lame posters havent beaten to death)/ Fashion Dont
 

My favorite Friends line that I remember right now is when they were doing that game about how well they know each other and the question was "What is Monica's biggest pet peeve?" "Animals dressed like humans". Also "what is the name on Chandler's TV Guide adress?(or whatever)" "Miss Candlelera (or whatever) Bong".

this show was definitely quite funny for a long time.


***

Fashion Don't.

Old Rule that obviously needs to be dusted off. If you have really thick bangs (a hairstyle dont in the first place), do not, and I repeat do not, wear a ponytail. espeicall a mid to high ponytail. I saw a bleach job on the subway doing this. It can aslo be seen by the gal who is apparently a lesbian on "K Street". Maybe this form of hairstyle victim is unitque to DC, but I bet its big in Decatur.

Funniest Line on Television
 

The two stand up lines I always remember that are so funny and probalby wont be when I post them are:

1. some woman comedian, whose name I do not knwo, but had kind of a weird high pitched voice. "It is such a pain in the ass being a single woman. Even if you are just running down the street to the store (paraphraase here) you have to spend a half hour doijng your hair and your make up and finding something to wear that is flattering but has to appear effortless. Because you never know when you will meet Mr. You Might Do. "

2) the other one is Chris Rock's thing about AIDS testing and the Ghost of Pussy Past.

Gossip Folks
 

Especially since that half-assed 'scholar' Dershowitz doesn't even judge 'Animal Court.'

I guess I was at the tool table
 

Fucking wingnut bitch. What would the Lord say?

Funniest Line on Television
 

That's an old joke that Friends should hardly be allowed to take credit for.

But here's my submission.

Seinfeld to Kramer: "Ya kept making the stops?"

TM

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

I hated that misogynist tool video but loved that song.

What is it with youngish male celebrities in their fifties and sudden heart problems?

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/artic..._manager_says/

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

Drugs? Sex? Rock n Roll?

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

Wow. Last weekend I busted out one of my alltime favorite CDs "sneaking sally down the alley" and was going to post about how grat it is and maybe do a forgotten great CD poll (but I forgot to post and I dont want to read a bunch of TM and EO stuff about old skool rap). I dont know what the misogynistic tool video is, but the guy was extrememely clever.

Usually you kjow your musicians arent long for the world (Jerry., Warren, George) so when something like this happens, its prtty shocking.

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

More likely, IRS, prostate, and alimony.

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

Misogynist? Come on... The guy had a few models play guitar behind him in rather conservative outfits. I don't know how anyone could hate that guy. I saw him interviewed years ago and he seemed pretty down to earth and shockingly normal for a rock star.

S(All that said, he will probably still go to purgatory for having sung that awful version of "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On")D

Editted to say I once again replied before really reading the post and now realize that PJ was actually saying she hated the VIDEO, and NOT RP. I really think the Knob Creek is beginning to rot my brain...

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

Right -- if drugs sex and rock & roll were the culprits, how would one explain Keith Richards?

On second thought, maybe Mick & Co. are pulling a Weekend at Bernie's on us.

Funniest Line on Television
 

best stand up- Jay Leno on letterman, pre-Leno's tonight show clean-up, Talking about air travel- soon after the air fla. crash "You know, Air Fla. slogan is 'We go where the others don't' Yeah? like the 14th street bridge?" then moving into the crash instructions, and the guy with the inflatable vest floating in the water "you see the look on his face? he doesn't look scared- he looks put out, it's like he looking at his watch thinking 'looks like I'm going be a little bit late getting into LaGuardia..."
can't stand watching the guy now because I can't forget how not-white bread he was.

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

Mine are more fun.

Funniest Line on Television
 

My roommate has that entire dialogue on a wav file on his computer. He plays it at least twice a week.

One of my favorites:
"What exactly is a barometer?"
"It's pronounced "thermometer"."

Funniest Line on Television
 

Especially when he was on "All in the Family" or "Good Times" or whatever it was giving an earnest lecture about V.D.

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

That was the misogynistic video? The Addicted to Love and the one after it? How onearth is that misogynistic? It was kinda cool, kinda sleek and kinda funny, to have him have these models who look alike, but didnt, play air guitar and move in unison.

Funniest Line on Friends (that the lame posters havent beaten to death)/ Fashion Dont
 

Big Fat Goalie

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

Well, RP was not a musical genius. he was always a bit more of a marketing guru than a brilliant songwriter. Addicted to Love is up there with Kasmir and Are You Gonna Go My Way for 'Most Amazingly Repetitive Yet Catchy Song.'

I didn't expect someone like RP to drop dead. I'm guessing he probably had garden variety arteriosclerosis or some wierd genetic condition. He certainly didn't party like Jerry (1974 - Jerry had a cholestrol level in excess of 450 and lived for many months on heroin, Hagen Dazs and smokes while not leaving his apartment) or Warren, who once stated that he had a hard time remembering most of 1978 through 1980.

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

Right. And despite the video bimbo collection, he gets many points for being such a consistently snappy dresser.

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

You make these sound like bad things. It's not the fun things in life that kill you, it's the stressors.

Holy crap! Robert Palmer R.I.P.
 

Wrong, Palmer was a genius. YOu apparently only know his eighties oeuvre which is classic eighties but not genius. Listen to his seventies funk inspired stuff. Outstanding. Absolutely stands the test of time.

Funniest Line on Television
 

I knew you were still in college.

Funniest Line on Television
 

It's a huge dorm room though. I've got a sheet hanging over my bed and everything for privacy. Wanna come over?

Fucking telemarketers and Fucking Judges
 

Dunno about home, but the tel. no. on his letterhead: (303) 844-5018

Chambers Facsimile (303) 335-2155
Secretary: Stacy Steinbrecher (303) 844-5018
Courtroom Deputy Clerk: Edward Butler (303) 844-5018
Docket Clerk, Civil Matters: Patricia Pirner (303) 844-5018 or 303-844-3433
Docket Clerk, Criminal Matters: Elaine Quintana (303) 844-2115
Court Reporter: Therese Lindblom (303) 844-5018 or 303-628-7877

Funniest Line on Television
 

I'm a tiger, not a cougar.


Yet.

Fucking telemarketers and Fucking Judges
 

Later, we can all call the judge handling the Laci Peterson case and scream "fry him!". Dumb fuck wants to hear evidence and stuff - what a waste!

Insane in the Blaine
 

You have to admire the Brits for both there creativity and tenacity. I would hope that some jackhole starving himself in a box in the US would go largely unnoticed. The Brits have taken it upon themselves to really make this Blaine's life hell. Uncontent with efforts thus far - which include pelting the box with eggs and golf balls, laser pointers, and all manner of loud noises - some bloke filled balloons with paint and launched them at Blaine's box with a catapult.


From the article:

[Pat Prince, the director of Network Security] said that this morning's attacker broke into a derelict building at the rear of the car park behind the Blaine site. Leaning out of a window, he fired seven or eight shots at the illusionist before hitting the box.

Mr Prince added: "One of our officers who was patrolling in the area heard the twang of a catapult being fired and went to investigate. We detained the man and the police then arrested him.

"The frustrating thing is that once again this man was smartly dressed and well-spoken. You would think that middle-class, middle-aged people would know better.

http://www.thisislondon.com/til/jsp/...itemId=6902175


A catapult?

Funniest Line on Television
 

You can still come over. Just don't fuck with my Bob Marley poster.

Funniest Line on Television
 

I've got papers if you've got weed.

Fucking telemarketers and Fucking Judges
 

That, too, would be a justifiable expression of one's political views. However, it won't happen because, frankly, almost no one actually gives a shit. Apparently millions of people care enough about rounding up and executing telemarketers to exercise their speech rights.

NB, I have absolutely no rationality about this, at all. I think these fuckers are a public menace. I would probably applaud the repeal the first amendment w/r/t/ commercial speech entirely if it would get these assholes off my line. I think a lot of other people would, too. That scares the fuck out of me. I think that "constitution isn't a death pact" thing might apply: in applying a no-content-discrimination rule in this case, they court complete and total disaster with the backlash.

BR(considering buying an air horn)C