tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290091652024-03-07T02:51:17.895-05:00Partial LawBecause sometimes you feel like a law student...<br />and sometimes you don't.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-18231882419419227152008-02-20T00:47:00.002-05:002008-02-20T00:51:22.357-05:00Here's One<blockquote><strong>Events Email - 02.20.2008</strong><br />. . .<br /><strong>Already Announced Law School Events</strong><br />. . .<br />The Law Weekly Needs Reviewers!</blockquote>Okay: It's not very good.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-81726812040448549182008-01-31T14:12:00.000-05:002008-01-31T14:18:08.266-05:00Rejected Feb Club Themes<ul><li>Feb Club Eve 1894</li><li>Three Easy Nieces</li><li>Haitian Paradise</li><li>Super Jewsday</li><li>Anything But <em>Those</em> (in which you can wear what you want, but everyone will criticize it)</li><li>Revenge of the Turds</li><li>Snowpants or <a href="http://www.law.virginia.edu/lawweb/Faculty.nsf/FHPbI/1775">Low</a> pants.</li><li>Kegs and Dregs</li></ul><small>Actual 2008 Feb Club themes are available from <a href="http://www.tjsdoubleplay.com/blog/2008/01/feb_club.html">TJ</a>.</small>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-84937868011505531742008-01-25T16:10:00.000-05:002008-01-25T16:25:16.785-05:00Where We're Going, We Don't Need RoadsA short list of things which are coming faster than fall semester grades:<br /><ul><li>The presidential election</li><li>Global-warming-induced flooding of the Eastern seaboard</li><li>The <em>next</em> presidential election</li><li>Jesus</li><li>Duke Nukem Forever</li><li>A new Ice Age</li><li>Zoraster<br /></li><li>The Revolution</li><li>Your Mom</li></ul>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-57954193298232251652007-12-04T18:27:00.000-05:002008-12-09T20:14:14.819-05:00Sometimes I Forget I Go to School in the South<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm4_ya51fMmzpv_ZmcF7gbcx1GTotAmPrv3NPWpq5YWKtUj6bxsASTwJ054Ygi6h15R6Ghrc8dllLRYvKjRknnTaL1FQFRFCOi3zYkKFAi07yVET7rwL-81pWBO0QncZ2D74xZQ/s1600-h/AK47GroupBuy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm4_ya51fMmzpv_ZmcF7gbcx1GTotAmPrv3NPWpq5YWKtUj6bxsASTwJ054Ygi6h15R6Ghrc8dllLRYvKjRknnTaL1FQFRFCOi3zYkKFAi07yVET7rwL-81pWBO0QncZ2D74xZQ/s400/AK47GroupBuy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140263783300328066" /></a><br /><br />But then I am reminded.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-53776703245922585922007-11-30T13:16:00.000-05:002007-11-30T13:23:23.433-05:00In the Spirit of the DayAll screen names, firm names, and undergraduate alma maters have been changed:<blockquote><font color="blue"><strong>CavLaw09 (2:26:13 PM):</strong></font> Firm B did win the 2/3 coin flip but i did notice they have nobody from USC among their partners<br /><font color="blue"><strong>CavLaw09 (2:26:28 PM):</strong></font> also their website is a lot cooler</blockquote>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-47038248538347301742007-11-16T13:34:00.001-05:002007-11-16T13:34:44.193-05:00A Word About Taking Fed CourtsDon't.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-89012709402948980592007-11-15T17:15:00.000-05:002007-11-15T18:43:53.522-05:00From the Mailbag<blockquote><strong>Where you been at?</strong><br />-<a href="http://partiallaw.blogspot.com/2007/09/always-clever.html#c5002839681946707982">TJ</a></blockquote>A common question. I shut down in late September in an early show of solidarity with the WGA strike. Only recently did I realize that I've never made money from web content, nor do I ever expect to, so the blog's back on.<br /><br /><blockquote><strong>Recommend a friend and earn money now! Do you know anybody that would benefit from one of our superb cost effective website packages? Tell us about them, if they order one of our website packages we will pay you £50 / $85!</strong><br />-3rdPlanetMedia</blockquote>Look, spam, we both know the dollar isn't worth nearly that much. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're trying to make me feel better instead of trying to screw me, but don't let it happen again.<br /><br /><blockquote><strong>Here is a fact: Girls like guys with a big schlong!</strong><br />-Evangelene McKoy</blockquote>Get me the people from Britannica on the phone!<br /><br /><blockquote><strong>I hear you're trying to get into Contracts II for next semester. Is this true? How can I help?</strong><br />-Imaginary Contributor</blockquote>As a matter of fact, that is the case. <a href="mailto:partiallaw@gmail.com">Drop me a line</a> if you're planning on dropping it.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-38072326727876311872007-09-20T16:28:00.000-04:002007-09-20T16:31:03.522-04:00Always Clever"It seems late in the day to notice to Erwin Chemerinsky is a prominent liberal," <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-ucilaw13sep13,1,2507859.story?coll=la-news-politics-california">said John Jeffries</a>, University of Virginia Law School dean. "That's been true for as long as I've known him. It's rather like discovering that Wilt Chamberlain was tall. How could you not know?"<br /><br /><small>I did another interview with my fly open today.</small>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-88042468093917890892007-08-30T00:16:00.000-04:002007-08-30T12:09:31.271-04:001Ls Say the Darnedest ThingsOverheard in the last week:<br /><ul><li>(Regarding Dandelion, Foxfield, etc.) "I'm not sure I have time for all these mandatory extra activities."</li><li>"But isn't [law review] a lot of extra work?"<br />"No."<br />"Oh, ok."</li><li>"I don't think they actually drink <em>while</em> they play softball."</li><li>1L #1: "I'm pretty sure this the <strong>right classroom</strong>. [<em>Gestures at plaque reading "Wright Classroom."</em><br />[<em>Pause</em>]<br />1L #2: [<em>Laughs hysterically.</em>]<br /></li></ul>Adorable. Also, 1L #1, you may want to check out the <a href="http://www.tjsdoubleplay.com/blog/2007/08/now_hiring.html">offer</a> over at TJ's. And don't ever let anyone tell you that puns aren't funny. Puns are always funny.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-15204667451731039452007-08-24T17:54:00.000-04:002007-08-24T17:57:17.838-04:00What Your Tie Is ForInterviews completed this week: 15<br />Interviews completed with my fly zipped up: 13Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-17937155564074783872007-08-22T07:53:00.001-04:002007-08-22T07:54:51.770-04:00Reminder to Young AssociatesI am aware that you are looking at my Facebook profile before you interview me.<br /><br />You should probably know that I am looking at yours.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-29246774039421105762007-07-17T16:52:00.001-04:002008-12-09T20:14:14.948-05:00Caution<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fcN6VYrEmDg/RpgID6SgezI/AAAAAAAAAAY/eA0Mw2l2nP8/s1600-h/IMG_0327.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fcN6VYrEmDg/RpgID6SgezI/AAAAAAAAAAY/eA0Mw2l2nP8/s400/IMG_0327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086824642394487602" border="0"></a>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-11703905965945601392007-07-15T11:17:00.000-04:002007-07-15T11:17:57.108-04:00What the Supremes Are Doing on Their Summer VacationA <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=site%3Awingsandvodka.blogs.com+intitle%3Asupremes">tribute</a>.<br /><br /><b>Roberts:</b> Getting new unlisted phone number in attempt to reduce salary-related prank calls from J. Michael Luttig.<br /><br /><b>Breyer:</b> Making charts, same as every other day.<br /><br /><b>Scalia:</b> Working on costume for annual trip to Burning Man under the name A-Nino Acid.<br /><br /><b>Souter:</b> Posting fake Harry Potter spoilers on the internet.<br /><br /><b>Alito:</b> Crossing out "Scalito" from the front of all his notebooks, and "SAA ♥ AGS" from the inside covers.<br /><br /><b>Thomas:</b> Playing "PC" next to Will Smith's "Mac" for a series of Apple ads set to air on BET this fall.<br /><br /><b>Stevens:</b> Unlocking every bonus track in Guitar Hero II.<br /><br /><b>Ginsburg:</b> Planning trip to Jamaica with Douglas Ginsburg before remembering that Martin is the one she's married to.<br /><br /><b>Kennedy:</b> Casting the deciding vote in <em>Beach v. Pool</em>, <em>In Re a Hamburger, a Hot Dog and Some Potato Salad</em>, and <em>Hooking Your iPod up to the Tape Deck v. Just Listening to the Radio Because We'll Be There in Twenty Minutes</em>.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-17195413198161063202007-07-13T11:25:00.000-04:002007-07-13T11:53:24.937-04:00Partial Law Jeopardy...and the final category is called <em>Roll of "Toilet Paper,"</em> with "toilet paper" in quotation marks. Every correct answer in this category will contain the phrase "toilet paper." Clues will come in video form from Fletcher Reede, on location at the University of Virginia School of Law.<br /><br /><strong>$200:</strong> This cylindrical item appears in the bathrooms of most American homes.<br /><strong>$400:</strong> Invented in the 6th century in China, this product is known as "jax roll" in Irish slang.<br /><strong>$600:</strong> Lack of this household good is why I definitely had to go to the store yesterday after work.<br /><strong>$800:</strong> This common paper good is the one thing I forgot to get among $50 worth of groceries.<br /><strong>$1000:</strong> I've been working at school since surprisingly early this morning for this reason.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-750434141612288382007-06-28T19:01:00.000-04:002007-07-13T12:07:44.451-04:00Now That Two Semesters of Grades Are InLooks like <a href="http://partiallaw.blogspot.com/2007/01/before-i-get-my-grades-back.html">Option B</a> (although maybe there's still a shot at the modeling gig).<br /><br /><strong>Update 7/12/07:</strong> Hm. <a href="http://virginialawreview.org/page.php?s=membership&p=announcements#class_of_2009_editorial_board">That</a>'s weird. Well I guess I still have <a href="http://wingsandvodka.blogs.com/blog/2004/09/this_is_my_conf.html">this</a> to look forward to.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-9671408119701218472007-06-20T23:55:00.000-04:002007-06-21T00:07:52.024-04:00Out of the Mouths of 3Ls<strong>Comment on the method and quality of the instructor's teaching. Be specific about strengths, weaknesses, teaching techniques, congeniality of the learning environment and any suggestions for improvement.</strong><br /><blockquote>I really didn't attend enough classes to make any sort of good comments. I was pretty bored though the first few weeks when I attended.<br />The guest speaker from Google was good, but had I known it was a guest speaker I would have skipped.</blockquote><br />Also, when filling out course evaluations, why do so many people not think about how they're displayed? By this point you have to know that the responses get grouped by question, not by student. So stop putting "see above" or "like I said above" or "the aforementioned" because nobody knows what you're talking about. Just answer each question in the right box. There are certainly tougher things in law school.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-86740179415590194532007-05-22T20:59:00.000-04:002007-05-22T21:42:38.852-04:00Is It 1968 In Here or Is It Just You?Sad, and a bit humbling: looking out the window on Thursday and watching a family digging through the Ivy Garden dumpsters for the perfectly good stuff that all the law and Darden students threw away when they moved out at the end of the year.<br /><br />Odd, and a bit amusing: looking out the window on Friday and seeing a much larger group show up in three cars and do the same thing—led by a wiry older gentleman with long white hair who got out of his car, walked up to the first dumpster, and dove straight in.<br /><br />Fun, and quite entertaining: looking out the window on Saturday and watching a repeat of Friday's event brought to an abrupt close by a profanity-laced altercation between the guy in the third dumpster and one of the (normally quite sweet) Ivy Gardens office ladies.<br /><br />Just plain surreal: picking up a copy of the C-Ville today and realizing that my dumpster-diving friend is the <a href="http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=120703053885459&z_Gallery_ID=11371505073535545&image=9">tie-dye wearing, hammock-weaving hippie</a> featured in the <a href="http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=121304062461064&ShowArticle_ID=11041105074234167">cover story</a> about a local commune which gets some of its resources from "mainstream." Weave on, hippie dude, weave on. But don't go too far; I might need that toothbrush back.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-65413007130278510912007-05-10T19:40:00.000-04:002007-05-10T19:44:37.798-04:00AccomplishmentThings which I completed at roughly the same time:<br /><ul><li>A turkey sandwich</li><li>1L year</li><li>Every mission in Grand Theft Auto 2</li></ul>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-965865719997538512007-05-07T20:23:00.000-04:002007-05-07T20:40:47.522-04:00AdviceNote to future 1Ls:<br />Most people will probably tell you that you should not completely ignore your Property reading all semester, to the point where several of the weekly reading-assignment e-mails remain unopened until the second week of exams. These people are probably correct.<br /><br />Then again, doing thirteen weeks of reading in four days never killed anyone.<br /><br /><small>I do wish I had seen the one about coming to class on time a bit sooner than today, though.</small>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-46749530338504129002007-04-29T00:27:00.000-04:002007-04-29T01:39:27.938-04:00Outlines in SongLooks like this is going to be a semiannual feature (<a href="http://partiallaw.blogspot.com/2006/12/who-understands-those-lawyers.html">last semester's</a>). Especially useful if you're limited to one page and you haven't bothered making anything to bring in. This semester, it's Con Law and it's a long one, with apologies to the Nails (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ITtKae130">original song can be heard here</a>):<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">88 Lines about 44 Plaintiffs</span><a href="#fnPlaintiffs">*</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marbury </span>was a nominee,<br />judicial power did extend.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">McCulloch </span>just worked at the bank<br />which was a means to reach an end.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Martin </span>claimed his rights to land,<br />SCOTUS proved it was supreme.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gibbons </span>got his ferry license,<br />Congress wiped out New York’s steam.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carter Coal</span> just sued itself,<br />court disagreed with FDR.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jones & Laughlin</span> wanted same,<br />but Roberts switched, so no cigar.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Darby</span>’s wages were too low,<br />government said "pay your team."<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Filburn </span>grew himself some wheat,<br />still it flowed in commerce stream.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lopez </span>brought a gun to school,<br />court grew a spine and helped him out.<br />Then <span style="font-weight: bold;">Morrison </span>committed rape<br />and still no clause gave VAWA clout.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Raich </span>just wanted to smoke dope,<br />CA said fine, the Feds said no.<br />But <span style="font-weight: bold;">Flores </span>sued City of Boerne,<br />and Section 5 was weakened so.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">South Dakota </span>versus Dole,<br />drinking young? No highway cash.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FAIR </span>took Rumsfeld into court,<br />in army/law school legal clash.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Garcia </span>wanted overtime,<br />got labor rules applied to states.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New York</span> took no toxic waste,<br />used Court to push it off its plate.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Printz </span>(not Prince) could not be forced<br />to do Feds’ work on background checks.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Condon </span>sued the DMV<br />for handing out IDs like sex.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beazer </span>couldn’t get a job<br />in NYC for doing meth.<br />Then <span style="font-weight: bold;">Creamery </span>of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Clover Leaf</span><br />showed "rationale" is just hot breath.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dred Scott</span> thought that he was free,<br />but Taney told him no such luck.<br />Then <span style="font-weight: bold;">Plessy </span>tested railroad laws<br />‘twas J. Brown’s chance to be the schmuck.<br />Along came <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gaines </span>with goal of law school<br />(no one told him: not good plan).<br />He, then <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sweatt</span>, both got admission,<br />way to stick it to the Man.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br />Uh huh. You show 'em.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brown </span>asked twice for mixed-race schools,<br />the second time, it was the charm<br />But <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bradley </span>lost to Milliken,<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />now no bus runs from town to farm.<br />For <span style="font-weight: bold;">Products </span>made by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carolene,</span><br />be sure to look at Footnote Four.<br />But if your name is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Korematsu</span>,<br />expect no help in times of war.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Davis </span>tried to join the force,<br />but couldn’t pass the reading test.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adarand </span>kept losing deals,<br />wants AA strict; court acquiesced.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grutter</span>, with companion Gratz,<br />split Wolverines along fine line.<br />And <span style="font-weight: bold;">Craig </span>v. Boren brought in sex,<br />for crappy beer, the men did whine.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Virginia </span>lost on VMI,<br />because the diff’rences weren’t real.<br />While <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael M.</span> was tried for rape<br />and they said no to his appeal.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Evans </span>wanted gays protected,<br />Romer failed to block those rights.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lochner</span>’s roundly been rejected,<br />but now it rises to new heights.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Griswold </span>looked for privacy<br />in emanations and penumb.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Roe </span>reached to autonomy<br />now nominees must all play dumb.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Planned Parenthood</span> went after Casey,<br />kept conservatives at bay.<br />Then <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carhart </span>won on D&E,<br />but D&X is DOA.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hardwick </span>lost in eighty-six,<br />just wanted right to sixty-nine.<br />Then <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lawrence </span>won for gay agenda,<br />Nino takes it as a sign.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cruzan </span>just like Terry Schiavo,<br />had her feeding tube removed.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Glucksberg </span>helped with suicide,<br />but nine of nine disapproved.<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br />(Mmmmm...mm mm mm mm mmmm mmmm...)<br /><br />Eighty-eight lines about forty-four plaintiffs.<br /><br /><a name = "fnPlaintiffs"></a><small>*Some of these are criminal defendants. I know. Chill.</small>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-9006920086757605012007-04-26T18:23:00.000-04:002007-04-26T18:37:20.468-04:00We're All Adults HereThis week's Constitutional Law challenge: stop snickering like an idiot when taking notes and writing "sexual autonomy protected under the DP clause."Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-81444865981518135752007-04-17T23:31:00.000-04:002007-04-17T23:53:44.452-04:00Wicked PissahA short list of terms that I originally thought had 'R' sounds and were just being pronounced with a heavy Maine/Boston accent:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Katahdin">Mt. Katahdin</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loofah">Loofah</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa">Salt 'N Pepa</a></li></ul>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-7740413377707413582007-04-14T20:40:00.000-04:002007-04-14T20:42:57.469-04:00You're Just Gonna Hate ItSarah <a href="http://sarahpbandj.blogspot.com/2007/04/suicide.html">seems to think</a> I could be a source of "intelligent commentary" on a topic like <a aiotarget="false" aiotitle="this news story" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6556930,00.html">this news story</a>, which is about a lawyer who jumped from an office on the 69th floor of the Empire State Building and died upon hitting a 30th floor platform, while his newly-severed leg fell to the street below.<br />I'm flattered, but a little confused, as I tend to be more a source of inappropriate jokes and bad puns.<br /><br />That said, I couldn't pick just one, so choose your favorite!<br /><ul><li>Poor guy just couldn't get a leg up on the competition.<br /></li><li>He only fell 39 stories, but he billed the full hour.</li><li>Wow. I mean, I've heard depositions are boring, but geez.</li><li>He wasn't trying to kill himself; he was just too busy to wait for the elevator.</li><li>He's lucky—plenty of lawyers go their whole lives and never make an impact on anything.</li><li>"Gray socks with brown shoes? <em>Fashion suicide!</em>"</li><li>He fought the law, and the law threw him off the Empire State Building.<br /></li></ul>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-51027881583720555322007-04-10T20:22:00.000-04:002007-04-10T20:34:38.145-04:00More Professor NewsIn my continuing efforts to direct readers to interesting appearances in the news by Virginia Law professors, I'd be remiss if I failed to point out <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200704100013">this delightful little clip</a>, in which Keith Olbermann names <a href="http://www.law.virginia.edu/lawweb/Faculty.nsf/FHPbI/4459">Prof. Turner</a> the second-worst person in the world (of the day, of course). Keep watching until the end, when Olbermann calls him "a temp" for a State Department job he held in the mid-80s.Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29009165.post-5178608813963210692007-04-09T21:52:00.000-04:002007-05-02T22:02:32.951-04:00Things I Learned This Week<ul><li>From a series of last-name-announcing cold-calls, I learned the extent to which one of my classes this semester is a veritable UVa Law Bloggers' Summit.</li><li>Between Thursday and Saturday, I learned that random alumni lawyers take first-year oral arguments far more seriously than judges from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals take the Lile Moot Court finals.</li><li>Desegregation: good for schools, good for country clubs, bad for laundry.</li><li>Thanks to my poor reading comprehension skills, I learned that it is possible—although not advised—to put on a suit, shave, drive to school, write an outline, and otherwise prepare for oral arguments in forty-four minutes.</li><li>From minute forty-six to minute forty-nine, I learned that following the above plan <span style="font-style: italic;"><em>will </em></span>get you screwed when the judges decide not to interrupt and instead let you recite all of the facts. <small>(I wish I were joking on these last two.)</small></li><li>Finally, in an ironic twist worthy of O. Henry, I learned that dental floss is the most difficult item in the world to get unstuck from between teeth.</li></ul>Fletcher Reedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16710353759410270593noreply@blogger.com0