Comments on: Lawyer of the Rings

Lawyer of the Rings

tdismukes — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:37:49 -0800

If you're going to make a deal with Sauron, consult your lawyer first.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:44:09 -0800

You can't beat Sauron at legal arguments. The only way to deal with him is to get Buffy the Vampire Slayer to kick his ass.

By: Orange Goblin

Orange Goblin — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:15:06 -0800

Is this something you need a law degree to find funny?

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:18:17 -0800

Because I don't have a law degree.

By: kavasa

kavasa — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:39:57 -0800

I don't have a law degree and I found it pretty funny - but then once I get out of undergrad I'm thinking of getting a law degree, so.

By: Slothrup

Slothrup — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:40:00 -0800

Duh. Isn't it obvious that *all* lawyers are already agents of Sauron?

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:53:15 -0800

Now you've done it. Calling anyone an "agent of Sauron" is clearly defamatory on its face; the defamatory statement is about identifiable persons, to wit, lawyers; and the material has been distributed to someone other than the offended party, to wit, the members and lurkers of MetaFilter. You can expect a subpoena by the end of the month, and Matt will be required to turn over all user IDs; eventually MeFi will be sold at auction and all of us will be working as unpaid gofers at law firms as part of a "public service" deal to avoid jail time. I hope you're happy.

By: subgenius

subgenius — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:06:23 -0800

As a law student, I might have come up with something like that; as a lawyer, I was just happy to sneak out and see the movie. The contract-interpretation discussion made me cringe, but I enjoyed the civ-pro jokes. [sigh] I miss school. [/sigh]

By: lerrup

lerrup — Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:50:01 -0800

It summarises everything that means I don't want to be a lawyer anymore.

By: dmt

dmt — Thu, 25 Dec 2003 16:15:53 -0800

Woah! Contract law without consideration as a condition is terrifying and bizarre! Merry xmas all...