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Oh, and be sure to capitalize every K.

eta: Merde! Je maudis dans la direction de cette règle limitant des poteaux une fois à toutes les trente secondes! La mère de Slave's était un hamster et son père sentis de la baie de sureau!

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Thank you for leading by example.

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I just wanted to see this again.

ETA: Damn you, Shifty!

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French. Now it all makes sense.

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Eu tenho as coisas a dizer sobre a mãe de Slave's em diversas línguas diferentes.

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don't listen to them Coltrane. You do litigation I thought. you're late 20's so you've been out for at least 4 yrs. If so DO NOT GIVE WRITING SAMPLES unless asked. They can only hurt. The people hiring you will be arrogant pricks who probably won't look at your samples- if they do they will only see stuff they find negative. Someone said articles- list them but only provide if asked.

You will need to sell yourself by gab to get the job. The paper only distracts, or screws you.

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And in your interview, be sure to demonstrate such unassailable logic as this.

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those who can do. those who can't teach.

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A. I'm assuming he's already been asked.

B. If he's been asked, lack of a submission signals that he's hiding his poor writing.

C. Even arrogant pricks read them. Of course they're just looking for something - anything - negative. It's a natural impulse amongst the idiot set. But, you're asking Arrogant Prick for a job. Don't let them find anything negative.

D. There is no "D".

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Other options:

Those who can, do those who can't teach.

Those who can, do those who can't, 'teach!

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Maybe you're right, but here's the problem- Coltrane can barely string a coherent thought together for a few sentences, then he drifts. Shit, that's probably why he needs a new job. his only available answer is to stonewall. unless, maybe someone else can email him something to use?

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Many of the arrogant pricks I know are also lazy. In this same vein, does anyone ever call references?

Well, it ain't funny
 

In certain contexts I'm all for saying the opposite of what you mean for the sake of humor or being a pain in the ass, but ... why does the message say that the attempt to edit was unsuccessful when the attempt to edit was actually successful?


Edited, but of course.

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Where is dtb? She'll be so happy.

I'm all for saying the opposite of what you mean
 

You're trying to say that you get the joke, right?

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Minha mãe retrocederá seu burro em países numerosos, Motherfucker.

Amusing Discussion
 

Here's a somewhat amusing discussion I just had with my wife.

[after talking about going to lunch together]

Str8: Do you know anyone who wants to go see Sting in Boston?

Mrs. Str8: Why don't you ask [my ex-girlfriend-turned-Harvard-Prof.] if she wants them? Oh wait, you already did, and she didn't get back to you. Hmmm.

Str8: Yeah, if she was a little nicer to me, I'd have sent them to her for free.

Mrs. Str8: Well she wasn't. Hmmm.

So, any takers? Big discounts on face value.

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This arrogant prick does.

I'm all for saying the opposite of what you mean
 

Whoa! Big time whifferstiltskin! I am soooooo off my game.

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The government.

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Like so many of my dates, we started with a Monty Python reference and ended up on your mother.

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Burma

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What, does babelfish just not get that last word?

closing the loop
 

http://www.briankaneonline.com/image...shavelarge.gif

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I wouldnt read the writing sample and I am not an arrogant prick.

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Yes. The people at the job I had before my current job called my references. Make sure you put down your best law school buddies who will lie their asses off for you because you have tons of good blackmail material.

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Among my college friends, "Burma" was our substitute for "Don't Go There." For, as Detective Goren might say, "the obvious reasons."

Nota bene that graduating in 1995, "Don't Go There" would have been acceptable. However we frisbee-chucking-hipsters were too cool for school, even then.

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We do.

And, BTW, thanks for answering the call for me. I knew that when they would ask you about me being the "Lead Relationship Attorney for the General Motors account," you'd guess where I was going with that.

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"When you answer the phone, say 'Vandelay Industries. Vandelay Industries!!'"

Pole
 

There was one post that singled you out with an identity that will forever preempt you from being thought of as a hipster or cool in my book. That was the post where you admitted to be a card carrying member of the Sting fan club.

Many other posts have had similar impression or stain making effects on posters that they cannot shake (while at the same time, other posters cant get a board persona or personalty charactertistic for their life - see for example, Not From Here). As an example, MR will also be your rimjob man. What are some of the great posts that have forever gave a poster em's persona? Or alternatively, is there a single post that forever immortalizes a poster whether em likes it or not? Like the "Its a foul truth I utter" by Sebby? ANyone?

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No. You're way, waaay off!

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I've been called many things, but never lazy. Well, that one time by Mrs. Finch, but we'd been drinking a lot and I was tired. But I digress.

Ty, your references sucked. Deal with it.

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Right. The reason I don't like you is because you wouldn't give me a job. That must be it.

I thought it was Wilson Sonsini, but it was you.

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Shhh, don't out me. Next you'll start talking about that bowtie I always wear.

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Does George Will also have one that looks just like chest hair?

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Agreed. And I've successfully argued against candidates for my group based on poorly-proofed writing samples. I don't care so much about the writing style (as long as it's not impenetrable) but I just want to make sure they weren't too lazy to read through it and make sure it makes sense and is properly organized. if they can form an argument without showing that they haven't mastered cut and paste and spell check functions, and marginal knowledge of hte blue book, I'm happy. Unfortunately, that appears to be a tall order.

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They asked.

And I've only been out 2+ years.

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Am I whiffing or is this the biggest pot kettle black ever?

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Do you have anything you can use from work and redact? If you don't already know what length they are looking for, you could call and tell them you have two things that you are looking at to redact, and one is longer and one is shorter, and ask which they would prefer. If part of the problem is that there are very few things you have done on your own, you could include a note saying that your group works collaboratively (in a team environment) (not like lone wolves) (in the forest) and you picked an item to which you felt you had made a very significant contribution, or something.

Even if they (recruiting) ask for it, they (lawyers) may not read it.\

And spell grammar correctly and don't split any infinitives.

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I just sent you a very thoughtful responsive PM, and then I see this?