A sad, constant bid for attention

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by nononono
If you are going to make them go on and on, could you at least make them grammatically correct?

I find you not completely incoherent, just more trouble than it is worth to divine the point of/information in your posts (in part because what is often divined is objectionable on substance grounds). People might like you better if you didn't make yourself so hard to understand, though.

Again, will take that under consideration. clear. concise. posts.

okay.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

People, people, people:

Why must I go to ESPN.com to find out that Joe Torre will be back as the Yankees' manager next year? I have come to rely on this board to give me the news I need to know, but you let me down.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
People, people, people:

Why must I go to ESPN.com to find out that Joe Torre will be back as the Yankees' manager next year? I have come to rely on this board to give me the news I need to know, but you let me down.

Wouldn't this be better taken up by PM to NotFromHere?

But, to save you a trip, in better news, A-Rod not on trading block.

[Nelson]HA-ha![/nelson]

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Do you regret driving Atticus away with your flames of pouty wrath?

I miss Atticus, but I stand by my signature line.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I miss Atticus, but I stand by my signature line.

That's okay. The first step is admitting you shit the bed.

[Gattigap]

with Steinem and Fonda. Very surreal show tonight, what with Fonda making out with Colbert and all, but funny.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I don't like bacon on my sausage egg and cheese biscuit.

aren't we getting dainty.

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I miss Atticus, but I stand by my signature line.

Thanks, but I meant Joe Franklin.

edited for niceness

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I wonder why so few new people come here?

Even more poignant is the plight of new members, full of promise, who finally take the plunge and register only to be driven away at the threshold for some unknown reason. I expected great things from you, Arab Mother Traders. Who knows if your promise will ever be fulfilled?

In the interest of promoting understanding between the litigation types who populate this board and everyone else, let me share with you a commonly-used phrase whose definition might be somewhat counter-intuitive and perhaps confusing to others.

"Discrete assignment to last 2 weeks, maximum" when uttered, just for example, by an assigning partner in late July, means "non-stop emergency motion practice through October, expedited discovery and trial by February, while the client rides your back like a harpy and undercuts your efforts at every turn."

It is one of the beauties of our profession, which cares so much for language, that so much content can be packed into such a simple phrase.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by ironweed
Even more poignant is the plight of new members, full of promise, who finally take the plunge and register only to be driven away at the threshold for some unknown reason. I expected great things from you, Arab Mother Traders. Who knows if your promise will ever be fulfilled?

I'm whiffing here, but new members aren't stupid and many are risk averse. They see how you all gleefully rip posters to shreds and many must flee saying no way man.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
I'm whiffing here, but new members aren't stupid and many are risk averse. They see how you all gleefully rip posters to shreds and many must flee saying no way man.

I miss Atticus, too.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ironweed
In the interest of promoting understanding between the litigation types who populate this board and everyone else, let me share with you a commonly-used phrase whose definition might be somewhat counter-intuitive and perhaps confusing to others.

"Discrete assignment to last 2 weeks, maximum" when uttered, just for example, by an assigning partner in late July, means "non-stop emergency motion practice through October, expedited discovery and trial by February, while the client rides your back like a harpy and undercuts your efforts at every turn."

It is one of the beauties of our profession, which cares so much for language, that so much content can be packed into such a simple phrase.

boy you're really getting to be a "glass is half-empty" guy. consider the bright side-

Who do you think will be the firm's go to guy on the next file requiring non-stop emergency motion practice, expedited discovery and trial, with a "hands-on" client?

Glasgow Rangers have been drawn to play Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Cup (an all-European competition one step below the Champions League). As far as I know the two teams have never met before.

But the Israelis have apparently gotten wind of the nature of the Rangers' support (bigoted, right-wing, violent) and have seen pictures of the Rangers' fans' famous "red hand salute," which they claim is derived from the flag of Ulster (pictures are in the work-safe link below). I would assume the Maccabi supporters are none too impressed.

http://www.nrg.co.il/online/3/ART1/486/962.html

My Hebrew is rusty. Is there anyone out there able to translate this article (or a free reliable web translator - okay, stop laughing)? The article should be entertaining. For me, at least. Which is all that matters. Thanks.

Edited to add another pic of the "red hand salute":

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I miss Atticus, too.

Back in the day Atticus was quite critical of me and we'd clash but there definitely is a void without him.