This post by John Browning from The Lawyerist discusses various court opinions where the judges have cited to Star Trek or famous lines from one of the series or from the movies. Who says there is no humor in law?
To Boldly Go Where Few Judges Have Gone Before: How the Bench is Using a Pop-Culture Sci-Fi Classic to Explain its Decisions
The Lawyerist
by John Browning on September 6th, 2013
http://lawyerist.com/boldly-go-judges-gone-bench-using-pop-culture-sci-fi-classic-explain-decisions/
Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts
Monday, September 09, 2013
Friday, March 02, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Copier humor
Man and Woman Versus Machine
Amy F. Goodusky
The Connecticut Law Tribune
February 29, 2012
Tales of an emotionally sensitive copier and the men and women who deal with it.
This reminds me of one of my professors, who said librarians would always be expected to know how to unjam printers and copiers, simply because these machines resided in the library. And because librarians are very good at deciphering instructions.
Amy F. Goodusky
The Connecticut Law Tribune
February 29, 2012
Tales of an emotionally sensitive copier and the men and women who deal with it.
This reminds me of one of my professors, who said librarians would always be expected to know how to unjam printers and copiers, simply because these machines resided in the library. And because librarians are very good at deciphering instructions.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
PLL-SIS Speaker
"The Know it All" at the Library Convention, Esquire's A.J. Jacobs, Makes Us Howl--- Makes Us Think!O'Grady summarizes the talk given by the PLL-SIS speaker at the 2011 conference, A. J. Jacobs. She does a marvelous job of covering the speech. Go read the entire post - it is worth the five minutes or so to read it all.
So what is the connection between a popular culture humorist and the law library community? Answer: 18,000 pages of legal treatises. and perhaps a million footnotes. (cont)
Dewey B Strategic blog
Jean P. O'Grady
August 1, 2011
Friday, April 01, 2011
New law firm?
The 3 Geeks folks ponder forming a law firm in North Carolina. Possible names:
•Geek, Geek & Geek, PC
•Geek³, PC
•3 Geeks and a Law Firm, PC
North Carolina has recently considered a bill allowing up to 49% non-lawyer ownership of law firms. As Greg points out, the NC flag is similar to the TX flag, so it should be "an okay place to do business".
And...
please notice the date of the post (4-1-2011).
•Geek, Geek & Geek, PC
•Geek³, PC
•3 Geeks and a Law Firm, PC
North Carolina has recently considered a bill allowing up to 49% non-lawyer ownership of law firms. As Greg points out, the NC flag is similar to the TX flag, so it should be "an okay place to do business".
And...
please notice the date of the post (4-1-2011).
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