Thursday, February 23, 2006

I am the king!

Prof: Why is this case the most important ever to be decided by the Supreme Court? Go to 552, footnote 23. Read all the way to the end. There I am! I'm finally cited in the majority opinion. No longer in the dissent. I was so tired of being nothing but a sex object!

Weekend Plan

2L Guy: My weekend is going to be crazy..

2L Girl: Mine is too, papers to write, men to fuck, etc.

2L: Well, at least you have your priorities.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

tomayto/tomahto

student #1: Your writing professor sounds like a raging bitch.
student #2: She's more of a raging retard.

At least he admits it

An International Law Prof. on arguing with the State Department:

"I get to claim certain rights as a law professor, but that doesn't mean I'm connected to reality."

I didn't mean it...

after an unflattering portrait of a Posner opinion...

Civ Pro Prof: "Judge Posner is one of the most influential judges in the country. If you guys have blogs, please don't post that I insulted him.."

We're not that bad at numbers, lady

Writing Prof, explaining how to define a date in a contract: "September 30, 1940 defined as June 30, 1940. This is absolutely retarded, don’t do it."

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

This about sums it up...

Law Student: The exam is on Sunday at 9am.

Business Student: The exam is on Sunday? What the fuck is wrong with you people?

Monday, February 20, 2006

Cheney's got a gun

K prof: Doing business with your client is as safe as going hunting
with the Vice President.

-- overheard by BD

We don't need no steenkin Ethics rules

Family Law Prof: Your clients are not a pool of prospective dates.
(and later...)
Family Law Prof: Love is in the air... even in divorce court.

-- overheard by CR

I'll know it when I see it

First Amendment Prof: Madonna wrote a book?
Student 1: Yes.
First Amendment Prof: Called "Sex"?
Student 2: It's a picture book.
First Amendment Prof: We all ought to read it.

-- overheard by CR

Leave the hypos to the profs next time

1L: So let's say the husband keeps an apartment in Manhattan, but lives in Ethiopia and his wife lives in Australia...

Prof: Husband in Ethiopia and wife in Australia? That is marriage that might work! Good for them!
-- overheard by CD

Sunday, February 19, 2006

when the 7th Circuit gets out of hand

2L guy: The second case is pretty much Easterbrook on a tangent, but what can we do, right?

2L girl: I feel like Easterbrook gets too much exposure. He enjoys pontificating a bit too much.

2L guy: Correct. He's a punk on paper.