NFT: Shakespeare's famous line, "Kill all the lawyers..."

it's a double entendre. It does mean what you say, but Will was a law clerk and he indeed hated the lawyers. btw, Dick the Butcher is about the only thing memorable about the play Henry VI

have banned the ice bucket challenge because it's an impermissible endorsement of the benefitting ALS charity. So yes, kill all the lawyers.

legal jokes of all kinds. Here's my favorite:

What do you call a lawyer who has an IQ of 50?
Answer: "Your Honor"

That's kind of a lawyer's lawyer joke.

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is irrelevant because today it means the former in your post, i.e., get rid of the lawyers.

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"the exception proves the rule."

This does not mean that a "real" rule has exceptions. Rather, simply that exceptions test rules.

is that M.S. has been wrong about something for 40 years.

Most surprising?

He finally figured it out.

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is that M.S. has been wrong about something for 40 years. Most surprising? He finally figured it out.

We all learn at our own pace.

:>)

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have banned the ice bucket challenge because it's an impermissible endorsement of the benefitting ALS charity. So yes, kill all the lawyers.

Hey you can always contribute to the CFC...because that's always been so damn effective.

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In comment 11823939 Dunedin81 said: Quote: have banned the ice bucket challenge because it's an impermissible endorsement of the benefitting ALS charity. So yes, kill all the lawyers. Hey you can always contribute to the CFC...because that's always been so damn effective.

Nothing wrong with the CDC but having to listen to a twenty-minute spiel on the "Washington Post Test" and to then hear the guy talk triumphantly about how they had fixed the ALS issue was just fucking infuriating. How obtuse and stupid can you be to talk about official misconduct and ethics and appearances of impropriety without realizing that banning the rank and file from dumping water on themselves for charity fails the Washington Post test miserably.

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Nothing wrong with the CDC but having to listen to a twenty-minute spiel on the "Washington Post Test" and to then hear the guy talk triumphantly about how they had fixed the ALS issue was just fucking infuriating. How obtuse and stupid can you be to talk about official misconduct and ethics and appearances of impropriety without realizing that banning the rank and file from dumping water on themselves for charity fails the Washington Post test miserably.

I hear you. But if you want to contribute, you can always do it in an unofficial capacity, or is that not even allowed?

And really, the CFC, while with greatest of intentions, is a shitty charity campaign that wastes a lot of time and money how it's ran, in my opinion.

Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken". It's popularly used in graduation speeches. The speaker usually cites it to encourage graduates to choose a harder and less popular course in life as a means of achieving success and life fulfillment.

But that's not the point Frost was making at all. Rather, it was that people look back believing they made some great (or horrible) choice at a momentous decision point in life. But in reality, their choices were practically indistinguishable and you'll never truly know if you made the right choice anyway.

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Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken". It's popularly used in graduation speeches. The speaker usually cites it to encourage graduates to choose a harder and less popular course in life as a means of achieving success and life fulfillment. But that's not the point Frost was making at all. Rather, it was that people look back believing they made some great (or horrible) choice at a momentous decision point in life. But in reality, their choices were practically indistinguishable and you'll never truly know if you made the right choice anyway.

Frost's point is still perfect for graduation speeches, IMO.

Add in a little, "You're all insignificant specks in the grand scheme of things and your life isn't going to amount to much. So the only thing to do is enjoy the ride and try to bring joy into the lives of all of the other insignificant specks that you encounter during your insignificant journey."

'when you see a fork in the road, take it'.

high school, I wanted to kill all the English teachers.

In comment 11823931 blapre74 said:

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it's a double entendre. It does mean what you say, but Will was a law clerk and he indeed hated the lawyers. btw, Dick the Butcher is about the only thing memorable about the play Henry VI

Henry VI is a great play. Henry V and Richard III are probably better known, but I once sat through a four production of Henry VI by the Washington DC Shakespeare Theater that was just captivating.

as having "sat through" is telling.

their personalities

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In comment 11824090 Dunedin81 said: Quote: Nothing wrong with the CDC but having to listen to a twenty-minute spiel on the "Washington Post Test" and to then hear the guy talk triumphantly about how they had fixed the ALS issue was just fucking infuriating. How obtuse and stupid can you be to talk about official misconduct and ethics and appearances of impropriety without realizing that banning the rank and file from dumping water on themselves for charity fails the Washington Post test miserably. I hear you. But if you want to contribute, you can always do it in an unofficial capacity, or is that not even allowed? And really, the CFC, while with greatest of intentions, is a shitty charity campaign that wastes a lot of time and money how it's ran, in my opinion.

The whole out of uniform bit, sure, but the idea that you can't do charity in uniform is silly and selectively enforced. Here is something where servicemembers could do something that reflects well upon them and on their service and the objection is that it would constitute an official endorsement of the ALS charity. As though GOs appearing at charity balls - which is permitted under certain circumstances - doesn't do exactly the same thing.

A good start!!

What is the difference between a dead skunk and a lawyer in the middle of the road? There are skid marks around the skunk.

I'll be here all week folks, try the veal, tip your waiters and waitresses!!

Okay, old bad jokes, I know but I couldn't help myself.