Category Archives: Completely Different

Blonde Joke

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Michael Froomkin

It’s going around the Internet as the Best blond(e) joke ever…but a lot depends on how you tell it.

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Don’t Even Think About It

Posted on December 29, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

Via Concurring Opinions, this marvelous piece of refried boilerplate from the AALS Section on Contracts:

IMPORTANT SMALL PRINT LEGAL DISCLAIMER

This web site is a forum for the exchange of information and points of view. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the Section on Contracts or of the Association of American Law Schools, which when you think about it are really only reified abstractions that have no independent existence and therefore can’t really have any “opinions” about anything at all, so we’re not sure why we have to say this. All statements herein are the sole responsibility of the authors, except for any that are inaccurate, irresponsible, tasteless, or actionable, which are solely the responsibility of student editorial assistants who are working as independent contractors and for whom we will accept absolutely no responsibility whatsoever. There are no warranties, either express or implied, for the use of this site. Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice, since only an idiot would take free legal advice on an important issue from the casual musings of a law professor instead of paying a practicing lawyer who actually knows the law of the jurisdiction you’re in. Any disputes arising as a result of your use of this site shall be decided by arbitration under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce in Japan, unless you happen to be somewhere in or near Japan, in which case it shall be decided in Belgium. Your reading of this provision signifies your assent to all its terms.

Perhaps this is a good time to refer readers to my own personal web site disclaimer? (Reprinted below for your convenience.)

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Policy Wonk Joke

Posted on December 24, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

The debate over blog wonkery reminded me of a joke my dad told me, probably back in the good old days of the Nixon administration.

Q: “What’s the difference between Democrats and Republicans when it comes to research?”

A: “Democrats believe in research. They go out and commission the best experts they can find to advise them, then read the results. But when the results don’t agree with their plans, they just file the report. And then they go do what they were going to do anyway.

“Republicans don’t believe in research. They skip straight to the last step.”

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Today’s Strange Fact

Posted on December 23, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

The New York Review of Books: FAQ: About the electronic edition:

Q: If the entire contents of the archives were printed on one line, at the same size type used in the Review’s print edition, how long would that line be?

A: 255 miles, or about the same distance as New York City to Kennebunkport, Maine.

(But I refuse to try to calculate how many miles of type I’ve read.)

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Reinhardt Strikes Again!

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

The Onion – America’s Finest News Source, reports that Activist Judge Cancels Christmas. I expect this latest ourage by Judge Stephen Reinhardt will be on Fox soon since it seems any lie on the subject of the oppression of the majority by itself will do very nicely.

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Office Follies

Posted on December 1, 2005 by Michael Froomkin

At UM, visiting professors sometimes remark on the climate’s effect on student clothing styles, which tend more towards the skimpy than is found in places where the outdoor temperature routinely dips below 75 degrees Fahrenheit. (Today’s lovely and cool temperatures in the mid-60s won’t last.)

That said, we haven’t — as far as I know — ever had to contend with stuff like this incident at UC Irvine: Acephalous: My Morning: A Play in One Uncomfortable Act. (Don’t miss the third comment. He’s in for a disappointment.)

(Spotted via John Holbo at John & Belle have a blog.)

Update: It has been brought to my attention that the Irvine Incident was in the Humanities. I, of course, don’t have the faintest clue what goes on in the Humanities departments here at UM or anywhere else…

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