One for the lawyers (which we have too many of):
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One for the lawyers (which we have too many of):
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Do we really though? I'm used to sports boards being populated exclusively with lawyers and accountants (all day in front of a screen); this board seems more diverse.Originally Posted by U-Ute
Of the top of my head, the only lawyers I can think of are LA, SeattleUTe, Scratch, me, MpFunk, and concerned. I'm sure I'm missing some, but we have a lot of people that have a more interesting life (DevilDog, Diehard, Justin, etc).
A walk down memory lane:
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
I think we have more engineers than lawyers, but Rocker, U-Ute, Wally and others of their ilk don't want to talk about that. They need scapegoats, and lawyers are perfect for that. It's OK, though; we are used to persecution.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
I'm a lowly b-school grad with a masters in IS, so I don't measure up to the engineers, lawyers or doctors who frequent message boards. You can imagine my parent's disappointment.
Et tu, U-Ute?
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
My grandfather and uncle were both 3rd District Court judges. My cousin works as a prosecutor in the county attorney's office. They love lawyer jokes.Et tu, U-Ute?
Q: What do you have when you have a lawyer buried in cement up to his neck?
A: Not enough cement.
Oddly enough, much to his chagrin, all of my grandfather's sons are engineers.
Q: How do you tell the difference between a dead skunk lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road?
A: There are skid marks in front of the skunk.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
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