The Real Reason I Want To Be A Lawyer: Part II

Is so I could judicially beat the crap out of people like this guy.



In my contracts class, we discussed the case of Leonard v. Pepsico. Some asshat saw the above ad and decided "I'm going to get myself a Harrier Jet". Of course, this would have been my same attitude when I saw this ad at age 10. But it took some 21 year-old douchebag to try and actually claim the prize seen in the ad.

He of course failed, for a variety of reasons (one, an ad is not an offer and two, it was so ridiculous that no reasonable person could construe it as an offer, for example), but let us not forget Leonard. He saw that there were 7 million Pepsi points needed, and deciding he didn't want to drink the necessary Pepsi products to gain the points, but that he would buy the points as Pepsi allowed, at 10 cents a point. We must also remember the 5 other investors that he got to tag along to get him to raise the $700k necessary to complete the transaction (once he had the minimum 15 Pepsi points, so he did have to endure the Unclean Cola to some extent). Those fuckheads need to be remembered as well.

The only thing I could think when reading the hilarious decision (complete with dissection of the nature of humor (no, seriously)) was 1) I really need to smack this kid and 2) I hope he gets tooth decay. And I think if I was a judge, I'd make this happen.

See, law school isn't totally lame.

Welcome to New Yawk

It's a new change of scenery for your humble author. I am now in the middle of the most vibrant city on the planet, and in case I didn't know that, there are twenty people on the street that will shout this fact to my face. And while law school will be keeping me busy (well, it should, we'll see if that turns out to be the case), rest assured I will pop in from time to time. Not like it'll be a change of pace from the last few months...

So what's my take on New York? I'll provide a long, rambling rant that might make you chuckle once soon enough, but, like many things, it can be best described through the eyes of "The Critic":

Youtube Treats -- Patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty psyched Edition

Like any good patriot, we're all still (ahem) hungover from partying during Independence Day. Actually, that's a lie. We're just celebrating another American virtue--laziness. So we're just going to pop in a video before we get back from our "vacation" to writing actual columns.

And sure, we could have used a song with maybe a better connection to the holiday, or at least more obvious--like Soundgarden's "4th of July" and Elliott Smith's "Independence Day"--but where's the fun in that? Instead, I'll indulge in the slight Better Than Ezra kick I've been on, and play a Golden Oldie from the halcyon 90's.

Well maybe I'll call or write you a letter
Now maybe we'll see on the Fourth of July
But I'm not too sure
And I'm not too proud
Well I'm not to sure
And I'm not to proud to say...

Why We Shouldn't Care About West Virginia

There's a reason why Deadspin always refers to The Mountain State as West Fuckin' Virginia (wait a minute, that's their nickname? Goddamn, that'll just about prove every point I'm going to make from here on out). And it's not a compliment, folks.

No, West Virginia is the kind of state where this happens. That's right, over 60% of the voters in West Virginia thought that Hillary's "Gas Tax Holiday" idea was a bang-up idea, good show, and all that. In West Virginia, they don't care that EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN ECONOMIST says it's a failure of an idea, and that anyone who has spent more than...3 seconds thinking about the idea also realizes this is the case.

I think the fact that West Virginia not only voted for Bush once, but TWICE, should indicate the level of intelligence of the electorate there. But for once, Bush has the right words to say about that kind of thinking:

What We Really Need to Look Out For

After yesterday's hard politics post, and in anticipation of more to come next week, it's time to keep our eye on the real issues. The stuff that affects our daily lives.

Like Elephants. And their mastery of snow.



Fear the Elephant.

Fiesta Friday: New NIN Edition!

Because Fridays are for parties!

Today we have a very special edition of Fiesta Friday, so I hope y’all enjoy it.

So I’m still excited about the new Nine Inch Nails album Ghosts I-IV, and I decided to put another post up relating to it. Now I know the video above is NOT a new one (Or rather the video that would be up there if YouTube did what it was supposed to (Nic, I might need some help here)), but it relates in that it was made at a time when Trent was going through some changes in regards to record companies. So, there’s the connection.

While I was looking for this video I also stumbled upon some little treats in YouTube form. I found an episode of Hard Copy (You remember Hard Copy?) that features Trent in relation to his first video “Down In It.” The other two videos featured some of the extra footage that was supposed to be on the DVD of “Closure.” Now, my source on this is Wikipedia, so the validity of the story of how this came to be on YouTube may be questionable. Still, it’s some cool footage that, for the most part, wasn’t on the original VHS. Here’s Part 1. Here’s Part 2 (watch for the tribute to Spinal Tap).

So enjoy this fine end to the week and get you party on!