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McFly — 1/30/2003 9:59:34 AM (archived)

Three Reasons for Replacing Lab Rats with Lawyers:

1. There are more lawyers than rats.

2. There are some things a rat just won't do.

3. People have been known to become attached to rats.

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In case lawyers wonder why they are hated by so many people - ebnelson - 1/30/2003 8:41:27 PM
- Lawyers and Cops--hated by so many people.....until you need them....n/t (n/t) - Publius - 2/1/2003 4:33:24 PM
- Re: Broward jury awards record $100 million in near drowning. - Marcia - 1/31/2003 4:56:21 PM
  - And what good will $100million do the girl? - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 5:07:35 PM
    - Thanks for belatedly agreeing with my point below n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/31/2003 7:18:29 PM
      - Free markets depend on reason. - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 7:34:26 PM
        
        The usual apples and oranges diatribe.. - Publius - 2/2/2003 2:48:25 PM
        
        Huh? It's not like the jurors get a % of the proceeds...n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/31/2003 8:16:12 PM
        
        A jury isn't the free market - Larry J - 1/31/2003 8:32:47 PM
        
        No - Tony - 1/31/2003 10:15:03 AM
        
        Good analogy - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 10:21:21 AM
        
        Ed - Tony - 2/3/2003 3:57:43 PM
        
        Re: Easter Island crossed my mind too (deforestation, etc.) n/t (n/t) - Marcia - 1/31/2003 10:58:23 AM
        
        The lawyer is selling empathy. - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 9:30:27 AM
- Shoot the lawyers or shoot the stoopid juries? n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/31/2003 3:40:50 PM
  - Jurors are required to consider only the 'facts' of the case. - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 4:47:53 PM
  - Well, since there are still fewer lawyers than potential jurors... - Larry J - 1/31/2003 3:48:19 PM
- Re: In case lawyers wonder why they are hated by so many people - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 12:59:20 PM
  - Here in Texas, tort reform is very high on the agenda. - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 2:48:46 PM
    - RThe mold scare makes it hard to sell a house. - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 3:25:09 PM
      - Some cheaper solutions - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 4:46:33 PM
  - Re: In case lawyers wonder why they are hated by so many people - Publius - 1/31/2003 12:17:52 PM
    - Re: In case lawyers wonder why they are hated by so many people - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 3:08:25 PM
- From Letterman - McFly - 1/30/2003 9:59:34 AM
- Re:Regulate - Raoul - 1/30/2003 9:25:27 AM
  - Let me ask Raoul's question another way... - Tony - 1/31/2003 7:27:48 PM
  - USA - FrankC - 1/31/2003 2:46:01 PM
    - Re: thank you, Frank :) (n/t) (n/t) - Raoul Lannoy - 1/31/2003 5:23:17 PM
  - Your facts are wrong - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 1:40:47 PM
    - Re: ok, you're right (n/t) (n/t) - Raoul Lannoy - 1/31/2003 5:22:29 PM
    - Re: Your facts are wrong - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 1:46:11 PM
      - It is odd - ebnelson - 1/31/2003 2:45:32 PM
        
        Ain't it strange..... - Publius - 2/1/2003 9:46:21 AM
        
        Also interesting.... - Robert E. Bleier - 2/6/2003 2:07:03 PM
        
        Re: Ain't it strange..... - Robert E. B. - 2/4/2003 6:19:48 PM
  - Re: Re:Regulate - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 1:09:01 PM
    - Re: Re:Regulate - Raoul Lannoy - 1/31/2003 5:21:30 PM
      - Re: Re:Regulate - Robert E. B. - 1/31/2003 5:36:40 PM
        
        Re: Re:Regulate - Raoul Lannoy - 1/31/2003 6:53:23 PM
        
        And who pays for your National Social Security? - Larry J - 1/31/2003 7:04:06 PM
        
        Re: And who pays for your National Social Security? - Raoul - 1/31/2003 10:02:05 AM
        
        Then you pay it - Larry J - 1/31/2003 10:25:28 AM
  - Nah... - Nick Hoffman - 1/30/2003 9:50:21 AM

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