Well it makes me feel better knowing that I'm not the only legal personality wasting my time on the internet. ;)
On Feb 8, 2:05 pm, RichardM <[email protected]> wrote: > As a law professor, I find this highly illuminating. > > On Feb 8, 12:34 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't know how to take that comment KC, but yes it was a CP. > > However, I do have some experience writing legal contracts, imagine > > that! > > > On Feb 8, 9:55 am, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Slip, > > > Please tell me you copied and pasted that. I can't imagine how long > > > that would have taken you to write otherwise. > > > > On Feb 7, 10:29 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I guess the answer is no, KC, so let me explain; > > > > > Such number as may be deemed necessary to perform the stated task in a > > > > timely and efficient manner within the strictures of the following > > > > agreement. Whereas the party of the first part, also known as 'the > > > > lawyers' and the party of the second part, also known as 'the light > > > > bulb' do hereby agree to a transaction wherein the party of the second > > > > part (light bulb) shall be removed from the current position as a > > > > result of failure to perform previously agreed upon duties, i.e. the > > > > lighting, elucidation, and otherwise illumination of the area ranging > > > > from the front (North) door, through the entryway, terminating at an > > > > area just through the primary living area, demarcated by the beginning > > > > of the carpet, any spillover illumination being at the option of the > > > > party of the second part (light bulb) and not required by the > > > > aforementioned agreement between the parties. The aforementioned > > > > removal transaction shall include, but not be limited to, the > > > > following steps: > > > > > 1. The party of the first part (lawyer) shall, with or without > > > > elevation at his option, by means of a chair, step stool, ladder or > > > > any other means of elevation, grasp the party of the second part > > > > (light bulb) and rotate the party of the second part (light bulb) in a > > > > counter clockwise direction, said direction being non-negotiable. Said > > > > grasping and rotation of the party of the second part (light bulb) > > > > shall be undertaken by the party of the first part (lawyer) to > > > > maintain the structural integrity of the party of the second part > > > > (light bulb), notwithstanding the aforementioned failure of the party > > > > of the second part (light bulb) to perform the customary and agreed > > > > upon duties. The foregoing notwithstanding, however, both parties > > > > stipulate that structural failure of the party of the second part > > > > (light bulb) may be incidental to the aforementioned failure to > > > > perform and in such case the party of the first part (lawyer) shall be > > > > held blameless for such structural failure insofar as the non- > > > > negotiable directional codicil (counter-clockwise) is observed by the > > > > party of the first part (lawyer) throughout. > > > > > 2. Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (light > > > > bulb) becomes separated from the party of the third part > > > > ('receptacle'), the party of the first part shall have the option of > > > > disposing of the party of the second part (light bulb) in a manner > > > > consistent with all applicable state, local, and federal statutes. > > > > > 3. Once seperation and disposal have been achieved, the party of the > > > > first part (lawyer) shall have the option of beginning the > > > > installation of the party of the fourth part ('new light bulb'). This > > > > installation shall occur in a manner consistent with the reverse > > > > procedures described in step one of this self same document, being > > > > careful to note that the rotation should occur in a clockwise > > > > direction, said direction also being non-negotiable and only until the > > > > party of the fourth part (new light bulb) becomes snug in the party of > > > > the third part (receptacle) and in fact becomes the party of the > > > > second part (light bulb). > > > > > Note: The above described steps may be performed, at the option of the > > > > party of the first part (lawyer), by said party of the first part > > > > (lawyer), or by his or her heirs and assigns, or by any and all > > > > persons authorized by him or her to do same the objective being to > > > > produce a level of illumination in the immediate vicinity of the > > > > aforementioned front (North) door consistent with maximization of > > > > ingress and revenue for the party of the fifth part, also known as > > > > 'The Firm'. > > > > > On Feb 7, 8:39 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Do you know how many lawyers it takes to change a light bulb KC? > > > > > > On Feb 7, 4:09 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Ok Slip, I don't know if your joking now or not, so I'll let you > > > > > > know, > > > > > > I was joking. I thought my sarcasm and humor was pretty thick, but > > > > > > maybe not. > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 3:07 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > You know I was thinking it too? Wow! > > > > > > > > Truthfully, I was not thinking any such thing not even remotely, > > > > > > > get > > > > > > > a grip my friend! > > > > > > > > Perhaps this is self revealing and something that you should > > > > > > > examine > > > > > > > about yourself. > > > > > > > > Paranoia is a bad thing KC. > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 3:55 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I was only replying to your comment because you identified the > > > > > > > > author, > > > > > > > > my comment was really aimed at Fran. BUT I know you were > > > > > > > > thinking it > > > > > > > > too. > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2:53 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > How do you perceive my identification of the quote as any > > > > > > > > > implication?? > > > > > > > > > > Are you implying something about me? > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 3:39 pm, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > So is the implication that I am a Nazi? > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2:32 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > It's from Hitler’s Zweites Buch. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 3:19 pm, frantheman > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nope. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 Feb., 21:51, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > victor david hanson? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:45 PM, frantheman > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 Feb., 01:29, frantheman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Nietzsche was a genius, and very troubled man. He > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> can be mined for all > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> sorts of ideas and inspirations and much of it is > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> misrepresentational. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Personally, I've never been convinced of his > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> glorification of Homeric > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Greece and Sparta, as well as his working of the > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> master-slave theme, > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> although others have found it inspiring: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> "At one time the Spartans were capable of such a > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> wise measure, but not > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> our present, mendaciously sentimental, bourgeois > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> patriotic nonsense. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> The rule of six thousand Spartans over three > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> hundred and fifty > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> thousand Helots was only thinkable in consequence > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> of the high racial > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> value of the Spartans. But this was the result of > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> a systematic race > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> preservation; thus Sparta must be regarded as the > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> first Völkisch > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> State. The exposure of sick, weak, deformed > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> children, in short their > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> destruction, was more decent and in truth a > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> thousand times more humane > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> than the wretched insanity of our day which > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> preserves the most > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> pathological subject, and indeed at any price, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> yet takes the life > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> of a hundred thousand healthy children in > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> consequence of birth control > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> or through abortions, in order subsequently to > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> breed a race of > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> degenerates burdened with illnesses." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Three guesses who wrote that, as well as the > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I may not have expressed this clearly. The author > > > > > > > > > > > > > > was NOT Nietzsche. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> "But for the coming of Christianity, who knows how > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the history of > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Europe would have developed? Rome would have > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> conquered all Europe, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the onrush of the Huns would have been broken on > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the legions. It was > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Christianity that brought about the fall of > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Rome—not the Germans or > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the Huns. What Bolshevism is achieving to-day on > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the materialist and > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> technical level, Christianity had achieved on the > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> metaphysical level. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> When the Crown sees the throne totter, it needs > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> the support of the > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> masses." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Francis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 6 Feb., 23:32, Kierkecraig > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Fran, > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > I really don't have much of a philosophy that > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > I'm seriously committed > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > to. More or less I just like to get riled up. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > I WISH I was committed > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > to a philosophy, or a view of the world. If > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > pushed, I do get quite > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > sick of the world though that you espouse. I > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > long for the type of > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > society that Nietzsche speaks of. He spoke so > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > very highly of pre- > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Socratic greece. Society such as Sparta, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > pre-Socratic Athens. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Those were cultures that gloried in strength. > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
