[at-l] OT: Humor: Lawyers as hikers

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark)]

I'd rather have a powdered wig than powdered balls! :)

William Neal wrote:

> Lawyers also don't have to worry about bears.  As long as the bears know
> they are lawyers.  'Cause lawyers are worse than sharks and don't taste as
> good.  So if you see a hiker with a powdered wig and long black robes, RUN!
>
> William, The Turtle
>
> PS  My apologies to our legal friends.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TheSwampBlar@aol.com [mailto:TheSwampBlar@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:29 PM
> To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net; Phil.Heffington@oc.edu
> Subject: *Somewhat OT* Re: [at-l] Making a hiking contract
>
>
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> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> Phil.Heffington@oc.edu writes:
>
>
>>Of course, a contract will only be as good as the integrity represented by
>>the contracting parties, and that can be a real problem when you are
>>contracting with yourself.  What is it they say about legal advice, "The
>>person who serves as his own attorney has a fool for a client" or
>>
> something
>
>>like that.
>>
>
>
> Re: integrity of the parties / hiking contract
>
> Okay, so would this same reasoning also lead you to believe that hikers who
> are attorneys should be especially cautious when entering into hiking
> contracts with themselves?
>
> OTOH, we should also include the professional courtesy component in a
> discussion regarding attorneys who decide to throw caution to the wind and
> enter into contracts with their own kind.  Based on this expectation of
> professional courtesy, an attorney should be able to trust himself (or
> herself) or another attorney as the other party to a contract, right?  We
> all
> know that professional courtesy is the reason why an attorney can swim or
> even scuba dive among sharks without fear of being bitten....
>
> Tee Hee Hee! :)
>
> Cheryl aka The Swamp Blar
>
>
>
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