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[Dave Monroe]

Okay, one last round, for the time being ...

--- wood jim <jim33wood at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Of course. And is there anything less crappy about 
> your reply to me or my reply to you than (the
> aggression or whatever, that which stinks up the
> list)....?

Well, we do seem to be maintaining a certain civility,
at least, at least so far ...
 
> But the jury, with more experience in court than
> either the judge or the advocates, can't help but
> consider the fact that Doug is your only client. 

I'm not approaching this as a trial.  I'm not
interesting in defending--or, for that matter,
offending--anyone, I just don't like to see people
ganged up on, is all.  I see that happening to no one
else here ...

> I too think it a sin and a shame to kill a
> Mockingbird.  However,  it's not a Mockingbird
> apeing a screaming blue-jay in the junk yard that
> you defend. No one has let the dogs out, but blue
> jays can't expect to keep all their feathers if they
> keep screaming the names of the cats everytime the
> dogs bark. 
 
A parliament of fowls, through my binoculars ... 
 
> I doubt that the jury will like this argument. It
> may in fact hurt your case. Doug is no Fina. If he
> gets banged he doesn't get to spit and teach Benny a
> god damned thing.

Again, not a trial.  No law, no authority, no
punishment ...

> Yes. And maybe that's one reason Flaherty would
> prefer to keep his name out of this. OK? 

But not his hand?  Again, anonymity ...

> Burying the hatchet between someone's shoulder
> blades.

Okay, honesty, at least.  Doesn't make it all right
...

> Right, but you will not convince this wise old jury
> that your client is an virgin  mockingbird. Perhaps
> a plea bargaign?  can you convince your client to
> stay out of the cathouse? While no one wants to clip
> J. Livingston Seagull's wings, we all know the song,
> if that mockingbird don't sing, but this jury can't
> be bought.

No barking, no meowing, all I hear is crowing ...

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