IVIV 'Actually I'm a marine lawyer"
Robin Landseadel
robinlandseadel at comcast.net
Wed Sep 2 08:03:49 CDT 2009
On Sep 2, 2009, at 5:41 AM, Otto wrote:
> I like Doc's habit of taking the words literally:
>
> "People are always telling me I need a 'criminal lawyer,' which,
> nothing personal, understand, but--" (27)
>
> ... "but in my opinion every lawyer is a criminal." (that's what he
> isn't saying, but it's a widespread opinion.)
"This is metaphysically absurd! How can I know what You hear?"
> "a Marine who practises law?" (27) vs "a lawyer who only represents
> marines."
Chicken of the Sea? Tuna of the Farm? You be the Judge!
> -- that would be "JAG" (we all love Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie,
> don't we). [?]
I'm [predictably enough] more into Cassandra Nightingale myself.
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