IVIV 'Actually I'm a marine lawyer"

Otto ottosell at googlemail.com
Wed Sep 2 08:19:18 CDT 2009


Don't forget that "metaphysics" depends on absurdity...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5b/YouCanTuneaPianoButYouCantTunaFish.jpg

Cassandra Nightingale hasn't reached our shores yet (sorrily), but
sounds promising (the bi-polar name alone).

Otto

2009/9/2 Robin Landseadel <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>:
> 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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