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Hot Dog Day #91
Jun 19, 2003

Think about out this way: if your scotch is younger than how long it took you to pay off your loans, don't drink it.

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Soothing Vapors
Mar 26, 2006

Associate Justice Lena "Kegels" Dunham: An uncool thought to have: 'is that guy walking in the dark behind me a rapist? Never mind, he's Asian.
do they sell infinity scotch

Zarkov Cortez
Aug 18, 2007

Alas, our kitten class attack ships were no match for their mighty chairs

Soothing Vapors posted:

do they sell infinity scotch

Small batch single barrel.

ActusRhesus
Sep 18, 2007

"Perhaps the fact the defendant had to be dragged out of the courtroom while declaring 'Death to you all, a Jihad on the court' may have had something to do with the revocation of his bond. That or calling the judge a bald-headed cock-sucker. Either way."

Hot Dog Day #91 posted:

Think about out this way: if your scotch is younger than how long it took you to pay off your loans, don't drink it.

But nine year old scotch tastes like rubbing alcohol.

SlothBear
Jan 25, 2009

Toona the Cat posted:

Both bourbon and scotch are acceptable as long as you do them neat. :colbert:

I use two drops of water from a mountain spring to unlock the flavor. :rubshands: Then I kill myself for being a pretentious dork.

Soothing Vapors
Mar 26, 2006

Associate Justice Lena "Kegels" Dunham: An uncool thought to have: 'is that guy walking in the dark behind me a rapist? Never mind, he's Asian.

SlothBear posted:

I use two drops of water from a mountain spring to unlock the flavor. :rubshands: Then I kill myself for being a pretentious dork.

I strike Mjolnir, the Speech of Thunder, against a tuning fork made from the bones of a giant beneath the shade of Yggdrassil, the World-Tree. After lightning strikes the sullen ground beneath my feet, I wait a fortnight until no more than a thimbleful has collected in the crater. Only thus can the Black Grouse I bought from a community college student at a Rite-Aid truly be enjoyed

Toona the Cat
Jun 9, 2004

The Greatest

SlothBear posted:

I use two drops of water from a mountain spring to unlock the flavor. :rubshands: Then I kill myself for being a pretentious dork.
There's nothing wrong with that at all. I once was at a bar here and a guy ordered a Laphroaig 25 year

On the rocks. :shepicide:

A part of my soul died.

nm
Jan 28, 2008

"I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

Look Sir Droids posted:

18 year old scotch is fantastic. Not 18 year old scotch is filth. On the other hand, all types of bourbon have their charms.

This rule is stupid and why people still buy Glenfiddich.
My 25 year old Talisker cask-strength is amazing. However, Lagavulin 16 is an amazing steal, I'd put it up against a lot of older and more expensive stuff.
There's even some great 10s: Talisker 10 is pretty good if you like peat (and if you don't, man up). Glenfarclas 105 is a 10-year old cask strength that is a lot of fun.

Also, no shame in adding a small amount of water to cask strength whisky.

nm fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Mar 3, 2015

Arcturas
Mar 30, 2011

I've got a soft spot for basically all Macallans. They are just so drat smooth.

ActusRhesus
Sep 18, 2007

"Perhaps the fact the defendant had to be dragged out of the courtroom while declaring 'Death to you all, a Jihad on the court' may have had something to do with the revocation of his bond. That or calling the judge a bald-headed cock-sucker. Either way."
I like chick drinks. Preferably fish bowl sized.

Toona the Cat
Jun 9, 2004

The Greatest

ActusRhesus posted:

I like chick drinks. Preferably fish bowl sized.

Primanti Brothers, the restaurant that puts fries and cole slaw on sandwiches and is featured in any sports broadcast in Pittsburgh ever, has a super fruity, super sweet rum-based drink that's blue called a Drunk Duck and comes with a mini-rubber duck in it. It's adorable yet tasty.

G-Mawwwwwww
Jan 31, 2003

My LPth are Hot Garbage
Biscuit Hider

ActusRhesus posted:

I like chick drinks. Preferably fish bowl sized.

Hell yes. Bonus points if there's an umbrella I can tuck behind my ear.

blarzgh
Apr 14, 2009

SNITCHIN' RANDY
Grimey Drawer


4 fingers
2 ice cubes
0 more problems

nm
Jan 28, 2008

"I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."
Ice cubes. Texans are savages.

Zarkov Cortez
Aug 18, 2007

Alas, our kitten class attack ships were no match for their mighty chairs
40 of Forty Creek

ActusRhesus
Sep 18, 2007

"Perhaps the fact the defendant had to be dragged out of the courtroom while declaring 'Death to you all, a Jihad on the court' may have had something to do with the revocation of his bond. That or calling the judge a bald-headed cock-sucker. Either way."

CaptainScraps posted:

Hell yes. Bonus points if there's an umbrella I can tuck behind my ear.

I demand 2 umbrellas

Throatwarbler
Nov 17, 2008

by vyelkin
Well my LSAT score came in, 169. Guess I better start prepping for another go come June. :sigh:

Green Crayons
Apr 2, 2009

blarzgh posted:



4 fingers
2 ice cubes
0 more problems

You are a monster.

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Throatwarbler posted:

Well my LSAT score came in, 169. Guess I better start prepping for another go come June. :sigh:

If you have time, yeah. A 169 is fine, but you want 170s, and a second test score will usually be higher than the first. And even if it isn't higher the second time around, then it's only lost time/money - which you need to get used to now rather than later - because schools generally accept the highest LSAT score within the past 5 years.

My biggest mistake was doing self-prep on the LSAT. If you haven't taken a course yet, do it.

Green Crayons fucked around with this message at 14:25 on Mar 3, 2015

Throatwarbler
Nov 17, 2008

by vyelkin

Green Crayons posted:

You are a monster.

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If you have time, yeah. A 169 is fine, but you want 170s, and a second test score will usually be higher than the first. And even if it isn't higher the second time around, then it's only lost time/money - which you need to get used to now rather than later - because schools generally accept the highest LSAT score within the past 5 years.

My biggest mistake was doing self-prep on the LSAT. If you haven't taken a course yet, do it.

Yeah, I kind of lost track of time on the logic games section and flubbed it pretty badly. I'm not sure if a course would necessarily have helped with that? I was doing timed practice runs on the logic game section all the way up until the night before the exam and getting perfect scores, guess this thread was right about your actual score being 10 lower than your practice exams huh.

evilweasel
Aug 24, 2002

Throatwarbler posted:

Yeah, I kind of lost track of time on the logic games section and flubbed it pretty badly. I'm not sure if a course would necessarily have helped with that? I was doing timed practice runs on the logic game section all the way up until the night before the exam and getting perfect scores, guess this thread was right about your actual score being 10 lower than your practice exams huh.

Logic games is the section where prep does the most good by far. Yes, a course would have helped with it. If you were botching the reading section there's not much you can do but logic games is completely teachable.

Throatwarbler
Nov 17, 2008

by vyelkin

evilweasel posted:

Logic games is the section where prep does the most good by far. Yes, a course would have helped with it. If you were botching the reading section there's not much you can do but logic games is completely teachable.

Hmm, guess I'll give that online prep thing (seven something?) a try then.

Phil Moscowitz
Feb 19, 2007

If blood be the price of admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid in full!
I gave up liquor* for lent








* hard liquor Monday-Wednesday**






** in the mornings

Phil Moscowitz fucked around with this message at 14:51 on Mar 3, 2015

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

bone shaking.
soul baking.

Phil Moscowitz posted:

I gave up liquor for lent

I haven't been drunk since September. :(

Phil Moscowitz
Feb 19, 2007

If blood be the price of admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid in full!
I actually do this every year for lent. I also pledge to be a good person, to be considerate in my business and personal life and to think of others beffffhahaha

mikeraskol
May 3, 2006

Oh yeah. I was killing you.

Mr. Nice! posted:

I haven't been drunk since September. :(

What in the . . .?

You're at FSU right? How is this possible?

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

bone shaking.
soul baking.

mikeraskol posted:

What in the . . .?

You're at FSU right? How is this possible?

Bad h. pilori overgrowth in my guts. Alcohol hurts. My stomach hasn't recovered yet. I lost like 30 lbs and became a hermit. I finally get back on the upswing and some fucker runs a red light and totals my vehicle. Now I'm concussed and going out really isn't on my to-do list.

Torpor
Oct 20, 2008

.. and now for my next trick, I'll pretend to be a political commentator...

HONK HONK
Camo silver label will get you hosed up :smith:

A colleague of mine did an argued sentencing for a sex crime, but when he showed up at court it turned out it was a 'kids in court' field trip day. As you might imagine it didn't go so well.

Also is it possible to buy a cask of scotch? I'm just thinking that would be a great center piece for a law office. Set it up, tap it, rake in clients, deduct it as a business expense.


Will it go bad? Or would you just use some kind of inert gas to keep the oxygen out?

Torpor fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Mar 3, 2015

nm
Jan 28, 2008

"I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

"Torpor" posted:

A colleague of mine did an argued sentencing for a sex crime, but when he showed up at court it turned out it was a 'kids in court' field trip day. As you might imagine it didn't go so well.

I loving hate that poo poo. It makes everyone awkward and judges want to show actions have consequences and you can't talk your way out of things.
Send the kids to family law.

Randler
Jan 3, 2013

ACER ET VEHEMENS BONAVIS
They let children watch a sex crime trial? :stare:

Or was it one of those public invasion is a sex crime things.

blarzgh
Apr 14, 2009

SNITCHIN' RANDY
Grimey Drawer

Randler posted:

They let children watch a sex crime trial? :stare:

Or was it one of those public invasion is a sex crime things.

He said it was sentencing, which means they already found the dude guilty, and so they had a hearing where the sides argued all the grisly details and how much time the defendant should get. Many states have "bifurcated" criminal cases; one trial where guilty or innocence is decided, and another where their sentence is determined. Most states (all states?) allow victim impact testimony where the victim/their family/others get up and talk about how the crime affected their lives, and how much pain it caused.

Sentencing might actually be worse than trial for a bunch of little kids to watch.

nanodroogie
Apr 27, 2006

The Fritos are antiquated.

Throatwarbler posted:

...guess this thread was right about your actual score being 10 lower than your practice exams huh.

Glad I never read that anywhere. My practice tests were spot-on predictors of my actual score. Had I sat for the test expecting 10 points less, no one would have been able to concentrate over the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

nm
Jan 28, 2008

"I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."
What part of don't go to law school don't you people understand?

Reading comp is very important for lawyers.

Lote
Aug 5, 2001

Place your bets

Mr. Nice! posted:

Bad h. pilori overgrowth in my guts. Alcohol hurts. My stomach hasn't recovered yet. I lost like 30 lbs and became a hermit. I finally get back on the upswing and some fucker runs a red light and totals my vehicle. Now I'm concussed and going out really isn't on my to-do list.

H. Pylori treatment also uses an antibiotic where you can't drink because it makes you into one drink and puke Asian flush lightweight.

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

bone shaking.
soul baking.
I was given two weeks of two antibiotics. Max dose of clarithromycin and amoxicillin.

I should be better or well on the way to better by this point, but I'm not, and the VA has yet to authorize my followup visit with the GI specialists.

Hot Dog Day #91
Jun 19, 2003

AR go answer my habeas question in the scotus thread.

SlothBear
Jan 25, 2009

I had an entire classroom of kids show up for an afternoon of a home invasion trial.

For the testimony of the mother weeping about how the gunman pointed his .45 semiauto at her kid and threatened to blow him away if she didn't take off her wedding ring.

Kid was the same age as the kids in the class.

Apparently I was the only one who thought they should go see something else.

ActusRhesus
Sep 18, 2007

"Perhaps the fact the defendant had to be dragged out of the courtroom while declaring 'Death to you all, a Jihad on the court' may have had something to do with the revocation of his bond. That or calling the judge a bald-headed cock-sucker. Either way."

Hot Dog Day #91 posted:

AR go answer my habeas question in the scotus thread.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck habeas.

joat mon
Oct 15, 2009

I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Hot Dog Day #91 posted:

AR go answer my habeas question in the scotus thread.

Federal habeas = "Dear Defendant: What do you think you're doing here? Go screw yourself"

ActusRhesus
Sep 18, 2007

"Perhaps the fact the defendant had to be dragged out of the courtroom while declaring 'Death to you all, a Jihad on the court' may have had something to do with the revocation of his bond. That or calling the judge a bald-headed cock-sucker. Either way."

joat mon posted:

Federal habeas = "Dear Defendant: What do you think you're doing here? Go screw yourself"

State Habeas: Pretty much the same thing until you get certain appellate judges who issue rulings that make no goddamn sense.

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Roger_Mudd
Jul 18, 2003

Buglord
How was everyone's pancake day? I'm celebrating it on Friday night.

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