Comments on: a few of my favorite mistakes http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/ Sometimes I say things that are inapropriate Mon, 14 May 2012 20:51:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: staghounds http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 staghounds Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:10:14 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2337 It constantly amazes me how lawyers ask the canned question when it's wildly not called for. I had one ask HIS OWN quadaplegic witness, "And what is your occupation?" It constantly amazes me how lawyers ask the canned question when it’s wildly not called for.

I had one ask HIS OWN quadaplegic witness,

“And what is your occupation?”

]]> By: kat http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 kat Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:36:44 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2336 that's funny stuff. it's rare that i come across a fellow atty blogger who writes about the funny stuff in court (versus the serious shit out there). a favorite of mine is this; i was in an elevator w/ one of my defendants: defendant: the judge will be back at 1:30, right? me: yes defendant: you have pretty hair me: uhm...thanks. defendant: you think you can get me probation? me: i don't think so. that’s funny stuff. it’s rare that i come across a fellow atty blogger who writes about the funny stuff in court (versus the serious shit out there).

a favorite of mine is this; i was in an elevator w/ one of my defendants:
defendant: the judge will be back at 1:30, right?
me: yes
defendant: you have pretty hair
me: uhm…thanks.
defendant: you think you can get me probation?
me: i don’t think so.

]]> By: David http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2335 David Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:06:30 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2335 Appropos of the topic, wouldn't that have been that your "fly was unzipped"? Great and funny post. Cheers Appropos of the topic, wouldn’t that have been that your “fly was unzipped”?

Great and funny post.

Cheers

]]> By: Bill S http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 Bill S Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:18:01 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2334 After that "common sense" opening, this totally tops your downed fly! Maybe you can leave gender out of your address bit in the future with something like, "Honored panel", or "Esteemed members of the jury", or possibly just, "Yo, jury, listen up". But definitely keep these gems comin', barrister! After that “common sense” opening, this totally tops your downed fly! Maybe you can leave gender out of your address bit in the future with something like, “Honored panel”, or “Esteemed members of the jury”, or possibly just, “Yo, jury, listen up”. But definitely keep these gems comin’, barrister!

]]> By: that girl http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 that girl Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:12:23 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2333 Wait, Bama? WTF!? Who ARE YOU?! Well, at least he didn't say LSU..I'm sorry, but if he'd have said LSU, all contact would've ended right there..Dammit. p.s. whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pig SUEY!!!!!!!!!! Wait, Bama? WTF!? Who ARE YOU?!

Well, at least he didn’t say LSU..I’m sorry, but if he’d have said LSU, all contact would’ve ended right there..Dammit.

p.s. whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pig SUEY!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: cdv1971 http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2332 cdv1971 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:33:02 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2332 Great snippets of courtroom humor! I think I can probably forgive you for being both a Bama alum and a lawyer. Great snippets of courtroom humor!

I think I can probably forgive you for being both a Bama alum and a lawyer.

]]> By: Brother http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Brother Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:14:38 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2331 It is in fact crazy that your writing exhibits such impeccable grammar and diction, because your speech is some weird amalgamation of Mandarin, hillbilly jive with occasional snorts, wheezes, and whistles. It's pretty tough to understand for the untrained ear. You sing like an angel, though. It is in fact crazy that your writing exhibits such impeccable grammar and diction, because your speech is some weird amalgamation of Mandarin, hillbilly jive with occasional snorts, wheezes, and whistles. It’s pretty tough to understand for the untrained ear. You sing like an angel, though.

]]> By: chat blanc http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2330 chat blanc Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:54:13 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2330 damn man, youse way better than da Matlock! damn man, youse way better than da Matlock!

]]> By: SwedishSkier http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 SwedishSkier Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:38:03 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2329 Sadly no, he did not agree. He just looked at me like I was that crazy, hammered voter that he still has to be nice to, like even if I'm spitting food on him (which I wasn't.) Sadly no, he did not agree. He just looked at me like I was that crazy, hammered voter that he still has to be nice to, like even if I’m spitting food on him (which I wasn’t.)

]]> By: Nanny Goats http://fathermuskrat.com/2008/10/23/a-few-of-my-favorite-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 Nanny Goats Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:10:13 +0000 http://muskrat.wordpress.com/?p=1506#comment-2328 I'm glad these stories are true. It makes me like you more! Plus this stuff is funny as hell. I’m glad these stories are true. It makes me like you more! Plus this stuff is funny as hell.

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