1. Never use one word where ten will do.2. Never use a small word where a big one will do suffice.3. Never use a simple statement where it appears that one of substantially greater complexity will achieve comparable goals.4. Never use English where Latin, mutatis mutandis, will do.5. Qualify virtually everything.6. Do not be embarrassed… Read More: 10 principles of legal writing »
Clay Travis has a nice spin on why the recent brawl between New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets is all about race. Whether you believe Travis or not, there’s one point you cannot dispute. Isiah Thomas’ whining about run-up scores and poor sportsmanship on the part of the Nuggets [“Up 19 with a minute and… Read More: The Thomas Clown Affair »
Q. Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?A. All my autopsies have been performed on dead people. Q: …and what did he do then?A: He came home, and next morning he was dead.Q: So when he woke up the next morning he was dead? Q: Now doctor, isn’t it true that when… Read More: Dead on arrival »
This season, all hell breaks loose for the world’s largest retailer. A one-and-a-half year old union-backed group called Wake Up Wal-Mart is embarking on a PR offensive to point out Wal-Mart’s misdeeds to the general public. These include cutting costs by lowering wages and diminishing benefits like health care, exploiting illegal immigrants, discouraging unhealthy people… Read More: Holiday hell in Bentonville »
Watched this segment on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 this morning where a guy named Tyson attempted to solve the Rubik’s Cube blindfolded on live television. While he didn’t manage to accomplish the feat (he’s got three cubes incorrect), I thought his memory and manoeuvring were pretty awesome. Here’s a video where he actually did it:… Read More: In pursuit of Rubik’s Cube happyness »
Most language is spoken language, and most words, once they are uttered, vanish forever into the air. But such is not the case with language spoken during courtroom trials, for there exists an army of courtroom reporters whose job it is to take down and preserve every statement made during the proceedings. Mary Louise Gilman,… Read More: 7 exhibits of highly defective questioning »