Think about it...

[Stephen]

Before you start crabbing
about your job, READ THIS:

The San Francisco Zoo has an elephant named Calle who has a chronic illness, requiring medication. The zoo people couldn't get Calle to take her dose orally, so a California pharmacologist developed a suppository. The 10-inch-long, four-pound, cocoa-butter bullets are crafted by the good folks at Guittard Chocolates in Burlingame.

Administering the DAILY medication takes five zoo workers, including one person to distract Calle with treats and one person who wears a
full-arm glove.

Why am I telling you this?

Just think -

FIVE people have jobs worse than yours!
Now stop cmplaining and get back to work.

[Humabdos]

... in response to Think about it..., posted by Stephen on Dec 19, 2002

Is packing the ass of an elephant worse than being a attorney stephen? Hummm I don't know? Maybe the pay is a little better! lol Humabdos

[kevin]

... in response to Re: Think about it..., posted by Humabdos on Dec 19, 2002

It must be, especially if the elephant farts.  What a hazardous job.

- Kevin

[Jeff S]

... in response to Re: Think about it..., posted by Humabdos on Dec 19, 2002

Do you know the differnce between an attorney and a catfish? One is a cold blooded, bottom dwelling, scum sucking, slimy scavenger, and the other is a fish.

-- Jeff S.

(P.S. I hear my best attorney jokes from attorneys themselves)

[Nathan]

... in response to Hey Hum - Just between us fishermen:, posted by Jeff S on Dec 19, 2002

I know we like to beat up on attorneys, but they are more a symptom than the problem. Think of the millions of Americans that might slip on a grape at Safeway and twist their ankle...JACKPOT! "I'll nail them for millions!" That is so often the attitude.
 We love to hate them, but when we have the first sign of
legal problems we tend to want to find the meanest one we can find...a guy who gets up in the morning and sharpens his teeth with a file....

  2 cents worth

[Stephen]

... in response to those #@!!XXX ! attorneys...., posted by Nathan on Dec 19, 2002

Yep....all the negative comments about lawyers...all the lawyer jokes....all the negative talk...REALLY HELPS A LAWYER'S BUSINESS.

It's amazing how this type of negative stuff is really a positive for attorneys.

Also, consider the possibility that some people don't like attorneys for other reasons.  

First, perhaps they are afraid of attorneys because attorney's seem to have a lot of influence in the country.  For example, most of congress are attorneys.  And the folks who wrote the Constitution were comprised of a lot of lawyers.  Some people are bothered by a group that has a lot of influence.

Second, perhaps it bothers some that attorney's can charge quite a bit of money for their services.  They might figure that if they can't charge this kind of money, then why can an attorney charge that kind of money?  This comes down to being jealous.

Third, disliking lawyers is just a popular thing to do.

Stephen

[Michael B]

... in response to Re: those #@!!XXX ! attorneys...., posted by Stephen on Dec 19, 2002

I once paid an attorney with a bad check. He called me up and said "Your check for my services proved to be worthless". I replied "Good, then we're even"....and he never bothered me again.

[kevin]

... in response to Re: those #@!!XXX ! attorneys...., posted by Stephen on Dec 19, 2002

Remember it pretty much took lawyers to start the debate of the true meaning of the phrase "all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence, and what the meaning of "equality" really meant.  To our Founding Fathers it simply meant a level playing field for all to exercise their skills, talents and abilities in order to make a living.  Abraham Lincoln refined this concept to include all men regardless of color.  It was the Progressive thought in the early 20th. century that changed the meaning to mean "equality of outcome" and "equitable distribution of public goods and bads."  For some, this meaning still isn't good enough.

Now remember (joke) that America is the land of opportunity because there is a greater proportion of lawyers to the rest of the population compared to any other country in the world.  In America, everybody has the chance to get rich.  Now  I'm sure this is what Alexander Hamilton had in mind when he helped frame the Constitution. (just joking on this part).  Anyways, that must be the reason why the Constitution really isn't black-and-white and can be interpreted many different ways to suit the party's circumstances.

I just finished my final exam for the course, "Democracy and Its Critics."  I've got to write up Christmas cards now.

- Kevin

[Jimbo]

... in response to Re: Re: those #@!!XXX ! attorneys...., posted by kevin on Dec 19, 2002

We're leaving for a Christmas vacation in NYC.  Sally loves the place and I want to see Ground Zero.  Mayor Rudolph "Rudy" Guliani says "If you want to help New York City, come and spend money."  Plus the hotels are an incredible bargain right now, so off we go.

Our cards are sent, thanks to Sally... Merry Christmas Kev!

Jim

[Bubba]

... in response to Re: Think about it..., posted by Humabdos on Dec 19, 2002

But in this case I would rather be behind the elephant than be an attorney!

[kevin]

... in response to Normally I would agree with Stephen, posted by Bubba on Dec 19, 2002

Many Republicans are both.

- Kevin

[Jimbo]

... in response to Re: Normally I would agree with Stephen, posted by kevin on Dec 19, 2002

I think James Madison actually penned most of the Constitution.  Overall I agree with your point, but lawyers, as such, are not the ones responsible for the creative interpretations; it's the 'progressives' that you mentioned.  The right of the people to "keep and bear arms" is pretty clear to anyone who looks at it objectively.

Kevin, once you finish school I think you should apply to law school.  You could specialize in foreign-bride divorces - you've got the talent for it )))

Jim