The NFL and the Supreme Court

@The Old Man posted:

As a lawyer I'm assuming you know another key difference is that the president of the United States does not hire anyone to become a Justice of the Supreme Court. He nominates and the Senate either confirms or rejects the candidate.  Very different situation than your football example.

I had no idea that the President nominated these folks! What a revelation! That is amazing new info, T.O.Man.

@The Old Man posted:

As a lawyer I'm assuming you know another key difference is that the president of the United States does not hire anyone to become a Justice of the Supreme Court. He nominates and the Senate either confirms or rejects the candidate.  Very different situation than your football example.

Hmmm, I knew this. Maybe I missed my calling as an American Lawyer.

TOM attracts friends and admirers wherever he goes.

@sd-wineaux posted:

TOM attracts friends and admirers wherever he goes.

So true.   At least I don’t brag about living in Florida…. That would really set him off!

@The Old Man posted:

This is not on me. You start a new thread. You bring up an easily debunked point, one that frankly I was surprised came from a lawyer, and you were called out on it. Instead of simply saying "I stand corrected", (something which I swear to God only I appear to be able to do in this forum) you replied with silliness.

I used to think you were just ridiculous.

Then a number of people pointed out that you’re just a dick.

I stand corrected. 😎

@The Old Man posted:

That's all very nice, but can anyone here deal with the actual issue? A lawyer, a long time lawyer, makes a comparison as certainly any lawyer knows, is "just ridiculous." The only place I know of this absurdity coming from is right wing media. Can anyone tell me why he bothered? (He won't say.) Was it a joke? Did he forget that it's not a job? I don't really don't get it. But name-calling, that I get.

Oh, no, no, no, TOM. The issue here is that you have sworn to God that you are the only person here who appears able to write “I stand corrected.” That is the issue— please do not continue to try to deflect from it— and I am quite confident that I have irrevocably proven that, despite invoking God’s validation of your statement, it is simply untrue.

Under the circumstances, and given how forcefully you claim that this untruth is true, I find that I must now question the veracity of all your comments. How can anyone believe you? Do you even live in California? Have you ever even watched a movie? (Like others, I thought for a while that you might have seen a few movies, but now I stand corrected.)

Making false grandiose claims doesn’t really do you much good. It might be a slippery slope that separates you ever further from the truth. Perhaps it’s time to rethink your position on a lot of issues.

@seaquam posted:

Hey, as long as we're talking. Our friend in Carlsbad, had a girlfriend named Melanie or Melody. Did she pass away? Did I glean that in one of his last messages here?

TOM:  calm down.
It wasn’t a joke but it was an attempt at some humor.  The comment that the nfl coaches stand in the rain while the s.ct cases are inside…. Maybe not humor that appeals to you, maybe a poor attempt… but obviously not a serious comment.  The statement that Supreme Court cases don’t go into overtime…. The same. Not a joke, but an attempt at humor.  

if I were on a stage at a nightclub and said this, people might laugh or perhaps not. Jay Leno I am not.

But you are so wound up, tight as a drum, that you read the original post and immediately attack me and say that as a lawyer I ought to know the appointment process?   Really?    This demonstrates one of the issues with email and a forum like this—- one cannot type inflection.
oh well.  
Calm down, buddy.  My attempt at humor didn’t work with you.  Sorry about that.  

Thank you. I apologize. I'm deleting all my posts except to Seaquam.

no need to apologize.  The "send" button is very powerful, and sometimes misused--hit too early--by me.  I think Bill Belichik hit the send button a bit too early recently.  We've all been guilty of that.

“Four things come not back: the spoken word; the sped arrow; time past; the neglected opportunity.” - From Omar Ibn Al-Halif.  (Al-Hajj Omar ibn Said Tal (ca. 1797-1864) was a West African Moslem leader who started a holy war and established a far-reaching empire on the Upper Niger).

To his wise aphorism we could add:  The sent email.  (And maybe, since we are wine geeks, we could add -  the spilled First Growth).

sadly seems like i missed an interesting debate here.

@csm posted:

sadly seems like i missed an interesting debate here.

Not really.

CSM: this would be a perfect opportunity to tell everyone here that you stand corrected.😁

Well not everyone, to be consistent he should sit down when he gets to you!

@irwin posted:

TOM:  calm down.
It wasn’t a joke but it was an attempt at some humor.  The comment that the nfl coaches stand in the rain while the s.ct cases are inside…. Maybe not humor that appeals to you, maybe a poor attempt… but obviously not a serious comment.  The statement that Supreme Court cases don’t go into overtime…. The same. Not a joke, but an attempt at humor.  

if I were on a stage at a nightclub and said this, people might laugh or perhaps not. Jay Leno I am not.

But you are so wound up, tight as a drum, that you read the original post and immediately attack me and say that as a lawyer I ought to know the appointment process?   Really?    This demonstrates one of the issues with email and a forum like this—- one cannot type inflection.
oh well.  
Calm down, buddy.  My attempt at humor didn’t work with you.  Sorry about that.  

A 50-year-old lawyer who had been practicing since he was 25 passed away and arrived at the Pearly Gates for judgment. The lawyer said to St. Peter, “There must be some mistake! I’m only 50 years old, that’s far too young to die.” St. Peter frowned and consulted his book. “That’s funny, when we add up your billing records, you should be at least 83 by now!”

@seaquam posted:

CSM: this would be a perfect opportunity to tell everyone here that you stand corrected.😁

I mean, I'm sitting down right now, so perhaps i sit corrected.

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