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  • #31
    Originally posted by Darius871 View Post
    As a law student, I'd like to see the words "substantial," "reasonable," and "undue" permanently deleted from the English language.

    (Yes, I know that would hurt my chances at employment, and yes, it'd be worth it.)
    Implicit. Necessary. And don't forget 90% of all legal writing.
    "You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."--General Sir Charles James Napier

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Solomwi View Post
      That post was unconscionable, duke.
      Die.
      "You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."--General Sir Charles James Napier

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      • #33
        Bad vibes. Negative waves.
        Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
        "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
        He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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