Hair Lords
Lawyers taking a stroll in downtown Toronto, Canada, will probably do a
double take when they stumble upon this hairdressing salon which
unabashedly declares itself to be The House of Lords. One brave soul who
dared venture in came out sporting a spiffy new hair-do but grumbled
that he now knows why the Law Lords wear wigs!
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 Bar
Olympics, Anyone?
We have heard of the Bench and Bar Games but the recent ABA
Conference in Chicago - which had nothing to do with games,
though everything to do with fun for the delegates - was of such
massive proportion that it put our local delegate in mind of the
Olympic Games. Watch out for a full report in the October issue
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Why
Lawyers Should Eat Bananas, Again?
Making its first appearance in the Law Gazette's March 2001
issue, Simon Tupman's book has been featured in LawTalk, the
official publication of the Law Society of New Zealand. Except
this time, the reviewer has decided to keep readers guessing as
to the answer to the title question.
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The Pot Calling the Kettle
Black?
In the wake of the Michael Faye sentencing, jokes started to
circulate about how draconian our laws were - anti-chewing gum,
anti-littering, anti-drug, anti-freedom, etc. In short, we were
anti-fun.
But wait a minute ... do the Americans know their country and
their laws? Consider the following laws still in their statutes.
It is against the law ...
- to go to the theatre within four hours of eating garlic in
Gary, Indiana;
- to giggle without exercising restraint while walking on
the city streets in Helena, Montana;
- to ride 'an ugly horse' down the street in Wilbur,
Washington;
- for any male person within the corporate limits of the
City of Ottumwa to wink at any female person with whom he is
unacquainted;
- to kiss a woman 'while she is asleep, without first waking
her' in Logan County, Colorado; and
- to run out of petrol in Youngstown, Ohio.
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Lawyers in for Some Bloodletting
Whether it was to try and dispel cruel misconceptions of lawyers
being bloodsuckers or otherwise, the bleeding truth is that Adelaide
lawyers were prepared to shed blood, not for their clients, but as
part of the Red Cross blood rush challenge. Prizes included one for
the most blood for a firm and a prize for the highest proportion of
staff donating. (See the Law Society of South Australia Bulletin, July
2001, vol 23 no 6.)
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