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2005-03-05 Down Under

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-03-05 6:35:41 PM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The sport has possibilities..except here in America we'd have to substitute lawyers for cats, 'cause>>PETA.

Posted by attorneynot 2005-03-05 7:13:08 PM|| 2005-03-05 7:13:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Lawyers are good replacement.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-03-05 7:17:51 PM|| 2005-03-05 7:17:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Who can forget Miller Brewing Company's great "Lawyer Rodeo" commercial from 1993?
PC was still a rising force in those days and there were howls of protest from those concerned with the well-being of lawyers; that is, lawyers themselves.
I remember one shyster actually trying to sue Miller over this commercial, alleging that it would bring his profession into disrepute (ha ha). The beer maker's own lawyers told him basically to lighten up and the suit was dismissed.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-03-05 7:35:38 PM|| 2005-03-05 7:35:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think we should save the lawyer stock for the rodeo and substitute PETA-heads for the cats in this herding contest. The penalty for death or injury could become a bonus.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-03-05 7:41:46 PM|| 2005-03-05 7:41:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 In the same vein as the Miller commercial was this classic EDS commercial about, what else, Herding Cats.

One of my all-time favorite vids, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-03-05 8:10:39 PM|| 2005-03-05 8:10:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 To call Meekatharra a city is stretching things. Its a typical old Western Australian mining town, population officially 2,000 people (but cities out in the bush tend to encompass a lot of land and the town itself is probably no more than a 1,000) and 500 kilometers from the nearest permanent police presence. I stayed in the town's pub/hotel once.

BTW, releasing the cats is their big mistake. Feral cats are a huge problem here eating their way through the native fauna to the point native animals under 3 or 4 Kgs have almost completely dissapeared except for some offshore islands.

Posted by phil_b 2005-03-05 10:58:53 PM|| 2005-03-05 10:58:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The 'Shovelware' guy is a bit overboard.

It bothers me that there are folks who feel comfortable passing judgment on entire professions, rather than weighing the merits of each individual in turn. Prejudice is never acceptable, whether in matters of race or vocation.

Yeah, lawyers are needed in society. But there are few professions that have carved themselves such a niche. Lawyers creating law is like morticians designing wellness routines.

Posted by Pappy 2005-03-05 11:21:18 PM|| 2005-03-05 11:21:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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