Family Law:
Professor W: “What’s so wrong with swearing? The most wonderful word in the English language is that four letter word that begins with “f” and ends with “k.”
Corporate tax law:
Professor A: “Someone asked me to record today’s class because they said they were sick. I couldn’t tell if they were sick-sick or just sick of class.”
Professor A: “Like everything else in the internal revenue code, this is misleading and needlessly complex…”
Advanced Estate Planning:
Professor BC: “You won’t believe what I did for you guys today! I got out of bed! I threw out my back last night from wearing high heels….so if I collapse I am not having a heart attack, but I might need help up off the floor…”
See also: Young Miss and the Skanks.
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Natalie
April 21, 2010 at 9:05 pmFrom a legal research professor, “I can’t teach you legal research.”
Jansen
April 21, 2010 at 9:16 pmMuhaha, and yet they get paid.
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