{"id":3544,"date":"2005-01-14T12:36:06","date_gmt":"2005-01-14T16:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/01\/14\/biting-my-hand\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:03","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:03","slug":"biting-my-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/01\/14\/biting-my-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"biting my hand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"proffedup\"  one-breath pundit<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/FONT><\/A> <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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                         A few observations for a crankier than usual Friday:<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“tinyredcheck”  <\/SPAN>Chutzpah Poo-Bah<\/EM>:  You gotta love <\/FONT>Prof. Bainbridge<\/FONT><\/A>: he rattles his tin cup for donations, <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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but can also make fun of himself by offering to sell his weblog coverage — <\/FONT>I can be bought<\/A><\/FONT>.”   <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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It’s a sad commentary on something (readers’ intelligence?, the image of lawyers, expert<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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witness, webloggers, professors?) that Steve had to add, “P.S.: Before you get all worked up <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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about this post, does the phrase “tongue in cheek” mean anything to you?”<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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while the judge reads all the “character” letters from friends and beneficiaries?   He’ll defintely<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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violate the new federal health diet rules.  (Cf. <\/FONT>Votelaw<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT> and this <\/FONT>NYT<\/EM> article<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/A>.)<\/FONT>   <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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to One of the Ten Best Blogs on the Web.”   Although not mentioned in the post, the List<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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by “<\/FONT>Managing Intellectual Property<\/FONT><\/A>“<\/FONT> magazine is for the best I\/P weblogs. <\/FONT><\/FONT> The full <\/FONT>list <\/FONT>here<\/FONT><\/A>.<\/FONT>   <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The green-eyed monster at f\/k\/a<\/EM> is waiting for <\/FONT>us to be named one <\/FONT>of the 10 Best [Haiku-Legal-<\/FONT>Ethics]<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The consumer watchdog\/curmudgeon in me far prefers John L. Welch’s approach in his <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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TTABlog headline<\/FONT><\/A> “TTABlog Makes The IP Blog<\/EM> “Top Ten\"\"   Isn’t that good enough?<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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update<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/EM> (Jan 21, 2005): Don’t miss <\/FONT>Bill Heinze’s “inspired” Comment<\/FONT><\/A> — the very first <\/FONT>limerick<\/FONT><\/A> dedicated to this weblog!  (Hey, is he calling me <\/FONT>anapestic<\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/A>? I’m used to <\/FONT>dyspeptic<\/FONT><\/A>.)   Thanks, Bill, I’m sure glad you’re not from Nantucket.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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