{"id":4041,"date":"2005-08-26T23:27:25","date_gmt":"2005-08-27T03:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/08\/26\/scarecrow-yes-strawman-no\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:28","slug":"scarecrow-yes-strawman-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/08\/26\/scarecrow-yes-strawman-no\/","title":{"rendered":"scarecrow: yes, strawman: no"},"content":{"rendered":"

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pair from <\/STRONG>The Scare Crow<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A>: <\/EM>A Collection of Haiku <\/EM><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>& Senryu<\/EM> (Leroy <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Kanterman, Ed., <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Hiroake Sato, translator, Red Moon Press<\/FONT><\/A>, <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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1999).  <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Click here<\/A> for three more by some of f\/k\/a<\/EM>‘s Honored Guests. <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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ginko–<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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our hostess leads us<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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toward a scarecrow<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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            John Stevenson<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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as quickly as they land<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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    — I am the scarecrow<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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like people
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wind-bent in moonlight
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by <\/FONT>Kobayashi Issa<\/FONT><\/A> – click for 50 more scarecrow haiku<\/EM> <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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translated by <\/FONT>David G. Lanoue<\/FONT><\/A><\/DIV>
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scratching my back —<\/DIV>
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         dagosan<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/FONT><\/A>   [Aug. 26, 2005]  <\/EM> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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potluck<\/FONT><\/EM><\/STRONG><\/DIV>
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\"tiny  Have you noticed how often the Editor of <\/FONT>Blawg Review<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A>  \"graphClimbN\"<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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kisses the InstaButt<\/FONT><\/A>?    I wonder what <\/FONT>Prof. Reynolds<\/FONT><\/A> thinks of all <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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this fawning.   Meanwhile, no matter how many times my buddies <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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at Blawg Review<\/EM> tell me about other Weblog Carnivals that <\/FONT>boost <\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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visits, I have never had a Blawg Review<\/EM> listing that registered more <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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than a dozen total hits over a week.  [in contrast, a <\/FONT>jd2b<\/EM> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/A>link can bring <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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hundreds of visitors, and <\/FONT>Overlawyered<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A> many scores of them].   Hmm.  <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Maybe somebody better start kissing the InstaButt a lot more<\/EM>. <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“tinyredcheck” One more thought: Blawg Review<\/EM> says that it is<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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a <\/FONT>peer-reviewed<\/FONT><\/A> carnival for law weblogs, and its<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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tagline suggests editorial input.  Also,  the BR<\/EM>  <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Submission<\/FONT><\/A> Guidelines point out that “The host <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Nonetheless, the <\/FONT>Hosting<\/FONT><\/A> Guidelines say “It is the <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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concept of Blawg Review, within reason, to be inclusive <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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of all posts submitted for review in the week prior to <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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each issue.”  Would you be more likely to click through <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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a Blawg Review<\/EM> listing if you felt there were some <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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quality control being exercised by the Host?  Can any <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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collection of links be considered the best recent posts <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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if there is no filter between the ego of the submitting <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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weblogger and <\/FONT>placement on the list?   There I go again, <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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being an <\/FONT>elitist — and<\/EM> sticking my nose uninvited under <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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someone else’s carnival tent.  Sue me. What do you think?<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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update:<\/STRONG><\/EM>  The Editor of Blawg Review<\/EM><\/FONT> has responded with <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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a very <\/FONT>helpful Comment<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A>, which gives a good <\/FONT>explanation <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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of how postings are chosen for inclusion in each weekly <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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edition.  <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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\"sumoS\"  While I was fretting over contingency fees all afternoon, Mr.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Google was (inadvertently<\/FONT><\/A>) sending me traffic.  Here are two queries <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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that <\/FONT>seem noteworthy:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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lawyer appreciation<\/STRONG><\/EM>“>  Just don’t know why, but there were only <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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119 results for this Google search.  We’re pleased to say that the <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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first result was <\/FONT>our post<\/FONT><\/A> describing an unsuccessful search for <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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holidays and events that honor lawyers, and the second result <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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was <\/FONT>this post<\/FONT><\/A>, wherein skepticalEsq<\/EM> was a bit credulous about a <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“grassroots” rally in support of plaintiffs’ lawyers in Madison County, <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Illinois.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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typical diet of a sumo wrestler<\/STRONG><\/EM>>  We inadvertently garnered the #2 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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slot in this Google search — out of nearly 6000 results — thanks to a post<\/A> <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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about the “typical diet” of billable hours for young associates and an <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Issa poem mentioning a sumo wrestler.   Our link was sandwiched in <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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between a <\/FONT>USAToday<\/EM> article<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/A> about the health woes of retired, less-active <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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sumo wrestlers (e.g<\/EM>., Haiwaiian-born sumo legend Konishiki used to wrestle <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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at 665 pounds, but now wants to get down to 400 pounds), and a more <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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scholarly <\/FONT>piece<\/FONT><\/A> that mentions retired sumo wrestlers and the fight to control <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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diabetes — as “an example of fit and fat becomes fat and sick”.<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV>
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After spending too much time today shooting at strawmen, I thought I’d enjoy a bit of scarecrow gazing.  Here are another pair from The Scare Crow: A Collection of Haiku & Senryu (Leroy Kanterman, Ed., Hiroake Sato, translator, Red Moon Press, 1999).  Click here for three more by some of f\/k\/a‘s Honored Guests. Below, you’ll also find […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2926],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pre-06-2006"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6kP1R-13b","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13066,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4041\/revisions\/13066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}