Don't Wanna See No Blood, Don't Be a Macho Man

I'm sure the BLS powers-that-be will eventually have this piece of hilarity erased from the interwebs, but this, my friends, is just one of the many reasons that I love Wikipedia:

(From the Wikipedia article for Baylor Law School)

Nationally Ranked Advocacy Program

Taught by the Devil himself, the bedrock of Baylor’s nationally ranked advocacy program is the third-year Practice Court Program, a six-month course required for all third-year students.

Procedure, evidence, and advocacy are the tools of the trial lawyer, and the Practice Court Program is an over-intensive study of these essentials. So essential that Baylor Law is the only school in the country with this program.

Students try multiple lawsuits from beginning to end, ensuring that when they graduate, if they ever make it through this hellish program, they are able to hit the ground running.

My friends, this is what happens in a world where Wikipedia is accessible to a disgruntled current (or former) P.C. student.

I, for one, think such a world is quite enjoyable.

Red and White Blue Suede Shoes, I'm Uncle Sam, How Do You Do?

Prof. Torts mentioned this morning that it was Friday the 13th and immediately launched into a discussion on the truth or falsity of Matt Lauer's statement that Don Imus had slandered the Rutgers women's basketball team. This led to a discussion on the modern use of the word "ho" and one of my classmates citing a U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals case that actually featured a discussion of the lyrics of Ludacris. Yes, it has been an odd day so far.

In honor of Friday the 13th, I give you these great "facts", courtesy of Wikipedia

• Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.
• We have another Friday the 13th in July of this year.
• Tupac was murdered on Friday, September 13th, 1996. This is obviously up for debate.


• Margaret Thatcher, Fidel Castro, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Will Clark, Max Weinberg, the Olsen Twins, and Steve Buscemi were all born on Friday the 13ths, but obviously in different years. I guess that goes without saying.



• Black Sabbath's eponymous debut album was released on Friday, February 13th, 1970.

If anything, you can thank me for those conversation starters when someone launches into a "Friday the 13th" riff this weekend. Don't say I never do anything for you.