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Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Quote Studs and Duds as often as possible.Excellent idea. I was thinking of using "YIC" but people here would actually think I was serious.I'm open to any and all shtick suggestions. It's the only way I'm going to get by until March 15, if I decide to stick it out for the payday (which is looking more likely).Start working movie quote shtick into your email sign-offs.Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
-fish-
Footballguy
Studs to teh white courtesies phone...Excellent idea. I was thinking of using "YIC" but people here would actually think I was serious.I'm open to any and all shtick suggestions. It's the only way I'm going to get by until March 15, if I decide to stick it out for the payday (which is looking more likely).Start working movie quote shtick into your email sign-offs.Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
:honda:Studs to teh white courtesies phone...Excellent idea. I was thinking of using "YIC" but people here would actually think I was serious.I'm open to any and all shtick suggestions. It's the only way I'm going to get by until March 15, if I decide to stick it out for the payday (which is looking more likely).Start working movie quote shtick into your email sign-offs.Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
EYLive
Footballguy
proninja
Footballguy
I do not miss playing FF in any way, shape, or formwoke up this morning to a sleu of emails re: someone tanking the last week of our FF league to get a worst draft pick (keeper league)
krista4
Footballguy
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Should we start a 'Fictitious Krista4 Email Sign-Offs' thread?
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
That and your wife is evil.
heckmanm
Footballguy
Jose C if she really wants out of there.Quote Studs and Duds as often as possible.Excellent idea. I was thinking of using "YIC" but people here would actually think I was serious.I'm open to any and all shtick suggestions. It's the only way I'm going to get by until March 15, if I decide to stick it out for the payday (which is looking more likely).Start working movie quote shtick into your email sign-offs.Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
best shtick on the board
krista4
Footballguy
Best just to keep it here. I get scared if I venture out of the warm and cozy embrace of this thread.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I chortled. On a related note, I was bitten on the penis yesterday.
Well, bye! [/st. louis bob]
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
I love it when people fight at :e:. Even moreso when it's not me, because then you can just relax and enjoy the fun.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Nobest shtick on the board
ooooh someone's movie thing is threatendedNobest shtick on the board
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
I only go there once a week or so. Who is fighting?
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
MOP v. -fish-. Downward spiral.
can we get a play by play here?
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
No. I'm not going to tell one message board what's happening on another message board. Just go over there.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Believe you me, this shtick is not one-and-done.
-fish-
Footballguy
:e: is fun when there's blood in the water.
proninja
Footballguy
Combined with the no punctuation shtick it's brilliantbest shtick on the board
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
I think there needs to be a rule that if someone's getting #### on over there and they're unaware of it, they should be notified.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Says the guy who is billing like $27 an hour for 5 hours a week because of high overhead.**Sorry, I don't have a business degree so that's what I understood.
JerseyToughGuys
Tough Guy
Sometimes my wife is worse than I am. And by "worse" I mean funnier.I have a great-nephew (yeah, I'm old). He's my oldest brother's daughter's kid. We'll call him Jake. Love the kid to death but between my mom, my niece, and all of the rest of this kid's grandparents he's a little nancy-boy. He's my mother's only great grandchild she babys the hell out of him. Unfortunately she watches him about 4 days a week while my niece works/goes to school. The kid is 4 1/2 and my mom still calls him "Baby-Jake". Perfect example: This Summer we were all at a family get-together and hanging out by the pool. Jake was walking towards the shallow end of the pool. My son and I were standing less than 10 feet from him. He's not even 3 feet from the edge of the pool (and wearing a floaty-vest) and my mom says "Jake, stop!" I tell her "Mom, he's fine. We're right here". Not to mention the kid won't go in the water unless he's clinging to someone. Then I said "What's the worst that will happen? He'll fall into the pool and I'll yank him out in 5 seconds."My mom replies with "But I don't want him to get scared!". Anyway, this whole thing really bugs my wife. She can't stand how this kid is being coddled, spoiled, babied, etc.Tonight we were talking about how "odd" he looked in a video someone posted of his pre-school Christmas pageant.My wife was going on about how she's losing hope for the kid. She's talking about how he's going to get picked on a lot when he gets to grade school. Then she drops this."And I hope they don't try to 'butch him up' by putting him in karate or something. That never works. All you end up with is a little f[rhymes with maggot] that knows karate."
YSR
Footballguy
Radical Larry needs his avatar back.
JerseyToughGuys
Tough Guy
Thorn
Footballguy
Pretty sure my firm has them. Pm me your email
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
A few minutes after that...after I stopped laughing...she added this:"Seriously. That's what they did to my cousin Howie. My uncle tried to toughen him up by putting him in karate. All that meant to Howie was 'Yippee! I get to wear a dress and a sash!'"Sometimes my wife is worse than I am. And by "worse" I mean funnier.I have a great-nephew (yeah, I'm old). He's my oldest brother's daughter's kid. We'll call him Jake. Love the kid to death but between my mom, my niece, and all of the rest of this kid's grandparents he's a little nancy-boy. He's my mother's only great grandchild she babys the hell out of him. Unfortunately she watches him about 4 days a week while my niece works/goes to school. The kid is 4 1/2 and my mom still calls him "Baby-Jake". Perfect example: This Summer we were all at a family get-together and hanging out by the pool. Jake was walking towards the shallow end of the pool. My son and I were standing less than 10 feet from him. He's not even 3 feet from the edge of the pool (and wearing a floaty-vest) and my mom says "Jake, stop!" I tell her "Mom, he's fine. We're right here". Not to mention the kid won't go in the water unless he's clinging to someone. Then I said "What's the worst that will happen? He'll fall into the pool and I'll yank him out in 5 seconds."My mom replies with "But I don't want him to get scared!". Anyway, this whole thing really bugs my wife. She can't stand how this kid is being coddled, spoiled, babied, etc.Tonight we were talking about how "odd" he looked in a video someone posted of his pre-school Christmas pageant.My wife was going on about how she's losing hope for the kid. She's talking about how he's going to get picked on a lot when he gets to grade school. Then she drops this."And I hope they don't try to 'butch him up' by putting him in karate or something. That never works. All you end up with is a little f[rhymes with maggot] that knows karate."
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"
At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.
Ficking lawyers.Speaking of which, a firm offered me an of counsel position today. It's basically a favor allowing me to have a side practice in addition to my family development/construction company. The details aren't worked out yet though. What is a fair percentage of my billables for them to take for overhead?
General Malaise
Footballguy
A few minutes after that...after I stopped laughing...she added this:"Seriously. That's what they did to my cousin Howie. My uncle tried to toughen him up by putting him in karate. All that meant to Howie was 'Yippee! I get to wear a dress and a sash!'"Sometimes my wife is worse than I am. And by "worse" I mean funnier.I have a great-nephew (yeah, I'm old). He's my oldest brother's daughter's kid. We'll call him Jake. Love the kid to death but between my mom, my niece, and all of the rest of this kid's grandparents he's a little nancy-boy. He's my mother's only great grandchild she babys the hell out of him. Unfortunately she watches him about 4 days a week while my niece works/goes to school. The kid is 4 1/2 and my mom still calls him "Baby-Jake". Perfect example: This Summer we were all at a family get-together and hanging out by the pool. Jake was walking towards the shallow end of the pool. My son and I were standing less than 10 feet from him. He's not even 3 feet from the edge of the pool (and wearing a floaty-vest) and my mom says "Jake, stop!" I tell her "Mom, he's fine. We're right here". Not to mention the kid won't go in the water unless he's clinging to someone. Then I said "What's the worst that will happen? He'll fall into the pool and I'll yank him out in 5 seconds."My mom replies with "But I don't want him to get scared!". Anyway, this whole thing really bugs my wife. She can't stand how this kid is being coddled, spoiled, babied, etc.Tonight we were talking about how "odd" he looked in a video someone posted of his pre-school Christmas pageant.My wife was going on about how she's losing hope for the kid. She's talking about how he's going to get picked on a lot when he gets to grade school. Then she drops this."And I hope they don't try to 'butch him up' by putting him in karate or something. That never works. All you end up with is a little f[rhymes with maggot] that knows karate."
Guster
Footballguy
at least she doesn't seem completely stressed out and is posting here more.here's to hoping that Zooks gets to that point soon too. word on the street is that things will likely stay busy for him until March 
Zow
Footballguy
Zow
Footballguy
Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"
At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.
Do you get any responses to these things?
-fish-
Footballguy
My of counsel gig didn't require me giving up any of my own practice. I guess it depends on what percentage of work is going to come from them versus your own practice. Of counsel takes a ton of forms, though. I give them a discounted hourly rate in exchange for having a constant stream of work.Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"
At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.
Speaking of which, a firm offered me an of counsel position today. It's basically a favor allowing me to have a side practice in addition to my family development/construction company. The details aren't worked out yet though. What is a fair percentage of my billables for them to take for overhead?
JerseyToughGuys
Tough Guy
A few minutes after that...after I stopped laughing...she added this:"Seriously. That's what they did to my cousin Howie. My uncle tried to toughen him up by putting him in karate. All that meant to Howie was 'Yippee! I get to wear a dress and a sash!'"Sometimes my wife is worse than I am. And by "worse" I mean funnier.I have a great-nephew (yeah, I'm old). He's my oldest brother's daughter's kid. We'll call him Jake. Love the kid to death but between my mom, my niece, and all of the rest of this kid's grandparents he's a little nancy-boy. He's my mother's only great grandchild she babys the hell out of him. Unfortunately she watches him about 4 days a week while my niece works/goes to school. The kid is 4 1/2 and my mom still calls him "Baby-Jake". Perfect example: This Summer we were all at a family get-together and hanging out by the pool. Jake was walking towards the shallow end of the pool. My son and I were standing less than 10 feet from him. He's not even 3 feet from the edge of the pool (and wearing a floaty-vest) and my mom says "Jake, stop!" I tell her "Mom, he's fine. We're right here". Not to mention the kid won't go in the water unless he's clinging to someone. Then I said "What's the worst that will happen? He'll fall into the pool and I'll yank him out in 5 seconds."My mom replies with "But I don't want him to get scared!". Anyway, this whole thing really bugs my wife. She can't stand how this kid is being coddled, spoiled, babied, etc.Tonight we were talking about how "odd" he looked in a video someone posted of his pre-school Christmas pageant.My wife was going on about how she's losing hope for the kid. She's talking about how he's going to get picked on a lot when he gets to grade school. Then she drops this."And I hope they don't try to 'butch him up' by putting him in karate or something. That never works. All you end up with is a little f[rhymes with maggot] that knows karate."
SofaKings
Footballguy
Wait...won't he be even busier once the baby arrives?
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
I'm a little different than you though. I don't have my own practice. I worked biglaw for a year right out of school, and then moved home and got into the family construction and development business. My legal work hasn't been much. I've had the bug a bit lately, so this is an opportunity to hang my name with a firm who does mostly real estate, tax, estates/trusts, and some white collar crime that I can use to garner business and look legit, while having "free" access to everything their office has to offer. It's more of an opportunity for me to gain more experience, learn, and expand my own business a bit while getting some mentoring. No details yet, but I think I will be paying my malpractice insurance premium and may give up a % for overhead, but that number is "up to[me]" or something.My of counsel gig didn't require me giving up any of my own practice. I guess it depends on what percentage of work is going to come from them versus your own practice. Of counsel takes a ton of forms, though. I give them a discounted hourly rate in exchange for having a constant stream of work.Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"
At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.
Speaking of which, a firm offered me an of counsel position today. It's basically a favor allowing me to have a side practice in addition to my family development/construction company. The details aren't worked out yet though. What is a fair percentage of my billables for them to take for overhead?
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
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-fish-
Footballguy
gotcha. so figure out how much overhead you'd have for malpractice, office, staff, etc to do what you're trying to do, and then estimate what percentage of your practice over the next couple years that represents. then cut that in half and use it as a starting point.I'm a little different than you though. I don't have my own practice. I worked biglaw for a year right out of school, and then moved home and got into the family construction and development business. My legal work hasn't been much. I've had the bug a bit lately, so this is an opportunity to hang my name with a firm who does mostly real estate, tax, estates/trusts, and some white collar crime that I can use to garner business and look legit, while having "free" access to everything their office has to offer. It's more of an opportunity for me to gain more experience, learn, and expand my own business a bit while getting some mentoring. No details yet, but I think I will be paying my malpractice insurance premium and may give up a % for overhead, but that number is "up to[me]" or something.My of counsel gig didn't require me giving up any of my own practice. I guess it depends on what percentage of work is going to come from them versus your own practice. Of counsel takes a ton of forms, though. I give them a discounted hourly rate in exchange for having a constant stream of work.Forgot about that!I've just realized that I'm subconsciously instituting a subtle program to get fired so that I don't have to leave with nothing. In addition to comparing my boss to a squirrel, I've begun working made-up words into e-mails and conversation and insisting to him that they're real in hopes that he'll start using them (he's British and isn't good at American jargon, so he's easily persuaded on this front). I also just ended an e-mail to him with "Kthxbai".K4 actually sent me a Bills gnome as part of my secret santa gift last year. Gnome it up!
Received an e-mail request from someone to approve a contract at 8 this morning, and then a follow up three hours later reminding me because it has to be signed today. My response: "Oh noes! You have incurred a three-hour penalty for the unnecessary reminder!"
At least I'm amusing myself. And I've picked up my FFA reading/posting during work again, which is nice.
Speaking of which, a firm offered me an of counsel position today. It's basically a favor allowing me to have a side practice in addition to my family development/construction company. The details aren't worked out yet though. What is a fair percentage of my billables for them to take for overhead?
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
MOP is currently in the barrel.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
For Pete. Don't understand the need for the new song, really...
http://www.avclub.com/articles/superchunks-crossed-wires-cat-video-goes-viral-san,89487/
http://www.avclub.com/articles/superchunks-crossed-wires-cat-video-goes-viral-san,89487/
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
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