Quotes courtesy of Overheard in Law School
1L Male: Law school is a lot like having sex without a condom. You're happy you got it, but pretty bummed you came.
CivPro Prof: A year ago would you have expected to be asked how a pair of exploding pajamas is like Diana Ross? And would you have expected to pay this much for it?
Dean of Students at orientation: And the librarians will service you in ways you can't even imagine.
Civ Pro Prof On in rem actions: So what's the deal? Are you really suing the mayonnaise? What's it going to do, appear pro se? 'The mayonnaise has no objection.'
Professor: Why are you in law school?
1L: My life would be nothing but naps if I didn't come here first every day.
[Overheard by JES]
Discussing that the end of the semester is approaching, and that we should all probably be starting to study for finals:
Civ Pro Prof: I'm surprised to see so few empty seats. I am happy to see that you're all here, but I'm beginning to question your priorities.
Civ Pro Prof: Sexual intercourse in our state is now sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction over an individual in a paternity matter. I'll let you go over the minimum contacts analysis in the privacy of your own homes. Now for the best part. The name of the parties: Yankton v. Cummings. I could not have come up with this stuff myself.
[Overheard by Sara]
Civ Pro Prof: What does 1441 say?
1L: I don't know. My bookbag was too heavy to bring that book today.
Civ Pro Prof: Anybody stronger know the answer? Perhaps someone under 100 lbs who can shame him?
Old friend: What do you teach?
Professor: Oh, well, idiots mostly.
In considering a case where the male defendant killed another man for "the unmentionable act," i.e. the deceased raped defendant.:
3L: I think the guy peed on him.
Half the class: No, he raped him!
Prof: Not just rape...man rape!
[Overheard by KT]
Elder Law Professor: What do you do when faced with an elderly person who lacks capacity, yet decides they want to get married?
Student: Can't you just tell the elderly person that they're already married?
Discussing Scalia's dissent in Lawrence v. Texas and the sorts of horrible things he thinks allowing sodomy could lead to:
Con Law Prof: I think he probably just should've left masturbation off the list, it doesn't really help his argument, but does anyone want to take a crack and helping him out on this one?
1L: Well, it causes blindness.
