I suppose there's no choice now is there.

Well.

I suppose there is.

But one of them leads 6 feet down.

And yea, not too keen on that.

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Where have all the flowers gone?

Extracts from an old song:

Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing...

Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time passing...

Where have all the young men gone?
Long time passing...

When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

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And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to....

Barack Obama???

Is that not a popularist vote? That coupled with the fact the nominations closed 2 months after he was elected.

I would have thought Suu Kyi stood more of a chance, though she's basically in solitary confinement. Or the Dalai Lama. Or John Key even. Especially since the award was for a '"hope for a better future”, pushing for nuclear disarmament and efforts to strengthen international diplomacy' - NZ has always pushed for nuclear disarmament. -_-

Sounds like a slight against Bush. Yes, Obama may have inherited a slew of problems from his predecessor, but what is he doing to promote peace? Seriously? The G8/G20 conference? Did they even talk about world peace? The closest I've seen (to be fair, seeing as I live in NZ) was Obama telling Ahmadinejad that some 'action' may be take if he continues with what most people assume to be a uranium enrichment program.

Obama is NOT near Mother Teresa. And to be fair, he may be eventually - but a future possibility does not deserve awarding until it has been made tangible. In the words of the Iranian Foreign Minister: “decision in this area was hasty, and conferring this prize was premature.”

Well put.

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Of Elitists and the Like

The Lawsoc emails continue to push the boundaries of good taste and morality in an intellectual, polished manner.

What Roman Polanski did (among other infamous names I shall not mention) - you'd want someone joking about these people to be your prosecutor/corporate/litigator?

I suppose we all live once.

But I'll take the road less travelled by.

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Lawyer Jokes

After my media law class concerning certain actions which attract criminal liability, I was fairly incensed, and upon meeting my dad, I began to voice indignations that my profession had to endure (no, I exaggerate). And the short conversation that followed:

Me: Lawyers have to deal with the scum of the earth! Scum!
Dad: Do you mean other lawyers, or your clients?
Me: .... thanks dad.

XD

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In life, you get knocked down again and again. Initially most people keep rising, but eventually there is a point where one may decide to lay low, to lessen the risk of it ever happening again. Its safer to stay where you are. Some rise again, but with resolve and courage - not because it won't happen again, but because they know why they rise.

I hope I fall (haha, pun) into the latter category.

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