"Mr. Laussade...could you please tell us about the Merrill Lynch case?"
"Umm...no?"
"What? You're not prepared?"
"I didn't think you'd get this far today. It was a calculated risk."
"Not calculated very well. And completely unhedged."
"Actually, I just took a huge short position in Mike'sGPA Futures right before class, so I'm feeling pretty okay about it."
Good investment strategy. If you wanna know what the heck he's talking about:
http://www.investopedia.com/university/shortselling/shortselling3.asp
Posted by: True | January 25, 2006 at 12:48 PM
True dat.
Posted by: | January 25, 2006 at 01:58 PM
If you really did say that, it's got to count for something--that takes balls. Did the prof. even crack a smile?
Posted by: Sidebar | January 25, 2006 at 02:02 PM
hmmmmmm.
http://academic.udayton.edu/TheWhitestLawSchools/2005TWLS/Chapter1/index.asp
Posted by: whitey | January 25, 2006 at 10:09 PM
I'm worried about your exposure here. Your investment on the futures was based on inside information. And everyone knows it.
Posted by: | January 26, 2006 at 04:29 PM
Ever had one of those surreal moments that you just need to share? A few months ago, I randomly came upon your blog while looking for something or another. I enjoyed your sense of humor and “advice” to us poor 1Ls, and have checked back about once a week since then. I’m a UT alum, so I was amused to find out you attend UT Law. It wasn’t until this post, where you mention your name, that I realized who you were. I really should have figured it out earlier…shows how much I was paying attention. Thanks for the help, Mike. -- Shana
Posted by: | January 27, 2006 at 11:03 AM
"Ever had one of those surreal moments that you just need to share?
"A few months ago, I randomly came upon your blog while looking for something or another."
[A case of Grey Goose?]
"I enjoyed your sense of humor and “advice” to us poor 1Ls, and have checked back about once a week since then. I’m a UT alum, so I was amused to find out you attend UT Law."
[Seriously, I had you pegged for Thomas Cooley. I thought that was your reach school. Also, I find little things amusing, like when I meet someone whose name is Shana, I'm like "OMG, my name is totally Shana too. Maybe we're related."]
"It wasn’t until this post, where you mention your name, that I realized who you were."
[Honestly, it took a little longer, but when I found out I was like, "OMG, he is totally Mr. Lassaude"]
"I really should have figured it out earlier…"
[Like when you mentioned you write a blog, or when you e-mailed me a link to your blog, or when you said you had to go work on that blog, or when your blog described your exact title and duties on Law Review, ...]
"shows how much I was paying attention."
[still got my fingers crossed for those 1L grades!]
"Thanks for the help, Mike. -- Shana"
[Honestly, if this is a "surreal moment you just had to share" may I suggest a speedball, or perhaps a fistfull of X?]
Posted by: | January 27, 2006 at 12:12 PM
Hey, fucker, don't piss on my creepy blog reunion.
Hi, Shana. :)
Posted by: wingsandvodka | January 27, 2006 at 03:08 PM
Mr. Wings,
I have to call some James Frey-eque bullshit on that posting. My multiple sources advise me that this story is as inflated as USC's confidence pre-Rose Bowl. These sources claim that you, in fact, volunteered in a gunny-mc-gunsalot fashion and then later, when you did not know the answer, nothing happened at all. I feel like Oprah--used, tricked, and bloated . . . ok, maybe not all three.
Sincerely,
OKC "smoking gun" 4L
Posted by: Oklahoma City School of Law 4L | January 27, 2006 at 03:11 PM
Mike,
Not to worry. I will call on you next week so you can redeem yourself. Be prepared to discuss the assigned material on ... well, everything.
Posted by: Henry | January 29, 2006 at 06:49 PM
m447k
Posted by: ro77ck | July 05, 2007 at 07:58 PM
m447k
Posted by: ro77ck | July 05, 2007 at 07:58 PM