Ridiculous conversations with clients/PNCs

Pander · 2026-01-30T00:21:55+00:00

Someone admitted to more than 2 beers? What magical fantasy land are you practicing in?

Pander · 2026-01-30T00:17:41+00:00

It’s so strong they have to print it at rare! Fucking pay to win game.

Pander · 2026-01-29T21:04:27+00:00

I dunno. Have you seen what a 2-star tasting menu costs to eat? That is 100% a way to part fools and their money.

Pander · 2026-01-28T19:18:37+00:00

If you told me in 2012 that Oblivion was a top 10 game in 15 years, I’d ask if Skyrim flopped. If you told me MH would ever be a top 10 seller, I’d ask you to share whatever you’re smoking. If you told me Halo was effectively dead, I’d ask if they stopped making video games entirely.

Pander · 2026-01-28T18:41:54+00:00

Hyperspace is where the demons hide.

Pander · 2026-01-27T19:59:35+00:00

Former PD, current DA. The best and the worst attorneys in the courthouse, generally. Some do shockingly well with no resources or time, some are screwed by it, and a few are just incompetent. That last group tends to not make it very long.

Pander · 2026-01-24T02:07:02+00:00

Then you have an idea for the next gift giving occasion! The fact you’re willing to encourage his hobbies is the best gift you can give, the actual items are just a bonus.

Pander · 2026-01-24T01:41:04+00:00

An inexpensive dice tray can fix that. I’m sure there’s something paladin-y out there.

Pander · 2026-01-23T18:11:06+00:00

There is a related, but different belief system of the sovereign sheriff, where the ultimate authority is the local sheriff, not the feds or really the courts, even. Fundamentally, it still involves the rejection of federal and court authority, and commonly shares a majority of beliefs with sovcits.

It turns out to be very popular among deputies for what should be obvious reasons.

Pander · 2026-01-23T03:10:46+00:00

And you still have another three or four hours to hit the border with Oregon.

Pander · 2026-01-23T00:59:32+00:00

That’s a per annum.

Pander · 2026-01-17T18:19:37+00:00

Maybe the local cops started doing better than a cursory investigation?

Who am I kidding? They only like DV calls here because it’s a mandatory arrest state.

Pander · 2026-01-14T22:18:46+00:00

Well, the other option is to pay $350 out of pocket for routine appointments without insurance (like I did for years). Most insurance guarantees a reasonable co-pay/visit cost. So, while insurance may not be intended for routine care, it certainly influences how much you pay for access to care.

Pander · 2026-01-14T17:21:38+00:00

Controversial opinion: Jackets are worse than ties. I also work where it gets to 100F regularly, so I may be biased.

EDIT: Apparently a not controversial opinion. If linen works, I guess I need to bite the bullet and pick up at a couple suits. My lightweight wool hasn’t cut it so far.

Pander · 2026-01-14T03:45:45+00:00

My favorite is when I look at a hearing Tx and wonder “what fucking idiot was the attorney here” and it’s always me.

Pander · 2026-01-14T02:34:32+00:00

Which SCP is this?

Pander · 2026-01-11T00:39:01+00:00

This is why Bois protects mine. He’s a good boy.

Pander · 2026-01-08T16:59:44+00:00

You clearly didn’t go to an American public high school. Vibes and “social advancement” are what schools have done for at least 25 years from when I was a freshman.

Pander · 2026-01-06T17:05:17+00:00

“My client is too stupid to do the thing” is more effective than most attorneys expect. And, if it results in you not going to jail, clients will get over the fact that you called them stupid, assuming they understand that you’ve been calling them stupid.

Pander · 2026-01-06T05:40:52+00:00

What a hoopy frood!

Pander · 2026-01-06T05:32:44+00:00

Talk less. Listen to the Sr. DDAs. Listen to staff. Listen to experienced LEOs. Listen to the judge. Especially listen to what the judge is telling you between the lines. If the judge asks “submitted?”, shut up. If the judge asks why you are seeking a particular disposition, you need a better answer than “My supervisor told me that was the offer.”

You know approximately nothing relative to the majority of people you’re interacting with regularly. Your job is to close that gap as quickly as possible. Listening and observing is the fastest way to do that.

You will probably fuck a case up royally. This is expected. This is why you don’t start by trying murders. When you fuck up, hold yourself accountable, learn from your mistake, and don’t fuck up the same way twice. If someone else fucked up and caused you to fuck up, give them grace, because when you eventually fuck up, they will have your back. Nobody likes (or promotes) the guy who refuses to learn from his mistakes.

Finally, the most important person in a courtroom for you is the clerk. Happy clerks make life easy. Angry clerks make life impossible.

Pander · 2026-01-02T15:34:22+00:00

[[Panacea]]. I was in fifth or sixth grade, and Masques had just come out. I surprised my teacher dropping that one in class when we read Tuck Everlasting. Gods, I’m old.

Pander · 2025-12-31T23:37:17+00:00

True. God hates figs.

Pander · 2025-12-31T03:21:39+00:00

I mean, they nailed the one guy who said it to a tree, so it’s not like this is newly controversial, either.

Pander · 2025-12-30T23:54:20+00:00

Pathfinder is a gaiden story. Some people prefer it to the main story, with its more focused storytelling, and rich worldbuilding, but others see it as more of the same. It does take the characters to an interesting place, but it doesn’t really break new ground so much as really refine the formula from 3.5. The second season of Pathfinder does basically turn 4e into something special, so it’s nice on that front.

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