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If you're wondering whether or not those in the New Orleans area are as fired up for this Sunday's NFC Championship Game as the typically terrifying Bears fans are, here's a little proof for you: In a current court case involving Fay Thibodeaux Danos against Avondale Industries, they're actually postponing court proceedings so everyone can watch the game. An excerpt from the PDF document:
As this court knows, it was determined just last weekend that the New Orleans Saints will play in the National Football Conference Championship game—the first such game in the franchise's forty-year history—against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Illinois on January 21, 2007 at 2:30 pm. In order to accommodate all fans, including the great majority of the jury pool, the parties involved in this case, and in order to ensure a full jury pool will appears on the first day of trial, Defendants request that the beginning of trial be pushed back two days to January 24, 2007....Defendants request an expedited hearing of this motion so all parties have time to plan accordingly."
A splendid idea, and you know what? They should suspend all relief efforts for the weekend too. Oh, they've kinda already done that.
Saints Postponement Document [Deadspin] (PDF)
(Originally spotted by the WSJ blog.)
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Fay Thibodeaux Danos sounds like the title of a Mars Volta song.
Fuckin' rednecks.
Wow! You found the guy who lives across the street from John 3:16.
Is Avondale Industries a wholly owned subsidiary of VanDeLay Industries?
They have tv's and electricity down there? How did that happen before plumbing and hygiene?
Wait a second....Deadspin is scanning the Wall Street for stories? You'll never find any boobs there; and even if you do, the nipples will be stippled.
You show me Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert LLC, and I'll show you a law firm that has its priorities in order.
*Wall Street Journal
typing is hard
Good move by the lawyers. Most of the people they will need on the jury to get a $26M judgement for a hangnail probably won't make bail for their latest meth fueled nude escapade until Tuesday if the Saints win.
...and in order to ensure a full jury pool will appears on the first day of trial . . .
Actually, this makes sense to me.
But "will appears?" Is that a Southern colloquialism?
and are those priorities that everyone should be a partner?
Will the frizzy haired blonde wear a shirt that says, "Fuck da Avondale Industries?"
But "will appears?" Is that a Southern colloquialism?
No, it means that Deadspin is going to be covering this trial.
Jeez, I was only planning to be hung over through Monday after this game. I wonder if I can get this kind of continuance from my boss ...
mmm ... stippled nipples
Wait, isn't this the same city that hosts Mardi Gras?
at least when will snags a story from the WSJ it's timely and worthwhile. Earlier this week I caught about ten seconds of Cowherd's shitty ass show. He was talking about the unreal football gambler that was featured in the WSJ. The sad thing is that he presented it as if nobody had heard the story. It didn't seem to occur to him that the story was already days old and millions of people had already read the thing in print or online.
It is about time the justice system recognized its place in society. You don't see Hank Williams Jr. writing songs about litigation, do you?
So if one of the Saints, say Brees, gets injured during the game, will the medics wait three weeks to help him?
Was the trial being held in a bunch of lined up cots in the Superdome?
typically terrifying Bears fan
This is going on my next business card.
Typically terrifying Bears fan works better than, say, Typically bitter Browns fan, or Typically fat Packers fan, or Typically horrid filthy dirty scum Steelers fan.
What was that about being bitter?
Is Avondale Industries a wholly owned subsidiary of VanDeLay Industries?
Nope. It's Avon Barksdale's front.
But "will appears?" Is that a Southern colloquialism?
Sorry, you can blame that one on me. I sent the tip in and paraphrased some of the brief... and in the process fucked up that sentence... though to be fair, nobody from Louisiana would have spotted the typo... given their shockingly low literacy rates.
What happens when the trial starts the next week and everyone is glued to their sets to watch Media Day (so the Saints prevail).
This would never happen in Chicago, we are "the city that works". Thanks alot, Mom and Dad.
J-No - "the city that works" isn't as bad a slogan as "something happens here," which I swear I've seen in at least three cities.
if the saints go the super bowl will New Orleans suspend mardi gras?
Deadspin Law, LLP only postpones trials for the following reasons:
-Partner is hung over and cannot attend court.
-Partner is incarcerated and cannot attend court.
-Partner was involved in altercation at sporting event over the weekend
-Partner hooked up last night and cannot attend court.
In a related story, Deadspin Law, LLP is looking for a reliable associate to cover court appearances due the alarming frequency of the above referenced events
Typically horrid filthy dirty scum Steelers fan.
Now, this might be correct, but as evidenced by TSW, some Steeler fans have spectacular breasts too.
Typically horrid filthy dirty scum Steelers fan.
What was that about being bitter?
Um, if you're not aware, the Yinzer Mafia is now patrolling dahn here. And we're not necessarily completely on board with that whole "1st Amendment" thing.
Bowden*3,
That is a shit slogan. Something happens here, too. Rigging elections, bribing city/state officials, and the Oprah show. You are right. The City that Works is better.
This would never happen in Chicago, we are "the city that works". Thanks alot, Mom and Dad.
You've got that city of big shoulders thing going for you too, J. Not to mention the fog creeping in on little cat feet.
Do the police have off too? Because that would be...bad.
You know what's awesome? Comcast Cable in southern Louisiana has gone out the last 4 Sundays that the Saints have played. Fuckin' cajun rednecks. Serves 'em right.
In regard to the chick appearing pro hac vice from Coral Gables, FL:
What's your fuckin' excuse?
This stuff happens when a city doesn't win much. Last year a federal judge in Tacoma was reprimanded for opening a manslaughter trial with a "Go Seahawks" chant.
Does Cleveland have a slogan?
It could fit in with the Ohio slogan:
Ohio - "Birthplace of aviation"
Cleveland - "Birthplace of the Steamer, George Steinbrenner and America's 3rd serial killer"
In a related story, Deadspin Law, LLP is looking for a reliable associate to cover court appearances due the alarming frequency of the above referenced events
Not to mention we have a whole division devoted to providing in-house legal services.
Typically terrifying Bears fan works better than, say, Typically bitter Browns fan, or Typically fat Packers fan, or Typically horrid filthy dirty scum Steelers fan.
Does "Typically let down due to high expectations Dolphins fan" work?
Roy Hobbs - What do you plan to do to me? I've been a Cleveland sports fan my entire life. There is no physical pain that can possibly equal that.
Okay, it would still hurt if you like kneecapped me or viced my balls, but not as much as The Fumble or Game 7.
This would never happen in Chicago, we are "the city that works". Thanks alot, Mom and Dad.
True story: In late 2005, I was sending a notarized affidavit to our local counsel in Chicago, so it could be filed with a bunch of exhibits at the court. Except it didn't get there on time. Why not? Because it was supposed to be delivered on the day of the White Sox parade, and Fedex couldn't get into downtown Chicago. "City that works", my ass.
Go fuck yourself New Orleans......wait, didn't FEMA already use that one?
SHH - Sure, that works. Still, it's better than being let down when you have LOW expectations.
"Hey, we can go 6-10, right guys? Guys? We can, right?"
"Hey, we already had an important player go down with a horribly crippling injury. It can't happen again, right?"
Seriously, Baxter tore both patellar tendons. That's like getting hit with lightning, surviving, and then like five seconds later getting hit again.
J-No - Ok, actually, now that I think about it, one of the places I've seen it is as a recruitment slogan for George Washington University. Which I shouldn't bash because I might be going to law school there next year.
But really. Something Happens Here?
This stuff happens when a city doesn't win much.
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Much? How about EVER? Okay, so the Mariners had a decent couple of years...No World Series and the franchise is headed for another 20 year slumber. Thanks Bill!
The Sonics made it to the finals in '96. Yeah, they won two games in that series...because Jordan wanted to win the Championship at home. Fucker.
The Seahawks? Everybody knows the story on that one.
Fuck, I just realized that I hate living in Seattle.
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FedEx couldn't get into my city, and that's a diss on us?
Get your dang affidavit notarized a day earlier, and FedEx won't have to make any excuses. JIT is for s-l-a-c-k-e-r-s and excuseniks!
Apparently they delayed throwing Barbaro into a meat grinder so he can watch the Saints game. Then the grinder.
PQCrash - Is this a formal challenge to a bitter-off? If so, I accept!
Hopefully they will postpone all the murderin' going on down there, too.
Also, Chicago is the "city of big wind."
In a related story, Deadspin Law, LLP is looking for a reliable associate to cover court appearances due the alarming frequency of the above referenced events
Have we considered the possiblity that this might not be the best place to advertise for said reliable associate? Perhaps we might do better on, say, a [insert name of team you hate] message board? At least then we know they won't be busy during playoff season.
racistmascot - my mistake, I thought you were a Seahawks fan.
Browns fans are OK with me. They've been unlucky over the years, and as a result they are a little bitter and cranky, but as a group they're nice guys, just really passionate. I'd like to see them eventually win a Super Bowl.
After I'm dead. In, like, 40 years or so.