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"The Night Before Christmas" by and for Lawyers
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An Introduction at Christmas Time to Legalese by a Law Professor
WASHINGTON - s4story -- Just in time for the coming holiday, the law professor who persuaded Santa to quit smoking
As Rudolph Wheezed or, How Many Children Have Died Due to Santa's Second-Hand Smoke? (https://reason.com/2010/12/21/how-many-children...)
Santa Claus Has Given Up Smoking (https://www.sharewise.com/us/news_articles/Sant...)
- as in "The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath" -
shares a version of that famous poem/story "Twas the Night Before Christmas" as if it had been written by a lawyer and not by Clement Clarke Moore.
In other words, it's written entirely in legalese as a spoof on how some lawyers write, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf.
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Please feel free to read it to any of your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, or very young friends, especially if they are thinking of going to law school.
Indeed, please feel free to share it with anyone else who might enjoy it.
Anyone is welcome to download a copy in PDF form, together with the original version by Clement Clarke Moore, at: Lawyer's Night Before Christmas (http://banzhaf.net/NightBeforeChristmas.pdf)
JOHN F. BANZHAF III, B.S.E.E., J.D., Sc.D.
Professor of Public Interest Law Emeritus
George Washington University Law School
"The Man Behind the Ban on Cigarette Commercials"
FAMRI Dr. William Cahan Distinguished Professor
Fellow, World Technology Network
Founder, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Inventor of the "Banzhaf Index"
(202) 994-7229 // (703) 527-8418
http://banzhaf.net/ jbanzhaf3ATgmail.com @profbanzhaf
As Rudolph Wheezed or, How Many Children Have Died Due to Santa's Second-Hand Smoke? (https://reason.com/2010/12/21/how-many-children...)
Santa Claus Has Given Up Smoking (https://www.sharewise.com/us/news_articles/Sant...)
- as in "The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath" -
shares a version of that famous poem/story "Twas the Night Before Christmas" as if it had been written by a lawyer and not by Clement Clarke Moore.
In other words, it's written entirely in legalese as a spoof on how some lawyers write, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf.
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Please feel free to read it to any of your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, or very young friends, especially if they are thinking of going to law school.
Indeed, please feel free to share it with anyone else who might enjoy it.
Anyone is welcome to download a copy in PDF form, together with the original version by Clement Clarke Moore, at: Lawyer's Night Before Christmas (http://banzhaf.net/NightBeforeChristmas.pdf)
JOHN F. BANZHAF III, B.S.E.E., J.D., Sc.D.
Professor of Public Interest Law Emeritus
George Washington University Law School
"The Man Behind the Ban on Cigarette Commercials"
FAMRI Dr. William Cahan Distinguished Professor
Fellow, World Technology Network
Founder, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Inventor of the "Banzhaf Index"
(202) 994-7229 // (703) 527-8418
http://banzhaf.net/ jbanzhaf3ATgmail.com @profbanzhaf
Source: Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf
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