SH*T VANDY LAW PROFESSORS SAY

"Anyone own a George Foreman grill? I just bought one of 150$…stainless steel, multiple levels,..."

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:56:24 -0500

“Anyone own a George Foreman grill? I just bought one of 150$…stainless steel, multiple levels, adjustable…well you know”

- Regarding his love of eating healthily.

"Last year there was a one billion dollar settlement…can you imagine the lawyer fees?"

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:55:58 -0500

“Last year there was a one billion dollar settlement…can you imagine the lawyer fees?”

- Regarding why we should all be in his class.

"Oh this should be Jean Paul, I had it as Miros but I didn’t want to increase the Greek-German..."

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:50:46 -0500

“Oh this should be Jean Paul, I had it as Miros but I didn’t want to increase the Greek-German tension any more. Looot of political tension.”

- Regarding a hypo that was in no way related to the Greek debt crisis

"Professor: I meant it kind of in a Minnesota way, yes (pointing at student) Student: You want me to..."

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:56:51 -0500

“Professor: I meant it kind of in a Minnesota way, yes (pointing at student)
Student: You want me to say “you betcha?”
Professor: yes
Student: you betcha
Professor: I was looking for a little more twang, but he’s domesticated.”

- Regarding Minnesota accents

"I took French in high school and after a couple years I finally went to France and I ordered a..."

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:56:10 -0500

“I took French in high school and after a couple years I finally went to France and I ordered a croissant..and they understood me! Turns out my high school teacher wasn’t playing a secret language game.”

- Regarding the beauty of foreign language schools, ala Groener v. Minister of Education

"Basically, I don’t really care what the Restatement says."

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:58:03 -0500

“Basically, I don’t really care what the Restatement says.”

- Regarding the Restatement

"Everyone loves a lump sum!"

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 08:58:20 -0500

“Everyone loves a lump sum!”

- Regarding payment for breach of lease

"Your only hope is to appeal to the cat-lovers on the bench."

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:52:00 -0500

“Your only hope is to appeal to the cat-lovers on the bench.”

- Regarding Nahrstedt v. Lakeside Village

"Your job is to turn this case into an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical."

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:56:41 -0500

“Your job is to turn this case into an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical.”

- Regarding persuading the jury

"I cold call."

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:48:34 -0500

“I cold call.”

- Regarding the first day of class

"Says “Yes.” (Twenty seconds of uncomfortable silence) “Although”…"

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:49:55 -0500

“Says “Yes.”
(Twenty seconds of uncomfortable silence)
“Although”…”

- Regarding ambiguity in judicial decisions

"My brain gets fuzzy when we talk about separation of powers."

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:51:32 -0500

“My brain gets fuzzy when we talk about separation of powers.”

- Regarding broad topics

"And, you’ve never seen this before, seven years later the Court reverses itself."

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:59:01 -0500

“And, you’ve never seen this before, seven years later the Court reverses itself.”

- Regarding judicial ambiguity

"Why are you laughing? What am I doing here?"

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:01:18 -0500

“Why are you laughing? What am I doing here?”

- Regarding our professor’s utter cluelessness

"I’m actually not too troubled by the decision because I think the Court made the right call...."

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:50:02 -0500

“I’m actually not too troubled by the decision because I think the Court made the right call. Until you read the US Constitution.”

- Regarding creative judicial justification

"Well okay I won’t mention Montesquieu. Oh no, I just did!"

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:52:00 -0500

“Well okay I won’t mention Montesquieu. Oh no, I just did!”

- Regarding attempts to not be a total nerd

"What we have is a Frankfurter here. Not a hot dog."

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:59:02 -0500

“What we have is a Frankfurter here. Not a hot dog.”

- Regarding a pun I’m sure he’s been waiting to make all semester

"These are the property laws most country music songs ever written are about."

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:53:52 -0500

“These are the property laws most country music songs ever written are about.”

- Regarding intentional trespass and the right to exclude… ala shotgun

"Fox hunting in winter… it’s a sweet escape."

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:58:20 -0500

“Fox hunting in winter… it’s a sweet escape.”

- Regarding Baker v. Howard County Hunt 188 A 223

"He kills the house, and it is an opera of violence."

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:12:00 -0500

“He kills the house, and it is an opera of violence.”

- Regarding the mistaken improver (and subsequent destroyer) in Producers Lumber v. Olney 333 SW2d 619