By last count, we were roughly 25 votes out of first place in the ABA competition. Twenty-five votes stand between us and ever-lasting glory. Who among us can now claim that we have done enough when we are mocked from across the Internet?
It is clear that there are pockets of untapped votes that are waiting to be harvested. There are cousins once removed and step nieces. They are not really proxies but people yearning to establish this special tie with you. To assist you, I have enclosed a family map:
The ABA competition is also a good time to renew relationships with former boyfriends and girlfriends, so long as the breakup was amicable and would not offer another opportunity to degrade you. Then there are your family doctors, newspaper delivery kids, and baristas. Have you taken every opportunity to solicit votes? It is a small matter during that proctology exam to mention between coughs that there is an interesting competition going on over at the ABA site.
Last week, Buddha is Laughing’s selection of Henry V was selected to inspire the troops. This week I had to go with Vince’s selection of Bluto. Just as we didn’t quit when the “Germans bombed Pearl Harbor,” we cannot afford to quit now — not unless you want your kids growing up speaking Satyricon:
Geewillikers Sister L-katz, with friends like you who needs…
FFLEO, you’re one of my very fav-o-right posters but I just could not pass it up. 🙂
JT,
You may want to take a min. to skim through the “Bike Lane” comments section. There’s a few posts that may cross your very generous line. While I support and admire your free speech policy, I felt the need to call your attention to the existence of posts like this one:
http://jonathanturley.org/2009/12/10/new-york-city-erases-bike-lands-to-appease-hasidic-men-who-object-to-seeing-women-in-bike-shorts/#comment-98236
Oh wait, I was so rattled that it was lottakatz not Jill who found the word–shoulda knowed that by now though.
Holy Cow! I was just imitating the way G. Bush slaughtering slurred the name *American*
Therefore and henceforth, I shall spell it ‘MerkAn’ or ‘Merken’ unless that too winds up with an Urban Dictionary synonym.
I do affirm, Prof Turley on my honor as a former gubmit employee, no wait, they are mostly liars; well then, on my honor as a former LEO—not that won’t work either, because they are often worser liars than regular public servants.
Okay, really, Prof T., I did not know about that other word Jill found, honestly.
FFLEO: “Just as if on ‘Merkin Idol people did not vote for…er, banish that thought.”
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“Merkin Idol”? MERKIN Idol? LOLOLOLOL That’s a reality show with a veeeeeery special viewer demographic.
If the Turley blawg come somehow attract the Merkin vote we could win easily but I don’t know that the Professor really wants to expose himself to that audience. 🙂
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin
FFLEO,
I was just polishing my credentials for a position in the Lynne Cheney/Obama administration of 2012!
Gee Jill, and I thought you were a lady. With maniacal schemes like tha,t you would fit very well within an Obama Admin. position of hiding extraordinary renditions, torture by proxy, cover-up of tortures, et al.
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(P.S. Good Idea)
I think we should go to the other blogs in the running and offer to consolidate their votes and share the award. Once the award is received, it will never leave this blog page—HAHAHAHAHAHA (insert evil laugh here!)
Professor Turley,
We all know that you would not do anything involving improprieties; however, what if your students—current and past—faculty and other students at GWL/GWU were unaware of your need for honest votes? Just as if on ‘Merkin Idol people did not vote for…er, banish that thought.
All I could suggest is that you put up huge banners at the entrances of all-important venues on both GWL and GWU campuses, along with aircraft trailing similar banners with the additional employ of aircraft skywriters.
Any student or associate of yours would gladly contribute through his or her own honest volition; however, they cannot vote if they do not know—well, except for those GWU psychology majors taking Séances 101.
I note with growing chagrin that we are falling behind AGAIN to the Randazza Rabble over at legal Satyricon. Another clarion call seems in order to rectify this brewing conspiracy against the current holder of the title. To arms — before it’s too late and the kiddies race off home from their legal studies? Where is that GWLaw student voting block when you need it?
Unfortunately, propriety prevents me from directly demanding votes from my students (particularly after I demanded cash at the beginning of the course.). We are roughly 20 votes behind and we have fifteen days left. We expect Elaine’s pod people to come online shortly. There is considerable evidence that Ms. Sussman in the computer shooting story was a Turley blog supporter and the border patrol are ardent Satyriconistas. They will do anything to stop the voting it appears.
Vote is 197 v. 178
“Indeed, I was thinking of you recently while voting for the Turley blog at the ABA competition . . . ”
JT,
Why didn’t I think of that approach? I guess that’s why you get the big bucks and glory. Actually, my plans to vote early and often have been thwarted by them installing a new security system this year. I suspect those Satyrs are awash in multiple identities and URl’s.
Well Jill, I aint no profit nur mind reader, but I ‘spect theys some Bush/Obamer Administration-type skullduggery a’goin’ on with that legal Satry votin’ kount.
I saw that to FFLEO–Dastardly!
Whilst we slept–except Professor Turley never sleeps–the vote has crept upward to:
194 v. 177
Come on GW law students, faculty et al.!
Let’s give the man the win he deserves so that in the New Year he can sleep along side his doggie as that youngin’ done with this Boston Terrier puppy dog…
“That Night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertimes, ’bout ol’ dogs and childern and watermelon wine”
Ms. EM’
My first thought when I saw that young man with his ukulele (he has some mean barre chords!) was the late great Hawaiian Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s 2-part song. This blawg will always be ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ in ‘What a Wonderful World’ regardless of the vote.
“Prof.,
No apology required. Being mistaken for mespo is a complement in my book.”
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And being mistaken for Buddha is aspiration for me!
Excellent! Great critters, great music, and great company for the evening.
I think we should hire the young man in the following video as the Official Turley Blawg Musician. Maybe FF Leo can compose a song for him to sing–a musical call to arms to help in this grand endeavor to help the Turley Blawg reign supreme once again.
Ukelele Boy
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