Those two don't really seem to go together...unless..oh well, it's Chicago.

Contracts, first semester. Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co. (the D.C. inner-city furniture store, impossible-to-understand contract provision, unconscionability case). Professor reads the relevant provisions, which for those who don't remember goes as follows:

"the amount of each periodical installment payment to be made by [purchaser] to the Company under this present lease shall be inclusive of and not in addition to the amount of each installment payment to be made by [purchaser] under such prior leases, bills or accounts; and all payments now and hereafter made by [purchaser] shall be credited pro rata on all outstanding leases, bills and accounts due the Company by [purchaser] at the time each such payment is made."

Gunner raises his hand and says something along the lines of "well, I don't see what's hard to understand about that at all. It's their fault for not being able to figure it out."

thats pretty much been my experience as well....its pretty easy to tell from even the first day of law school who knows what they're talking about and who is just bs-ing

I never considered gunner those who spoke alot in class but made sense. To me gunners were always those guys who spoke alot but never really contributed anything because what they were saying was BS.

I used the fact that I got a 4.0 first semester to support an argument I was making in class second semester. Was that a gunnerish thing to do?

is this a joke?

Jesus Christ I hope you are not this aspie in interviews

no. My original argument was getting eaten up by another classmate and I was so backed into a corner that I didn't know what to do.

Luckily, the prof scooped the conversation immediately thereafter, and I didn't hear anything about it after class so I don't think anyone made a big deal out of it.

They were probably all laughing about it behind your back.

hahahahahhahahaha I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming this is still just a joke. If it's not.......Oy.

0L here. Does being a gunner require being obnoxious?? I already know Ill be awkward and silent in class (like I have been my entire life)... but Im still a competitve asshole who wants to be the best. Would that make me an undercover gunner??

Basically, IYO, is there a difference between a gunner and a harmless student who just tries too hard??

There are secret gunners, but they are not nearly as obnoxious as outright gunners. What with their secretive nature and all...

Tip to never being a gunner: never start a response with "in my experience", "when I used to work at" or relating a legal concept tangentially with another field or law class or bringing in outside knowledge. Theres a difference between raising your hand and adding to class discussion and just being a tool. The former is fine, and actually appreciated by people like me who never want to talk in class.

this may be one of the top 3 most outrageous things on the Internet. I pray to God, for your sake and the sake of your progeny, that you are trollin us.

if this is real... I just can't fathom the total lack of self-awareness that this episode would require. I mean, it's actually kind of impressive.

I actually like those exchanges when the person's experience is on-point. It's great when a case concerns something medical or chemical and the biochem PhD in class raises his hand and points something out important about the facts or disagrees with the professor on an issue. I don't have any problem with that at all. FFS, they have a PhD in the material and in all probability they know more than the professor does about this subject matter. Usually the professor is happy enough to give them the point.

I'm fine with it even when it's something small like "I actually lived in that part of Jersey for a few years." One of my professors would often even look for these kinds of discussions by asking anyone with X experience or anyone who's lived in Y area to raise their hands.

i only raised my hand to give a response if no one else did and the awkward silence was getting too awkward...

The problem is people always think they know more than they do, and that their experiences are relevant when they are not.

Eh, whatever. I'm just glad 1L is over now. Clearly, it was a blood bath at times.

If you are getting that worked up over an in class argument - you are a horrible gunner.

I was serious about the interview thing btw. There's a 2l at the top of my class who struck out because he's so socially awkward. Don't be the new that guy.

LOL must suck to be that guy

I strongly dislike you.

LOL. Gunner brings gunning ways to TLS. (not-so) Humble- brag about 4.0 first semester.

If you are not familiar with Sapentia's spectacular body of work his other hits include being upset when he first received his 4.0 because he had all As but no A+s and complaining that it is "awful" having a 4.0 because second semester the only direction he can go is down.

LOL. Gunner, insecure and neurotic. Or maybe all gunners are insecure and neurotic, that is what drives them.

(also he's incorrect, couldn't he aim for all A+ this semester? )

Yea but I'd end up with the same GPA. Hence, my disappointment with the fact that the only place my GPA can go is down.

LMFAO


10/10, my friend. Well done.