Quotes from Contracts (Keep in mind the guy is about 70)
[On silence acting as acceptance. Student brings up Girls Gone Wild.] "I know. You sign up for Girls Gone Wild New Orleans, and they send it to you, but then they send you Miami too. I know. I have a television."
"Well [the porn industry] is a mini-society, whether or not it's big or little is a different question."
"I'm passing out what appears to be a very formidable handout, but in reality you don't actually have to worry about it."
"The point which I have completely failed to illustrate, despite my best good faith efforts, is this..."
[While doing math on the board and doing the arithmetic incorrectly] "You'd think I wouldn't be such a fool as to keep on doing this... Not so!"
[Student: Well it depends] Professor: "It depends? Yes, it depends. That's right. So, that buys you three seconds. Now what does it depend on..."
"Lettuce is a homogenous community...commodity"
"You're at Best Buy. The manager isn't going to care what you say, because the manager doesn't know anything about Hadley v. Baxendale"
"Ms. Student. You emailed me and said we were going through all of this too quickly, right? And you're confused. Am I putting you on the spot?"
"Having said all that, most of what I've said is irrelevant"
"There is this very famous opinion by Holmes, who, it turnes out, really wasn't all he was cracked up to be."
"Modern economic theory assumes something called the rational actor theory, namely that people do things after calculating risks and rationally making the decision that favors their own best interest. Tell that to Napoleon..."
"Right, exactly. Or to put it differently, blah blah blah."
"The case we're skipping is a case about the meaning of chicken. Whether "Chicken" means roasting chicken or whether chicken means "Bak-Bak-BAKAW" (flapping arms like a chicken)
"I often say you can answer 25% of my questions by saying either "reasonableness" or just naming the title of the chapter we're on."
"Yes the reason you don't understand the trial court's reasoning is that there is no reasoning."
[Student: I don't think the case specifies that] "No, the case doesn't specify. If it did, I wouldn't ask you."
"Typically your offers have to be addressed to the person you're negotiating with. You can't just walk around your house alone making offers and counteroffers."
"I paint your house while you're gone. You get back and I give you a bill for $4600, and I say "what didn't you read Nursing Services v. Dobos? We've got an implied-in-law contract here, buddy!"
(to student) "Now I have another question for you. There's no reason for you to know this. There isn't even any reason for me to know this..."
"I'm not sure if this opinion is right or wrong, but a lot of what the court says is really stupid."
"Williston says a contract may even be formed with a meaning that neither party intended. Huh? What?!"
"Look at all the judges here. It looks like a football team or something."
"So the oil company sets these two guys on fire, and then they say to one of them, 'you are liable for us setting you both on fire.' What's wrong with this picture?"
"I mean, who would even continue reading this stuff. 'Lessor, ts agents and employes shall not be liable, for any loss, damage, injury or causality of whatsoever kind by whomsoever...zzzz" (loud snoring sound)
[Student: Sherwood bought the cow for .055/pound, because he was into cows.] Professor: He was into cows, was he?
"You're shrugging. Why are you shrugging?"
{Fiddling with broken microphone before class} "Hang on, I'll be with you in about half an hour"
"I will tell you how I don't like exam answers structured. What's that four part thing they teach you, IRAC? Whatever. I don't like that."
"When you
retain a lawyer for litigation, he promises to be careful and do his best work. When you go to a lawyer and ask him to write you a will, that lawyer doesn ot say, "okay well I'll do my best. Let's give it a try.' You don't want that lawyer."