I just thought how baller it would be to show up at work with one of these instead of a messenger bag, you know.

7/28/2012 1:26:42 PM

everything I need exists in the cloud

7/28/2012 1:29:41 PM

Except for like my your lunch, or like your reading device... you know, things like that.

7/28/2012 1:30:31 PM

My reading device is firmly planted into my head. You don't happen to carry a little asian with you who can read and do math for you, do you?

7/28/2012 1:46:38 PM

Yep! I have a briefcase, complete with the little rotary lock thingy.

7/28/2012 1:56:51 PM

I use one to store my underwear in. I like to call it a... boxer-briefcase

7/28/2012 2:00:56 PM

are we at the beginning of the 20 year fashion cycle again?

7/28/2012 2:29:06 PM

Who needs a briefcase when you have a fannypack? AM I RITE?!!

7/28/2012 2:30:13 PM

Mine isn't fashionable, but it's serviceable. It's a whole lot easier to carry a hardsided briefcase into court than a messenger bag. Looks a lot better too (I don't want to stand out as the youngster with the slung messenger bag).

7/28/2012 2:47:10 PM

why do you care what people think of you?

7/28/2012 2:47:54 PM

I don't care what "people" think of me, but rather what the Judge thinks. Courtroom decorum goes a long way to winning a case. And if the Judge takes me more seriously, then he or she is more likely to give credence to my arguments. It would be a bad idea to act or look too "young".

7/28/2012 2:52:42 PM

Oh. So now the judge isn't a "person." One more word out of you kiddo and I'll serve you with contempt of TWW, punishable by only being allowed to read BubbleBobble's posts for a week.

Enjoy your life filled with "k"s and "LOL"s.

7/28/2012 2:55:04 PM

you just got served.

7/28/2012 2:55:28 PM

I carry one handcuffed to my wrist

7/28/2012 2:56:36 PM

like what do you keep that it has to be handcuffed, or do you just like the feeling of importance and sexual nature of handcuffs

7/28/2012 2:59:46 PM

I did come across a neat bullet proof briefcase that would shock people as well.

Quote :

"One more word out of you kiddo and I'll serve you with contempt of TWW, punishable by only being allowed to read BubbleBobble's posts for a week. Enjoy your life filled with "k"s and "LOL"s."

Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment to me.

[Edited on July 28, 2012 at 3:01 PM. Reason : ]

7/28/2012 3:00:45 PM

k

7/28/2012 3:03:26 PM

^^^bars of gold

7/28/2012 3:06:08 PM

now u just need an appletini to go with that and your transformation will be complete

7/28/2012 5:32:37 PM

This thread makes me want to roleplay defense attorney and criminal with Beethoven

7/28/2012 5:33:54 PM

i did

...till it got taken from my car




(ok ...the case wasnt brief)

7/28/2012 5:35:35 PM

gotta love legal decisions coming down to if a lawyer is well-dressed or not

7/28/2012 5:35:53 PM

I carry one. Rarely anything in it of much importance; mainly just a legal pad and Lance crackers.

7/28/2012 5:37:26 PM

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"gotta love legal decisions coming down to if a lawyer is well-dressed or not"

What do you expect?

This is why, if you have to go to court, you better dress as nice as you can afford - for an extra nice touch, buy off the rack shit that doesn't fit perfectly to give you that, you're not rich, but you're trying your best, look.

[Edited on July 28, 2012 at 5:42 PM. Reason : ]

7/28/2012 5:41:19 PM

well, yes. but it's still such bullshit

7/28/2012 5:43:47 PM

7/28/2012 5:44:01 PM

If I were a judge, I would take Beethoven much more seriously if he wheeled one of these into the room:



Most people I work with would vigorously ridicule anyone who came to work with a hardsided briefcase, but then I am an engineer. For us, the cool thing to do is buy a really nice leather laptop bag, scratch the shit out of it, and treat it like a tool tote.

7/28/2012 5:53:00 PM

^I have used one of those before but only on cases with a ton of shit attached.

[Edited on July 28, 2012 at 6:01 PM. Reason : and (she)]

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"gotta love legal decisions coming down to if a lawyer is well-dressed or not"

And I doubt it's a conscious decision, although a judge doesn't hesitate to tell you to get out of the courtroom if you aren't dressed appropriately. But the Judge is likely more inclined to take me seriously if I look like I take this stuff seriously. It's all in the art of persuasion, and you have to look the part.

[Edited on July 28, 2012 at 6:03 PM. Reason : ]

7/28/2012 6:01:32 PM