Pictures Of Our Times
There are many strange visuals floating around during these days of financial uncertainty. Here are some interesting ones we saw over the weekend.
The first is from Sheppard Mullin's new Menlo Park office:
That is one way of saying "we have no clue how long we're going to be here."
Meanwhile, others exact pictorial revenge after the jump.
There is more then enough blame to go a around. Some have taken to the great American tradition of T-Shirts to express their outrage:
Jones Day and Day Pitney, you've been served.
Of course, the worst picture is this one:
What other representations of a profession in crisis have you seen? Send them to tips@abovethelaw.com.
(61) Comments
Posted in: Wall Street
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WHICH FIRMS ARE GETTING THE CITI / WELLS FARGO / WACHOVIA LITIGATION BUSINESS?
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"There is more than enough blame to go a around."
Nice editing job, ace.
Am I the only one who can't see anything that sign says re: SM?
Steve Brogan is a decent guy. I don't get it.
Is Shepard Mullins' new office in a converted Days Inn?
Can't read the sign.
debtris.ytmnd.com
Boise Schiller for Wachovia
4 - You should be less concerned with his editing and more concerned with your life of solitude.
To summarize:
Elie: Even more non-news.
CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/06/scotus.ap/index.html
Sam Bowie: A high school hoops phenom, Bowie was injured throughout his time at the University of Kentucky, but the Portland Trail Blazers still selected him second overall in the 1984 NBA Draft, just ahead of some guy named Michael Jordan. Bowie's leg injuries continued throughout his NBA tenure, while Jordan became arguably the greatest athlete in team sports history.
Thanks for using tiny-ass pictures and graphs that are too small to read.
Good job Elie.
You really want to read that graph 14? Do you really not know what it is a graph of?
It's a graph of the quality of posts on ATL since Elie took the reins.
Chevvon? Really?
WHICH FIRMS ARE GETTING THE CITI / WELLS FARGO / WACHOVIA LITIGATION BUSINESS?
15 -- STFU.
first!
WINNER!!!
Category: Most illegible graphics. . .ever.
11 - You're right, I would make way more friends if I spent my free time criticizing other posters instead of criticizing Elie. Thanks.
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14: The graph is the Dow Jones Industrial. But yeah, too small to read. I looked at the file name.
I'm still wondering what the circle shaped thing is at the end though.
5 & 8 - The sign says Sheppard Mullin in large font, then below it is written Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.
How do I know since I cant read it either? I work down the street...
What is the t-shirt thing all about? Why are they traitors? Can someone explain since the OP didn't?
Isn't a sign like that normal for any new office? Most businesses have temporary signs up before the permanent ones. This is so not news.
Elie's new strategy is to just confuse us so we don't even know what we're looking at. Really hard to criticize the content when you can't tell what the content is.
Elie Mystal is so fat Sarah Palin can see him from Alaska.
Elie Mystal is so fat John McCain opposed him as wasteful pork.
Elie Mystal is so fat Joe Biden said "That's not change, that's a LOT more of the same."
Elie Mystal is so fat he owes the IRS over $200,000 in back fat taxes.
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Ellie is not that bad. I just he's trying way too hard.
Elie MysTTTal needs to be Kiffened
Time to make the doughnuts.
14, it's a graph of Mystal's weight over time.
Congrats on your recent losses, Elie. You are the biggest loser.
I second 25... WTF?
Because our racist, animal-hating ElC can't write an article to save his fat ass, here's a link to an explanation written by the designer of graphic #2:
http://webetrayamerica.com/e107_images/betrayed.pdf
Q: How many Elie MysTTTals does it take to screw in a light bulb ?
A: Sarah Palin is SOOOOOO STOO-PID !
Knock knock.
Who's there ?
Elie Mystal's double chin.
Elie Mystal's double chin who ?
OBAMA IN '08 ! OBAMA ROOLZ ! MCCAIN DROOLZ !
Because our racist, animal-hating ElC can't write an article to save his fat ass, here's a link to an explanation written by the designer of graphic #2:
http://webetrayamerica.com/e107_images/betrayed.pdf
This post is a total failure.
So, what's the point of the second graphic? Since when have we cared about random rants?
39, I have no idea, but MysTTTal seems to think we do. The second graphic was designed by an insane ex-Navy guy who thinks Sherwin-Williams (and its lawyers) stole a product design from him.
haha i noticed their ghetto office this weekend as i was getting off the freeway. because while their address may technically be in MP, they are in a random area near the freeway and gas stations, and not anywhere near where law and tech firms actually congregate
This whole post is a mess and a joke! meaningless BS.
Wachovia - David Boies;
Wells Fargo - Wachtell’s Paul Rowe;
Citi - Gregory P. Joseph of the Gregory P. Joseph Law Offices.
The rock/sign used to say Sonnenschein. Orrick is still across the street.
More Kash and less Trash, please.
Fuck Abovethelaw readers for letting this fat fuck win the reality blogging competition. He's fucking stupid and unfunny; that's what you idiots deserve to read everyday.
While I agree with the attacks on Elie's grammar/syntax, the attacks on his weight are over the line. If an underling writes a memo or something with bad grammar, you tear him to pieces without mentioning his weight, right? Give him the same treatment.
That being said, Elie sucks ass. I didn't make these mistakes in high school for God's sake.
Re Sheppard Mullin--actually, it's a way of saying, this a brand new office and our permanent sign isn't ready yet.
Re Sheppard Mullin -- The permanent sign is in the works and should be up in about a week. It took a while for city permits.
I don't get the t-shirt???
I don't get it either, what did jones day, sherwin-williams and day pitney do? And what is america.com?
Thanks 37,
I still have no idea what that guy is talking about, but it was nice of you to post the link.
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Is that a question?
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seriously critiquing a legal blog = EPIC FAIL
elie does a fine job
Here's the Day Pitney and Sherwin-Williams link. Not worth reading, just some nut with a legal claim against the company and they retained DP.
http://thenobodyvssherwinwilliams.com/SUMMARY.html
I blame Elie for the economic recession.
47, Thank you. Good point. Those people making over the line comments about Elie's weight must be McCain supporters. They have difficulty addressing substantive issues without reverting to personal attacks.
Elie, do you spellcheck? Do you proofread? Do you think the hundreds of suggestions you do so might have some merit?
Q: What kind of self-loathing morons continually visit a legal gossip blog they claim to be disgusted with solely to criticize the style, grammar and content?
A: The kind of people who write things like "Elie MysTTTal" and fat jokes are clever.
Q: What kind of self-loathing morons continually visit a legal gossip blog they claim to be disgusted with solely to criticize the style, grammar and content?
A: The kind of people who think "Elie MysTTTal" and fat jokes are clever.
Q: What kind of self-loathing morons continually visit a legal gossip blog they claim to be disgusted with solely to criticize the style, grammar and content?
A: The kind of people who think "Elie MysTTTal" and fat jokes are clever.
I am completely baffled by the inclusion of Jim Sicilian from Day Pitney on this shirt. The "manifesto" linked that supposedly explains doesn't really explain the DP connection at all ... I am so confused.