If you weren’t hanging around on Twitter yesterday afternoon, you missed out on the amazing comedy of the early hours of #lawlibpickuplines. As I mentioned earlier today, I was visiting the 2015 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting & Conference, and I was looking for a way to inject some cheeky Above the Law fun and games into the mix.
What could go wrong with law library pick-up lines?
Here’s the admittedly incredibly lame joke that started it all:
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Hey baby, let me catalog your card. #lawlibpickuplines #AALL15
— Staci Zaretsky (@stacizaretsky) July 21, 2015
Lawyers and law students love to poke fun at themselves, and it resulted in an amazingly entertaining commute home from Philly for me. Check out some of the best of the best:
https://twitter.com/whatthePD/status/623598108308586499
"Every treatise is a hornbook when you're around." #lawlibpickuplines
— Tundra British Columbia Headhunters Circus (@BeeeejEsq) July 21, 2015
@atlblog let's discuss what a reasonably prudent person would do in the position I want to put you in. #lawlibpickuplines
— Geena George (@geenageorge) July 21, 2015
Girl, I've got a preexisting duty to make you cum laude. #lawlibpickuplines
— Staci Zaretsky (@stacizaretsky) July 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/SzymanskiEsq/status/623607772286881792
"Hold me in contempt, but just hold me." #LawLibPickupLines pic.twitter.com/WvA9VDvEQG
— Judge Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) July 21, 2015
Baby if you play your cards right you'll get to F.3d. #LawLibPickupLines
— Lawprofblawg (@lawprofblawg) July 21, 2015
https://twitter.com/kalhan/status/623621146152321024
For $250 an hour, I'll get you off. #lawlibpickuplines
— Staci Zaretsky (@stacizaretsky) July 21, 2015
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? Because I work on contingency and God has deep pockets #lawlibpickuplines
— Joe Patrice (@JosephPatrice) July 21, 2015
Eventually, with about 2,000 tweets from members of the legal profession, #lawlibpickuplines soared to the number 2 trending spot on Twitter last night. That’s simply awesome. Well done! You made the world laugh, and that’s a real accomplishment.
The fun is still going on, so feel free to tweet away using #lawlibpickuplines or peruse the hashtag history if you’re in need of a smile and a chuckle this afternoon.
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