Yes, law school and the subject matter taught in it can be less droll and more “LOL!” At least as depicted by the members of The Libel Show at the University of Virginity School of Law. The show, which is similar to the New York University School of Law’s Law Revue, is:
“an annual theatrical production which has been humoring the Law School since 1908 (making us the longest running student organization on campus). Each year the Show lampoons our professors and life at the Law School through a variety of impersonations, song parodies, and skits. The Libel Show’s mission is to do everything within its power to help the Law School community enjoy raucous laughter.” (UVA’s Web site)
Above the Law posted a couple of preview videos from NYU’s 2009 Law Revue, and The Libel Show wanted in on the publicity action. They wrote ATL with a link to a video from last year that plays a bit like an odd mix of the Beastie Boys and the Backstreet Boys. A representative for UVA states that “in terms of humor … (the video) kicks the crap out of NYU’s Law Revue”.
UVA gets extra points from me for comparing a treatise by Chemerinsky (as in Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the new U.C. Irvine School of Law) to a thick booty.
“Excuse me! You don’t know what you do to me. Your booty triggers strict scrutiny. Fatal in-fact back that everyone can see. It’s thicker than a treatise by Chemerinsky.”
But ATL hits the nail on the head when they state its tough to get over “the resemblance between that one Con Luv Boy and Carson Kressley from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.”
If you haven’t already, watch the vid up top, and watch the South Park-inspired vid below from NYU to come to your own conclusions:
The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
Alerts:
- Want to take a trip to San Francisco this weekend? If you’re in the Los Angeles area (Long Beach), you can fly up to San Francisco for $14 one-way! The offer from JetBlue is for flights booked today for travel by April 8. The flights from San Francisco to New York have already sold out, so it would probably be a good idea to jump on this deal quickly. (via DealNews) UPDATE (2:45): I just visited the JetBlue site and all four of the flights they were offering have been sold out!
Gadgets and Gear:
- The HP Home & Home Office Store is offering the HP G70t Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 17″ Widescreen Notebook, model no. NJ774AV, for $569.99 with free shipping. Follow the directions at the DealNews entry for the laptop.
- Apple is currently offering 12 factory refurbished MacBook Pro Notebooks starting at $1,349. If that’s too rich for your blood, you can go with the refurbished MacBook 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo in white for $849. (via DealNews)
- Dell Home is taking 20 percent off select Inspiron notebooks of $799 or more with coupon code “B$89KMG909?2WN” with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. Deal ends April 30. (via DealNews)
- Get an Iogear GME222A Wired Optical Mini Mouse w/ Retractable Cord from Newegg for $9.99 with free shipping. (via CheapTweets via DealUniversity)
- CompUSA is offering the Targus Brilliance Convertible Notebook Case for $24.99 with about $14 for shipping. Not bad for a bag that normally goes for $89.99. Wear it as a messenger bag, as a backpack, or a manbag. The bag features a padded shoulder strap, MP3 player pocket with headphone port, side magnetic pocket, padded workstation, and support for most laptops with screens up to 15.4″. (via DealNews)
- Get a task chair for $10 from Micro Center. It looks kinda basic, but you can upgrade later on. (via FatWallet)
- If you already have a task chair and want an upgrade, you can pick up the RS To-Go Nulla High-Back Microfiber Chair in gray for $79.99 with free shipping from Office Depot. Coupon code “41074467″ brings the price to $67.99. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- Amazon.com is offering Seasons 1-10 of “ER” for $163, which is quite a markdown from its list price of $468. If you missed the past decade of unpronounceable medical ailments there’s no better time than these last four months before orientation to catch up. Personally, I’m a “Grey’s Anatomy” kinda girl, but maybe the McGranddaddy of today’s medical dramas can cure your pre-law school ills (haha!). (via DealNews)
- iTunes free downloads. “The Truth in 24″ a documentary about racing. Top app: Skype.
- If you miss you some Buffy the Vampire Slayer, why not check out the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. The HBO series “True Blood” is based on this vampire tale where humans and vamps live among each other. A box set with the six of the books in the series is available for $28 via Buy.com via treebeardbooks. (via DealNews)
Odds and Ends:
- To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Old Spaghetti Factory is offering 40 percent off its pasta dinners on Tuesdays. Click here for a link to the coupon. (via CheapTweets via DaddyODeals)
- Also, I just checked the Entertainment.com Web site again, and they’re still offering their 2009 entertainment books for all cities for $15. With free shipping, that’s up to $36 off select books, according to DealNews. Entertainment Books contain hundreds of 2-for-1 and 50 percent off coupons valid at many restaurants, hotels, and services in your area, just select the right book for your city! An example: The Orange County (Calif.) book regularly goes for $40, but is being offered at $15 with free shipping!
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The Blawgirl loves her a good chuckle (and referring to herself in the third person, apparently). And she also loves the clever things people do on April Fools’ Day. Here are what some pranksters have been doing around the world.
- A man and his emus. My favorite prank so far today has come from the dean of the University of Texas School of Law (via blawg Above the Law). Dean Lawrence Sager wrote an email to his students stating that he would be resigning his position at the law school in order to pursue his first love: raising emus. Sager writes:
“Some of my finest hours have been spent cantering across the Texas plains on the back of an Emu. They are stately, resplendent, Brobdingnagian birds, capable of carrying a man at full gallop the length of 30 hectares on a single hogshead of millet seed.”
UPDATE: According to Above the Law, the dean states that he did not write the letter, but he finds it very funny.
- All your CADIE are belong to us. Google releases CADIE, Internet-based artificial intelligence that has assumed control of the Google company and its goods and services. The setup is pretty elaborate, with CADIE, depicted as a boxy panda, developing her own YouTube page and blog.
- Twitter is the future. The UK’s Guardian newspaper published a story stating that it would go Twitter only.
- Scary clowns. Gizmodo.com has tons of scary clowns (that’s right. Clowns are effin’ scary) and appears to have been hacked.
- Be a Princess of Mars for only $99! Expedia.com is offering flights to Mars!
- New album from NIN. New NIN album ‘Strobe Light’ produced by Timbaland in Strobe-tastic, drum machine awesomeness. Posted by @trent_reznor on his Twitter page. The album is not free, mind you. It costs $18.98 plus a $10 digital convenience fee.
- The last Fark-tier. Fark will introduce a new social network beginning April 2 that looks eerily like some other social
network, I can’t remember which. - How much kyute is too much? A new breed of pet called the puppycat premiers on dogster.com.
- Disney park trifecta in So Cal. Orange County Metblogs broke news this morning about a third Disney theme park slated for Southern California (because the second one was sooo successful) that will be similar to Japan’s DisneySea. The Orange County Register’s Around Disney blog gave me a sad by calling up Disney mucky mucks, who swiftly called hoax. The concept is not too far fetched, as the idea of a third park has been kicked about for years, the Register states.
Find a massive, ever-growing (dare I say, extreme!!) list of April Fools pranks on TechCrunch.
I’ll update this page as I find things today!
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The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
Alerts:
- Today only. Entertainment.com is offering its 2009 Entertainment Book for all cities for $15. With free shipping, that’s up to $36 off select books, according to DealNews. Entertainment Books contain hundreds of 2-for-1 and 50 percent off coupons valid at many restaurants, hotels, and services in your area, just select the right book for your city! An example: The Orange County (Calif.) book regularly goes for $40, but is being offered at $15 with free shipping!
- Drop by between 4 and 6 p.m. today 1 at Juice It Up and get a free 16-ounce Strawberry Wave. Find your nearest location here. (via OC Deals)
Gadgets and gear:
- Newegg.com is offering the Toshiba Satellite L305-S5933 Pentium Dual-Core 2.16GHz 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook, model no. PSLB8U-027025, for $499.99 with free shipping. (via DealNews via Newegg)
- More from newegg.com: A factory-refurbished Canon PIXMA IP2600 Inkjet Printer, model no. 2435B022, for $24.99. Coupon code “RC243510″ brings the price to $14.99 with free shipping! Find a Brother printer for as little as $47. Find more at DealNews.
- Cabala’s is offering a super cool 3-in-1 Full-Spectrum Lamp for $29.99. Shipping adds an extra $8.95, or pick it up at the store for free. The lamp can be used as a floor lamp, table lamp, or clamp-on reading lamp and features an adjustable goose-neck section. (via DealNews)
- If you’re still driving without a handsfree device, you can pick up the Samsung WEP700 Bluetooth Headset with noise cancelling for a slick $19.99 and get free shipping with coupon code “EMCLPPM27″. Offer expires April 6. (via CheapTweets via TechBargains)
- Walmart offers the Eastsport Dome Backpack for $9.88. You can have it shipped to you for 97 cents more or order it online and pick it up for free at your local store. Backpack features include a front-pocket organizer, two mesh side pockets, padded lumbar support, contoured padded shoulder straps, and more. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
As a Browncoat, I had to throw this in: You can buy the entire series of Joss Whedon’s “Firefly” for $20 at Amazon.com! Or you can just watch it for free on Hulu.com, where you can find tons of old and new shows to watch for free! They also recently added a documentaries section that includes the popular doc Super Size Me.- iTunes free downloads. Free Peter Bjorn and John ‘Nothing to Worry About’ music video download. Top free app: Skype.
Odds and Ends:
- Get a coupon good for a free ice cream e-mailed to you when you sign up for Baskin Robbins’ Birthday Club. You’ll also receive special offers and coupons, including a discount on a birthday cake. Offer expires April 30. (via CheapTweets via CouponHungry)
- Participating Ben & Jerry’s stores will offer free ice cream cones to everyone during its Free Cone Day April 21 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. No purchase necessary and one cone per person.(via DealNews)
- At Quiznos retail stores, buy a Toasty Torpedo Combo Meal and receive another Toasty Torpedo sandwich for free with a printable coupon. All you have to do is play the Toast & Destroy game and register your email. Coupon expires April 15. (via DealNews) The game isn’t that bad. You’re a sandwich-firing toaster that has to blast through french fries, burritos and pizzas. Think Galaga whilst battling coronary artery disease. On a side note: I think it would’ve been hella funny for that other sandwich company’s spokesman Jared to come out as a Bowser, king-of-the-koopas-type boss. I challenge you, Interwebz Flash game geniuses, to make it happen for me.
On a side, side note: I think my nerd stripes are showing again with the Firefly, Galaga and Super Mario Bros. references. Crap.
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