# Ask the incarcerated former lawyer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 2, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328 "2010-02-02T03:15:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/1 "2010-02-02T03:15:30Z")
Not really (see: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12064637&postcount=95](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12064637&postcount=95)). Just thought I would announce my return, because I’m self-aggrandizing like that. I stopped posting and stayed away entirely for a bit, then I lurked for a bit, and now I’m back posting. The part I can’t tell you is that page views have been down, so the administration begged me to return to pump up the ad revenue again (this may not actually be true). So anyway, there’s been a lot of unchecked liberal douchery going on around here lately, so I’ll do my best to keep fighting the good fight like I’ve always done. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/2 "2010-02-02T04:17:13Z")
Welcome back. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/3 "2010-02-02T04:20:18Z")
What a tease you are! Can’t wait to see what you come up with next. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/4 "2010-02-02T04:26:56Z")
Welcome back, welcome back… welcome back… ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/5 "2010-02-02T04:44:40Z")
Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![ajb867](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ajb867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ajb867)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/6 "2010-02-02T07:47:01Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > _snip_ > > So anyway, there’s been a lot of unchecked liberal douchery going on around here lately, so I’ll do my best to keep fighting the good fight like I’ve always done. 😃 You noticed that did you? ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/7 "2010-02-02T14:36:29Z")
So, did you practice jailhouse law, while in? If so, what sort of things, favors, etc. did you receive in exchange for your services? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/8 "2010-02-02T14:54:53Z")
Alright, who said his name three times in front of a mirror? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/9 "2010-02-02T14:59:24Z")
Oh dear, I am so glad to see you. There have been some poor people sniveling about, complaining that they’re “cold” and “hungry.” Please make them go away. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/10 "2010-02-02T16:07:05Z")
Welcome back, **RR**. I think you add something to the boards in a sort of “I don’t necessarily agree with him but it sure is fun to watch the threads fly” kind of way. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/11 "2010-02-02T16:16:28Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Oh dear, I am so glad to see you. There have been some poor people sniveling about, complaining that they’re “cold” and “hungry.” Please make them go away. Ah yes, the classic conflation of “desire for small government” with “contempt for poor people.” Just one of the many hallmarks of the modern _liberalis douchicus_. After all, if the government doesn’t provide something, then how will it be provided? The government should do everything, right? If someone doesn’t want the government to do something, then that means they don’t want that thing done, right? In a word, no. Thank you for so quickly proving the need for my presence here. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/12 "2010-02-02T16:20:19Z")
> [@Wilbo523](#): > > So, did you practice jailhouse law, while in? If so, what sort of things, favors, etc. did you receive in exchange for your services? The initial offer was “less rape,” but I negotiated that up to “much less rape.” ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/13 "2010-02-02T16:29:56Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Ah yes, the classic conflation of “desire for small government” with “contempt for poor people.” Just one of the many hallmarks of the modern _liberalis douchicus_. After all, if the government doesn’t provide something, then how will it be provided? The government should do everything, right? If someone doesn’t want the government to do something, then that means they don’t want that thing done, right? > > In a word, no. Thank you for so quickly proving the need for my presence here. Juh? Why on Earth would you assume what I said has anything to do with your desire for smaller government? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/14 "2010-02-02T17:20:06Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Juh? Why on Earth would you assume what I said has anything to do with your desire for smaller government? Monomania. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/15 "2010-02-02T17:34:31Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Juh? Why on Earth would you assume what I said has anything to do with your desire for smaller government? Juh? indeed. So what is it about anything I’ve posted that makes you think I have contempt for poor people? ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/16 "2010-02-02T17:47:18Z")
Question: does the “rover” in your name refer to a dog, or a robot? Or neither? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/17 "2010-02-02T17:48:49Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Juh? indeed. So what is it about anything I’ve posted that makes you think I have contempt for poor people? Mainly the contempt you regard people with when discussing having difficulties finding employment, or suitably-paying employment, and your predictable, oh-so-helpful advice that goes along the lines of, “Stop being bad at life, poor person.” Just as bonus material, I’m about to make you fall out of your chair, young man: Some people who prefer small government _are poor_. But enough about that; this conversation needs to focus on what’s really important, that is, the pruno. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/18 "2010-02-02T17:57:43Z")
You have misunderstood those posts. I showed contempt for whiny and entitled people (who may also have been poor). I don’t have any contempt for poor people as such. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/19 "2010-02-02T18:00:43Z")
Welcome back - in an “oh great, now I can see how he plays into the Capitalist-Pig, Objectivist/Randian cliche’s and stereotypes all over again” sorta way… ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-incarcerated-former-lawyer/527328/20 "2010-02-02T18:09:50Z")
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