# Bruce Wayne sneaks into one of my legal opinions! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 23, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675 "2017-06-23T12:27:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/1 "2017-06-23T12:27:02Z")
Rough day at the office yesterday. Been sleeping poorly, what with summer solstice and it getting light at 3.30 am all this week. And, had to pound out an opinion on a rush. Dear God, that tax opinion someone asked me for! I’d forgotten about it, probably intentionally. Tax is complicated and non-intuitive. It strains my brain. But, have to get it done by end of the day. Fire up the computer, type, type, type. Taxes, taxes, taxes. Sub-section this, sub-paragraph that. Office getting warm. Me getting sleepy. Yawning. Woke up with a start. Was I auto-typing? Looked at the screen. Yup, I was. Something along the lines of: “Whether the tax would apply in these circumstance would depend heavily on the facts, particularly Bruce Wayne.” I need more sleep. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/2 "2017-06-23T12:52:29Z")
Just close the office door and lay your head down on the desk… In a previous job, when a buddy and I were scheduled to appear before the Circuit Courts, we used to place wagers on whether we would slip irrelevant phrases into our oral arguments. I remember being especially proud of how I worked “peanut butter and jelly” into an argument about Social Security disability! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/3 "2017-06-23T12:56:28Z")
The sentence is perfectly accurate as typed. Bruce Wayne can make all the difference in whether or not taxes apply in any given circumstance. “I just received a really generous grant to research mammalian night vision. Do I have to pay taxes on that money?” “Nah. Bruce Wayne.” “Oh, good point. Good point.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/4 "2017-06-23T12:58:40Z")
When in doubt, always invoke Chewbacca. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/5 "2017-06-23T13:33:44Z")
LOL! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/6 "2017-06-23T14:11:19Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Just close the office door and lay your head down on the desk… ::wake up:: ::rub face:: Why does my skin feel so [lumpy](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c0/bc/78/c0bc78e087487f9860dd84bd90865692.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/7 "2017-06-23T15:31:55Z")
If it’s about Gotham City tax law it makes sense. Bruce Wayne’s wealth is a substantial portion of the city’s tax base not to mention his philanthropic activities which substantially reduce the need and cost for many social services. You have to be careful about what you right though, people in that city seem to be totally unaware that he is Batman. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/8 "2017-06-23T15:46:54Z")
Well, Wayne Enterprises corporate taxes are pretty problematic. There’s a lot of R&D expenses that are hard to justify from a bottom-line point of view, not to mention all those “advanced military prototypes” that are always being written off after being mysteriously “destroyed during testing”. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/9 "2017-06-23T15:48:27Z")
Just follow it with “Despite all the negative press covfefe” and you’ll be all right. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/10 "2017-06-23T16:35:46Z")
A covfefe press? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-wayne-sneaks-into-one-of-my-legal-opinions/789675/11 "2017-06-24T12:14:56Z")
W00t! I managed to sleep in to 5:30 am today! No sign of Bruce the past couple of days. Must be hosting some philanthropic event or something.