# I don't get today's (7/9/07) Weird Earl **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 9, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078 "2007-07-09T19:02:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/21 "2007-07-12T21:05:16Z")
I’ve done some poking around, and this guy’s picture is being mocked all over the blogosphere. There’s been a claim that he’s blind and didn’t want to wear his sunglasses for the picture. But, jeez, isn’t it the photographer’s job to make sure you look decent-- especially if you are unable to see what you actually look like? [Link 1](http://www.kantor.com/2007/07/06/perhaps-a-poor-choice-of-professional-head-shots/) [Link 2](http://www.abovethelaw.com/2007/05/lawyer_of_the_day_michael_k_br.php) ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/22 "2007-07-12T21:23:39Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] There’s been a claim that he’s blind and didn’t want to wear his sunglasses for the picture. [/QUOTE] How can he be blind when he’s _staring at my soul_?! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/23 "2007-07-12T22:09:58Z")
[QUOTE=harmless] How can he be blind when he’s _staring at my soul_?! :eek: [/QUOTE] Not _blind_, cadet Dodson! He just can’t see. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/24 "2007-07-12T22:26:20Z")
If it makes anyone feel better, after doing some poking around on the website, I’ve noticed that many of the other lawyers ain’t exactly normal looking, either. We’ve got [Beaky Buzzard,](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/PeterStavropoulos.asp) [male make up and the Adam’s Apple of Doom[sup]TM[/sup],](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/MatthewSheriff.asp) [Cubehead,](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/RaymondPersin.asp) [there’s just something wrong with this guy,](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/WilliamBrewster.asp) and [the Stud Meister!](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/FrancisBrady.asp) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/25 "2007-07-12T23:01:51Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] [Link 1](http://www.kantor.com/2007/07/06/perhaps-a-poor-choice-of-professional-head-shots/) [/QUOTE] “Did we already have the conversation about what the photographer must have told him to say? Maybe it was ‘cheese,’ and he hates cheese.” Reminds me one time when I was with a group of my fellow full-time volunteers and a guy taking our picture said “Say ‘money’!” Since money was the last thing on our minds, the expression on one girl’s face is pricelessly HRMMM?-y. [QUOTE=Tuckerfan] If it makes anyone feel better, after doing some poking around on the website, I’ve noticed that many of the other lawyers ain’t exactly normal looking, either. We’ve got [Beaky Buzzard,](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/PeterStavropoulos.asp) [male make up and the Adam’s Apple of Doom[sup]TM[/sup],](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/MatthewSheriff.asp) [Cubehead,](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/RaymondPersin.asp) [there’s just something wrong with this guy,](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/WilliamBrewster.asp) and [the Stud Meister!](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/FrancisBrady.asp) [/QUOTE] I noticed that too. Is it this firm, or could it be that regular lawyers aren’t -gasp- as attractive as the folks who play them on TV? (I think I have a crush on Beaky. He seems sweet.) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/26 "2007-07-12T23:10:25Z")
And holy shit! Get a load of this hose beast from hell! I’d rather french kiss a bowl of wet dog food. I couldn’t take my eyes off her freakishly small forehead and then I threw up all over myself. [Link.](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/CarrieBudzien.asp) But seriously, this is like the Law Firm of Missing Link, Short Bus, Dueling Banjos, and Wierd Stinky Guy on the El. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/27 "2007-07-12T23:10:31Z")
Ya know, i this board allowed avatars, I’d want that guy’s pic as mine. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/28 "2007-07-12T23:25:00Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Ya know, i this board allowed avatars, I’d want that guy’s pic as mine. 😃 [/QUOTE] Would there be a way to animate the eyes? I just want to make the point that I look like death warmed over and I do feel bad about talking about this guy. But good Lord. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/29 "2007-07-13T12:50:50Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Would there be a way to animate the eyes? [/quote] I believe that this is _exactly_ gif file format and Photoshop were developed. 😃 > [@](#): > > I just want to make the point that I look like death warmed over and I do feel bad about talking about this guy. But good Lord. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/30 "2007-07-13T13:54:10Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Woohoo! I _have_ Graves, so I can poke as much fun as I want! 😃 [/QUOTE] Erm… you _do_ realize what you’ll have to do if the rumors that he’s blind turn out to be true. [backpedaling]I really did grimace at the poor choice o’ photo – I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing out on a subtle joke or anything. Since the entire Weird Earl link is usually something outlandish, parodishous, and filled with ludicricious goodness, I wanted to be sure I wasn’t missing a larger picture-- kind of like being amused with Homer’s crude shenanigans yet missing the oblique reference. Carry on all you soon to be rot in hellers (Except for Hal Briston. But he’d better not go anywhere near a Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two Hundred Shot Range Model Air Rifle). ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/31 "2007-07-13T14:02:57Z")
this take on the pic I found very funny: [http://trickeries.com/83/michael-k-brandow-terrifying-lawyer-update/](http://trickeries.com/83/michael-k-brandow-terrifying-lawyer-update/) ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/32 "2007-07-13T14:09:04Z")
[QUOTE=Rhythmdvl] Erm… you _do_ realize what you’ll have to do if the rumors that he’s blind turn out to be true. [backpedaling]I really did grimace at the poor choice o’ photo – I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing out on a subtle joke or anything. Since the entire Weird Earl link is usually something outlandish, parodishous, and filled with ludicricious goodness, **I wanted to be sure I wasn’t missing a larger picture** – kind of like being amused with Homer’s crude shenanigans yet missing the oblique reference. Carry on all you soon to be rot in hellers (Except for Hal Briston. But he’d better not go anywhere near a Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two Hundred Shot Range Model Air Rifle). [/QUOTE] You wanted that picture to be larger? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/33 "2007-07-13T21:41:54Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Cite? [/QUOTE] [BOO!](http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k140/gigisdmb/?action=view¤t=179713970_596118874_167374665_11843.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/34 "2007-07-13T22:37:48Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Ya know, i this board allowed avatars, I’d want that guy’s pic as mine. 😃 [/QUOTE] Well, we sorta have a version of his pic on here already: :eek: Now if we could just mash up :eek: with :D, then we’d be in business. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/35 "2007-07-13T22:49:48Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Now if we could just mash up :eek: with :D, then we’d be in business. [/QUOTE] Never mind…[got it handled](http://www.sirblah.com/misc/brandowicon.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/36 "2007-07-13T23:00:39Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Never mind…[got it handled](http://www.sirblah.com/misc/brandowicon.jpg). [/QUOTE] Aw, he’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/37 "2007-07-14T01:27:18Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] [there’s just something wrong with this guy,](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/WilliamBrewster.asp) [/QUOTE] Dude, that is some law firm, they have [William Clay “Bill” Ford Jr.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Clay_Ford,_Jr.) working there. Damn, I would have thought that running the family business would keep him busy. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/38 "2007-07-14T01:38:40Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] [there’s just something wrong with this guy,](http://www.bcm-law.com/Bio/WilliamBrewster.asp) [/QUOTE] Dude, that is some law firm, they have [William Clay “Bill” Ford Jr.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Clay_Ford,_Jr.) working there. Damn, I would have thought that running the family business would keep him busy. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/39 "2007-07-14T02:34:00Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] "Michael K. Brandow is an experienced trial lawyer with more than 16 years experience in Illinois Workers’ Compensation and employer liability matters. Mr. Brandow is an associate in the firm of Brady, Connolly & Masuda, P.C. which specializes in the defense of Illinois employers in workers’ compensation and civil related matters. Mr. Brandow is going to _fucking kill you! He’s going to rip open your belly with his bare hands and tear out all the gooey entrails with his teeth! Kreeeearrrrhhhhh!!!_" [/QUOTE] Thank you, I choked on my Yuengling. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078/40 "2007-07-14T02:40:21Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] "Michael K. Brandow is an experienced trial lawyer with more than 16 years experience in Illinois Workers’ Compensation and employer liability matters. Mr. Brandow is an associate in the firm of Brady, Connolly & Masuda, P.C. which specializes in the defense of Illinois employers in workers’ compensation and civil related matters. Mr. Brandow is going to _fucking kill you! He’s going to rip open your belly with his bare hands and tear out all the gooey entrails with his teeth! Kreeeearrrrhhhhh!!!_" [/QUOTE] Thank you, I choked on my Yuengling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-todays-7-9-07-weird-earl/411078.md?page=3)