# On the advice of my attorney I have..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989 "2013-05-10T13:10:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/1 "2013-05-10T13:10:59Z")
Whimsical thread about potential lawyerly advice wherein each post begins with the phrase “On the advice of my attorney, I have”. On the advice of my attorney, I have decided to wear pants today. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/2 "2013-05-10T13:17:39Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have decided not to take his advice. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/3 "2013-05-10T13:19:21Z")
My attorney has advised me not to post to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/4 "2013-05-10T13:27:09Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have decided to pay my legal bills rather than buy food for my family. My attorney’s kind of a dick, to be honest. On the advice of my attorney, I have decided to no longer be honest. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/5 "2013-05-10T13:38:18Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have decied to wear the orange shirt today, with kelly green pants. (My attorney is colorblind. I probably shouldn’t take fashion advice from him.) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/6 "2013-05-10T13:39:33Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have switched to decaf. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/7 "2013-05-10T13:49:19Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I paid him. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/8 "2013-05-10T13:55:06Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have decided that “catch me if you can” is the incorrect response to police flashing lights in my rear view mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/9 "2013-05-10T14:08:02Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I am having coffee and rhubarb pie for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/10 "2013-05-10T14:19:40Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have called a better attorney. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/11 "2013-05-10T14:22:30Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I must drive to Las Vegas at top speed before I turn into a wild animal. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/12 "2013-05-10T14:23:58Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have decided to stop eating burritos. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/13 "2013-05-10T14:27:23Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have decided to stop investigating my attorney’s alleged credentials. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/14 "2013-05-10T14:27:52Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I’m getting a haircut & a new suit. (Plus I still need to buy a gift for his now-expensive-for-me wedding) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/15 "2013-05-10T14:28:06Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I am now a Puerto Rican woman named Gladys. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/16 "2013-05-10T14:30:12Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have decided not to make any more decisions. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/17 "2013-05-10T14:32:33Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I have decided to lay down the law. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/18 "2013-05-10T14:48:38Z")
On the advice of my attorney, I’m just going to sign it and be done with it. What could go wrong?? ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/19 "2013-05-10T15:07:49Z")
At the advice of my attorney I decided to have another beer. (True Story, I had an attorney friend who would say quite often, “As your attorney I advise you to have another beer.” Love that guy.)) ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989/20 "2013-05-10T15:17:00Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > At the advice of my attorney I decided to have another beer. > > (True Story, I had an attorney friend who would say quite often, “As your attorney I advise you to have another beer.” Love that guy.)) I tell people that, except I do say it as their doctor. And no, I am not a doctor either. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-advice-of-my-attorney-i-have/657989.md?page=2)