Starring...the Law Building!
My residence and the site of my old dorm are situated near the Faculty of Law building.
I used to have so many fond memories of that place. Not as a law student, but as a science student having fun at the expense of law students, particularly when the conduct their evening mock trials in mock courtrooms which ostentatiously sport large windows for all the campus to witness. My old dorm abutted the Law Building through an unlit field, so that at night, if one were to wear dark clothing and lay in that field, he would be completely invisible to the parties engaged in their mock trial from inside their brightly-lit mock courtroom.
And that was what some of us once did...brandishing a pellet gun. Occasionally, the hidden assailant would fire a round into the window of the room where the mock trial is in progress. Being so large, the windows were an easy target, and of course, our pellet gun wasn't powerful enough to damage them.
However, they did manage to emit a loud WHACK! whenever they made contact. This was loud enough to scare the crap out of all the lawyer wannabes inside, who would then proceed towards the window to determine the cause of the disruption, the forensic experts that they are. Tempted as we were, we never fired another round as they were coming near the window, lest they realize that the report is man-made, and not some rogue crow, squirrel, raccoon, or drunk frat boy.
Well now that my old dorm has been torn down, those law students can finally conduct their mock trials in peace - to the sound of jackhammers, backhoes, and bulldozers as newer and more overpriced housing is built in its place.
A lawyer's dream come true - a place where potential
clients come to them instead.
I used to have so many fond memories of that place. Not as a law student, but as a science student having fun at the expense of law students, particularly when the conduct their evening mock trials in mock courtrooms which ostentatiously sport large windows for all the campus to witness. My old dorm abutted the Law Building through an unlit field, so that at night, if one were to wear dark clothing and lay in that field, he would be completely invisible to the parties engaged in their mock trial from inside their brightly-lit mock courtroom.
And that was what some of us once did...brandishing a pellet gun. Occasionally, the hidden assailant would fire a round into the window of the room where the mock trial is in progress. Being so large, the windows were an easy target, and of course, our pellet gun wasn't powerful enough to damage them.
However, they did manage to emit a loud WHACK! whenever they made contact. This was loud enough to scare the crap out of all the lawyer wannabes inside, who would then proceed towards the window to determine the cause of the disruption, the forensic experts that they are. Tempted as we were, we never fired another round as they were coming near the window, lest they realize that the report is man-made, and not some rogue crow, squirrel, raccoon, or drunk frat boy.
Well now that my old dorm has been torn down, those law students can finally conduct their mock trials in peace - to the sound of jackhammers, backhoes, and bulldozers as newer and more overpriced housing is built in its place.
So today, I passed by the law building on my way home to find that it has been altered by TV production crew, a staple presence when you have a beautiful campus, into a hospital of all things. I don't know what TV show would ever conceive of the Law Building as being a hospital given its oddly geometric design, so it must be for some weird sci-fi program like Supernatural or something.
But here's the thing: Does anyone else see the irony of having ambulances coming to a building occupied by lawyers?
A lawyer's dream come true - a place where potential
clients come to them instead.
posted by Cosmic Ocean at 7:55 PM
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