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Additional help from Mr. Driscoll and Kathy Devecka
Members: Aleithia, Christian, Hannah, James, Josie, Lydia, Madison, Matthew, Simeon
Honorary Member: Laura
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Conversation Starters

Does anyone else keep typing "Brian" instead of "brain"? O.o

Are there any facts that strike you as being really funny in the case? Personally, I love the testimony in Henlacks that Sean was a member of "the 4-H club"--do they only have one in Buckeye County? Must be some kinda weird place!

What gadgets would be helpful for the sidebar? I'm thinking about a homework summary box; would anyone be interested in making sure we all come out with the same assignment, or is that superfluous? Also, when our roles are more differentiated, we'll have very individualized work between meetings; the gadget would only be there for a couple of weeks tops.

Does anyone know about whether Athens has a team this year? I heard from an inside source that they "might not" be having one, but Mrs. Robe thought they had a class for it this year. Informants appreciated.

3 comments:

  1. Well, I'm not in MT this year, but still...
    I like the part where Sean nearly fainted during a frog dissection! :-) I also have this very peculiar image of Dr. Brody on the stand, answering a question, and then pausing, leaning forward, eyes narrowed: "Hmm...you seem to have quite a nice brain on you..."

    I have no idea about Athens. Their website hasn't been updated since June, apparently...so go figure.

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  2. Yeah, it seems like OCLRE has a thing with frogs... ;)

    Hahahaha, did you see Mr. Robe's quote about "watch your brain"? SO awesome!!

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  3. I did! For some reason, whenever I think "Dr. Brody", I keep envisioning Elsa Schneider (from "The Last Crusade") with black hair.

    At the risk of sounding like a broken record: this is why we need a mock-mock trial. I really think that it would be cool to make up the Plaintiff and Defense (filling in the blanks with us alumni) and script the entire trial from start to finish so that it's nothing short of hilarious. Not necessarily a good example of mock trialing, but funny all the same (with such classic favorites as, "May I approach the witness with a currently clean and unmarked baseball bat?")

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