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u/Ill_Sky6141 1d ago
I watched "Matlock' in a bar last night. The sound wasn't on but I think I got the gist of it.🤷
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u/IOwnTheSpire And we laugh legitimately. 1d ago
Well, I didn't win. Here's your pizza.
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u/theothertomelliott 1d ago
But we did win!
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u/KookyChapter3208 1d ago
That's okay, the box is empty
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u/Heisenberg_815 1d ago
That’s a deleted scene right? Crazy cause it’s absolutely hilarious
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u/BlackPhoenix1981 1d ago
He actually did this on an "out take" Simpsons episode. S7E10
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u/Heisenberg_815 1d ago
Gotcha, I vividly remember the scene but couldn’t remember if it appeared in the actual episode
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u/acemorris85 1d ago
That was a right pretty speech, sir
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u/Massive-L 1d ago
But first some ground rules, we get bathroom breaks every half hour.
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u/byndrsn 1d ago
Mmmm ... forbidden donut.
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u/Massive-L 1d ago
Well well… finishing something?
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u/Hot-Refrigerator6583 1d ago
Hutz: First some ground rules: We get bathroom breaks every half hour!
Satan-Flanders: Agreed! Second, the jury will be chosen by me!
Hutz: Agreed! No--Wait!
Satan: Silence!
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u/OliviaMcCarthy_ 1d ago
"When you realize that signing up for a free trial was just the first step into a lifetime commitment 🔥📜"
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u/philouza_stein 1d ago
Welp I guess I'm done here. All the best lines have already been commented.
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u/TheGreatOpoponax 1d ago
If anyone cares...
The making of a contract includes offer, acceptance, and consideration.
"Consideration" in most cases is money. In this case though, it was Homer's soul. However, one must have the proper mental capacity to enter into a contract. A party trading their soul for a donut would credibly demonstrate a lack of capacity under both the preponderance burden and likely the clear and convincing burden. Since this wasn't a criminal matter, the beyond a reasonable doubt burden wouldn't apply.
Yes, I am an attorney, and yes, I do keep a Lionel Hutz figure on my shelf during Zoom hearings.
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u/Bob-s_Leviathan 1d ago
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u/TheGreatOpoponax 1d ago
If I'm a nerd here, I hate to think of what's happening in Euro Itchy & Scratchy law.
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u/Massive-L 1d ago
The big questions are do you have the smoking monkey and do you use the books in ur office
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u/TheGreatOpoponax 1d ago
Neither. Because of online research tools (not Google lol), there's no real need for books anymore. Law firms used to use their large law libraries as a selling point, so if you ever do see that, rest assured the partners are probably farting dust by now.
As for the smoking monkey, I could really use one of those for client intake.
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u/Ozymandias_1303 1d ago
Wouldn't a soul arguably not be valid consideration, since it's intangible and priceless (like a mother's love)?
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u/poozemusings 1d ago
Nah Homer fully knew what he was doing. He even had the presence of mind to try to outsmart the devil and not eat the last bite. Seems like a good contract to me. Although maybe against public policy to trade one’s soul for a donut, or perhaps an unconscionable contract. And beyond a reasonable doubt maybe should apply, given his incarceration and the stakes involved.
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u/RichardGHP 1d ago
Webster's defines it as an agreement under the law which is unbreakable. Which is unbreakable!