Dagger in hand

A man of prodigious fortune, coming to add his opinion to some light discussion that was going on casually at his table, began precisely thus: "It can only be a liar or an ignoramus who will say otherwise than," and so on. Pursue that philosophical point, dagger in hand.

--Michel de Montaigne, Of the art of discussion.



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Thursday, October 24, 2002
 
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COLLISIONS BETWEEN ROTATING VENTILATION DEVICES AND FECAL MATTER: Three expert depos, two summary judgment motions, and a partridge in a pear tree. Don't expect to hear from me for a while.


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