tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post5800450485409531268..comments2023-10-31T03:54:17.210-05:00Comments on Thus Blogged Anderson: Pet peeve: "M.I. Self, Esquire"Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-57194465756098340972012-04-17T08:39:24.105-05:002012-04-17T08:39:24.105-05:00No, the license plate will probably just make peop...No, the license plate will probably just make people think you read the magazine.Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-69507610834724023542012-04-17T08:35:07.929-05:002012-04-17T08:35:07.929-05:00Great. Now I have to paint over all the signs and ...Great. Now I have to paint over all the signs and get new business cards. My "ESQUIRE" license plate can probably be sold, at least. -PMSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-30127934928463863272012-04-16T12:55:37.407-05:002012-04-16T12:55:37.407-05:00Churchill made a remark about its costing nothing ...Churchill made a remark about its costing nothing to be polite. <br /><br />Tho the idea of addressing the Hinds Circuit Clerk's office in a letter with "Listen up, Fools" is attractive.Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-61335333051694683172012-04-16T12:35:43.659-05:002012-04-16T12:35:43.659-05:00Even undead, incompetent clerks, Anderson?Even undead, incompetent clerks, Anderson?somslawyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-60257720658770165342012-04-16T09:54:16.998-05:002012-04-16T09:54:16.998-05:00I still see "Honorable" attached to lawy...I still see "Honorable" attached to lawyers; I reserve it for judges and clerks.Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325205512110155291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-58157036524848078552012-04-16T09:33:39.512-05:002012-04-16T09:33:39.512-05:00Phil Stone's father, James Stone, was a quite ...Phil Stone's father, James Stone, was a quite prominent lawyer in both Batesville and Oxford. Someone in Batesville, pleased with the legal work done for him, named his son James Stone Esquire Lawyer Smith. When J.S.E.L. Smith was a small child, folks who toss him a dime to say his name when Mr. Stone was passing on the sidewalk.<br /><br />Even more dislikable was the bizzarre business of addressing lawyers as "Honorable," which was used more often than not when I started practicing law at least by some segments of the bar.NMissChttp://nmisscommentor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841866593898210279.post-50762323232458608862012-04-16T08:57:39.609-05:002012-04-16T08:57:39.609-05:00I agree.
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Philip Thomas, Esq.I agree.<br /><br />s/<br /><br />Philip Thomas, Esq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com