Clinging to life after brutal attack...

The Bunker lackeys are maintaining a somber vigil for our sweetest, cutest Bunkermate. We're hopeful that she'll recover, but it's still touch-and-go at the moment.

In case you haven't heard, this morning the potted clover suffered a vicious attack and attempted decapitation. The large, heavy old Legal Aid Society sign tipped away from the wall and slammed full-force on the poor plant, which was sitting quietly on the table below. All of her blossoms and most of her stems were severed by the blow. (Also, as readers of this blog know, yesterday one of the Bunker lackeys was similarly attacked by a falling bulletin board.)

We have not yet been able to determine if the sign jumped or was pushed, or who would want to engineer such a gruesome attack. We certainly wouldn't characterize the Boiler Room lackeys as suspects, but because of their well-known jealousy of the Bunker and our office greenery, let's just say they're "persons of interest."

Quote of the Day

"I'm no mathologist..."

Help!

The walls of the bunker are caving in. Literally. I was almost crushed. Where is our fearless leader when we need him??

Kind of a Big Deal

"Erin, you should know this by now, but I pretty much feel important all the time."
-Anonymous

An Inconvient Truth

Yesterday a heat wave hit the bunker. Los Campesinos almost couldn't take it, and tensions were running high. The fact that the internet was a little sketch throughout the day didn't help the situation. At one point the entire staff - those that had not yet succumbed to heat stroke - were embroiled in a tit-for-tat about what constitutes a man-crush and the related question of whether UVA expends to much money to hold on to its professors. We'll let someone else talk about that, though. . .

Still, some of us were lucky enough to make it out afterwards for an aborted attempt at trivia. Even though that didn't work out, tasty pizza and ice cream was had, as well as a good time by all.

Oh. Internet + global warming = al gore. duh.

Word of Day

VITUPERATIVE (adjective)

marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" [syn: scathing]

Newer & Cooler?!

Apparently one of the Boiler Room lackeys is posting to their blog under the name "A newer, cooler version of Phil." As someone who has known the older, squarer Phil for some time, I must register my disappointment with this person's choice of nicknames.

You'd think that someone attending a top-10 law school would not be so obvious in conforming to the stereotype of this "slacker" generation. You'd think they'd know how to set their sights a little higher.

I can only think of one semi-lackey who is even arguably not newer and cooler than Phil...and she's a law school graduate already.

PLEASE...you can do better than that! (Or can you...?!?!)

Word of the Day: Weltanschauung

Noun.

A comprehensive view of the world and human life.

1868, from Ger., from welt "world" + anschauung "perception"

Good Night, Sweet Princess?

The Nation is reporting that Clinton's campaign has said (hearsay!) that HRC may be throwing in the towel tonight. Expect a classy speech with a nice pants-suit. 

Or not.  Just like us, who are also, sort of, from New York, she might have a few (more) tricks up her sleeve. 

EDIT: Or not? 

Word of the Day - "bloviate"

To speak or write at length in a pompous or boastful manner. 

E.g. "Justice Holmes, despite his sharp legal mind, tended to bloviate a bit in some of his most famous opinions"

Try to use it at least once today, OK?

Victory Quote of the Day

"I think the boiler room lost the blog war"
-Lackey238

Luncheon on the Grass

The Bunker lackeys give big kudos (or is it many kudos?) to LAJC management for the fine feast yesterday. The delectable sandwiches (from Feast, no less) made us feel like well-heeled adults, and the ice cream bars for dessert made us feel like kids again.

And the front lawn of the Rock House, shaded and sun-dappled, was a festival of fellowship among the big LAJC family.

Good times.

Quote of the Day

"I hate to run. I think running is for emergencies."
-Bunker Lackey

To catch a law clerk

So, a friend of mine who is interning for a legal aid program in a quiet town is a little worried about one of her fellow interns.

On a recent lunch hour, my friend's coworkers went to the park across the street, filled with schoolkids, and after sitting down to eat over by the bushes not far from the playground, one of her coworkers took the opportunity to show them how one of his articles of clothing has a secret, lewd picture printed on it.

So the question is...should adult men with secret, explicit pictures on their clothes really be hanging around playgrounds full of kids, creeping around over by the bushes?

Anyone care to take the first-amendment side of that argument?

Word of the Day: Torpid

1. Deprived of the power of motion or feeling; benumbed.
2. Dormant; hibernating.
3. Lethargic; apathetic.