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17 Nova L. Rev. 733 (1992-1993)

handle is hein.journals/novalr17 and id is 765 raw text is: Notes and Comments: A Law Review Article Patric M. Verrone* I. INTRoDUCrION: WHAT THIS ARTICLE Is ABOUT This is the first sentence of a generic law review article. Just like the opinions, treatises, and other legal writings cited within it,2 it3 will be convoluted, confusing, long winded, and, worst of all, excessively footnot- ed.4 The argument to be presented in this article is as follows:5 A number of difficult cases have been erroneously decided by underpaid, overworked appeals court judges.6 The cumulative effect of these cases is a bad trend in the law which has caught the eye of a research junkie7 who is looking for tenure or an appointment to the bench.8 This scholar,9 who needs to get something published quick,'0 argues that this bad trend is based on a bad standard of review, and proposes an alternative standard of review which will correct the trend. Unfortunately, the article is never read,2 * © 1993 Patric M. Verrone. B.A. 1981, Harvard College, J.D. 1984, Boston College Law School. Mr. Verrone is a writer in the sixth year of a three month sabbatical from his Florida law practice. His writing credits include The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Larry Sanders Show with Garry Shandling. He is currently writing a movie which will include the titles of over 200 of Judge Alex Kozinski's opinions. 1. This is the first footnote of said article. 2. It refers to Patric M. Verrone, Notes and Comments: A Law Review Article, 17 NOVA L. REV. 733 (1993). 3. Id. 4. See? Four footnotes already (see supra notes 1-4). 5. Made you look. 6. Actually, by underpaid, overworked law clerks. 7. See supra note *. 8. So that he can get some underpaid, overworked law clerks of his own, see supra note 5, and contribute to a new and equally bad trend in the law. 9. Quotes provided for the sarcasm impaired. 10. And what could be quicker than a series of paraphrased excerpts from someone else's writings edited and cite-checked in such detail that any original writing on the part of the author is reduced to the biographical note? See supra note *. 11. They might as well have just copied the dissenting opinions word-for-word and lay in one big, fat citation, followed by a bunch of Ids. 12. Don't even think that the footnotes get glanced at. If they were really important, they'd print them in regular sized type.

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