The Town of Odyssey

The Kings Daughter wrote:Why does the world have so many vague answers?

That's a great question...

I would love to see your list, TKD.

American Eagle wrote:

The Kings Daughter wrote:I would love to see your list, TKD.

I would love to see it as well.

What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?

Joanne wrote:

American Eagle wrote:

The Kings Daughter wrote:I would love to see your list, TKD.

I would love to see it as well.

As would I

Joanne wrote:What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?

The first thing that comes to mind is winning a camp hockey championship. I was goalie and I shut out the opposing team in the championship.

That may sound lame to the average reader, but it meant a lot to me.

I think you should refrain from using the face you used in the first picture from now on. haha. Cool story though!

It's not a face I usually make.

American Eagle wrote:It's not a face I usually make.

Lies

American Eagle wrote:I have two rules for this thread, and it is: IF YOU VIEW THIS THREAD, YOU MUST POST A QUESTION!

^ That's the law.

I was just trying to see if AE ever had a questions thread, but then I accidentally cursed myself with a chain-letter curse. So I'll follow the rules!

Is there an aspect of your life that's better because of the ToO?

Dang it. Now I have to come up with a question.

What's your favorite animal and why?

I have changed the law to no longer require questions.

Petrichor wrote:Is there an aspect of your life that's better because of the ToO?

I'm a year away from becoming a lawyer. I have to imagine that much of my writing and debating ability came from time spent in this place!

Kaida wrote:What's your favorite animal and why?

Probably dogs. They're cute and cuddly, important to society, fairly intelligent, and loyal and brave.

what was the best and worst part of law school? what would you want to be doing in a year, 5 years, and 10 years from now?

Marvin D. wrote:what was the best and worst part of law school? what would you want to be doing in a year, 5 years, and 10 years from now?

The best part of law school has been meeting a lot of fun, intelligent, and compassionate friends. The worst part is having to cram for 4-hour long exams.

One year: be an attorney (immigration? civil rights? wills or family law? not sure what kind yet). Five years: be married, have a kid. Ten years: run for public office of some kind.

do you have to specialize to go into one of the fields you mentioned? or do you just start working as an intern?

boy or girl kid?

also how physically mature am i now asking for a friend

If running for office is the goal, why wait that long?
What is your go-to dish to bring to a BBQ?

Marvin D. wrote:do you have to specialize to go into one of the fields you mentioned? or do you just start working as an intern?

Generally, being licensed as an attorney in the US enables you to practice in any area you want, so you don't have to "specialize" while in law school, per se. But if you're a bankruptcy lawyer who's randomly doing criminal cases, you're going to mess something up and get sued for malpractice. So yes, where you intern matters. You have to gradually get experience and then slowly gain expertise in different fields.

Marvin D. wrote:boy or girl kid?

No preference!

Marvin D. wrote:also how physically mature am i now asking for a friend

Based on your insta, you are a grown man.

radgeek wrote:If running for office is the goal, why wait that long?

Ultimately, I want to help create laws that are fair, just, and progressive. In my opinion, a prerequisive to becoming a lawmaker should be having a strong grasp on how laws created will be applied in the real world and in the courtroom. I want to practice as a lawyer to gain that understanding first.

Marvin D. wrote:What is your go-to dish to bring to a BBQ?

I usually end up bringing chips or drinks. But I'm all about burgers, hot dogs, steaks, etc.!

Is your username inspired by a sports team or Sam the Eagle (muppet)?

Bananareader wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:51 pm Is your username inspired by a sports team or Sam the Eagle (muppet)?

I'm not really sure what originally gave me the idea. However, I had to google "Sam the Eagle (muppet)" moments ago to even fully understand the question, so I can say confidently that Sam wasn't the reason.

Bananareader wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:51 pm Is your username inspired by a sports team or Sam the Eagle (muppet)?

He answers the question of the origin of his username on page 2 of this topic.

American Eagle wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:53 pm

Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:How did you decide on your username?

Long story. Over a year ago, I created an account on Wikipedia with the name "America Needs Jesus". Several of the users didn't like such a religous username, so they asked me to change it. I wanted something with "America" in it, and "American Eagle" was the second thing which came to mind (I thought of "American Patriot", but I didn't go with that). Now I use American Eagle almost everywhere. It turned out to be one of the most influencial decisions of my life.

Does that ring a bell, @American Eagle?

What is your opinion on onions?
If you could time travel to any time, which era would you choose, and why?
What’s your favorite topic on the ToO?

^ Thanks for pulling that from the archives! I'm still a little unsure why American Eagle "came to mind," though. I'm guessing it was a mixture of interest in the clothing brand and the bald eagle.

Onions are okay, but I prefer them thoroughly cooked and blended into food. If the onion is still crunchy or its flavor is overwhelming, it's too oniony.

I would travel to like 30 AD and visit the Middle East for a few years, just to confirm a few things and ask a few questions.

One topic that comes to mind is "Post a Picture of Yourself!" I'm not sure if people use it anymore, but I used to love when it got updated because I enjoyed seeing who people were in real life.

Do you ever visit the irc.odyssey.chat chat room?