The Legal Department

J. D. Dawg, J.D. (for juris doctor) here, the Legal Beagle.

Hello and welcome to the Legal Department. I’m the oaffish-al designated and denigrated in-house attorney for The Joyful Banker.

My expertise is kept up to the minute through my membership in the American Bar Association (ABA), along with the American Beagle Assn. (ABA). You won’t find me in any dog fight. I’d rather resolve disputes with legal banter, jargon, and flim-flam at 20 paces.

It’s my job to make sure that whatever Joyful Banker does is in compliance—with a high level of frivel, giggle, and absurdity. I pledge to live up to my responsibility.

The Legal System is Binkle Deficient

What could be more absurd than the law itself? So I don’t hesitate to poke fun at the complexity and enigmatic logic that it delivers—instead of the clear answers people are looking for.

You’ll be hearing more from me since I contribute a column in the Interest Report. I suggest you subscribe (if you haven’t already).

Other members of The Banker’s staff will be writing regular columns, too. Together, we move journalism to the Silly Standard—just as this website has moved finance to the Silly Standard.

Observe my contorted legal mind at work

For your delight and amusement, I’ve drafted a set of high-frivel, never-before-seen legal documents such as, Bill of Sail-ing and First Will and Test-a-Minute.

The set of documents (8 in all) is guaranteed to be 100% absurd and non-binding, with absolutely no legal effect. They lay bare the true incomprehensibility of the legal turn of phrase—without you having to take them seriously. Enjoy them all—because you certainly don’t need to abide by them.

Absurd legal documents    Read a Silly Sample

Thanks for coming by my cramped office. And watch for my columns in the Interest Report.

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