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[[File: | [[File:StruwwelRabbit.jpg|400px|thumb|This is the man that shoots the hares; <br>This is the coat he always wears: <br>With game-bag, powder-horn, and gun <br>He's going out to have some fun.<br> —[[Struwwelpeter]] (where else?)]]<center><big><big><big><big><big><big>'''{{Helvetica|The Jolly Contrarian}}'''</big></big></big></big></big></big></center> | ||
[[ | <center><Big>''“An [[Legal opinion|opinion]] is just an onion with a pi in it.”''</big></center> | ||
A stroll through the brambles | |||
A stroll through the brambles of [[law]], [[crap jobs|management]], [[philosophy]], [[language]], [[technology]], [[cricket]] and [[high finance]]. Like a good alluvial fan, everything is silting up nicely and there are now {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in this wiki. | |||
==={{Helvetica|What’s in here}}=== | ==={{Helvetica|What’s in here}}=== | ||
'''[[Anatomy|Anatomies]]''': Clause-by-clause [[Anatomy]] and [[nutshell]] guides (hit the bar on the left) to | '''[[Anatomy|Anatomies]]''': Clause-by-clause [[Anatomy]] and [[nutshell]] guides (hit the bar on the left) to [[ISDA Master Agreement|ISDA]] and other [[master trading agreement]]s. These may be incomplete, out of date, out of touch, flippant — well, they ''are'' flippant — but will still be better value and more entertaining than that awful FT book about derivatives; <br> | ||
'''[[:category:book review|Book reviews]]''' culled from twenty indolent years sounding off on Amazon; <br> | '''[[:category:book review|Book reviews]]''' culled from twenty indolent years sounding off on Amazon; <br> | ||
'''Much flippancy''' about [[plain English]], [[buzzword]]s, [[flannel]], [[Latin]], [[Greeks|Greek]], [[metaphor]] and [[:category:Egg|egg]]s. <br> | '''Much flippancy''' about [[plain English]], [[buzzword]]s, [[flannel]], [[Latin]], [[Greeks|Greek]], [[metaphor]] and [[:category:Egg|egg]]s. <br> | ||
==={{Helvetica|How ...?}}=== | ==={{Helvetica|How ...?}}=== | ||
Oh, for heaven’s sake. To ''browse'', use the bar on the left. To ''search'', use the box top right. | Oh, for heaven’s sake. To ''browse'', use the bar on the left. To ''search'', use the box top right. | ||
==={{Helvetica|What’s new}}=== | ==={{Helvetica|What’s new}}=== | ||
'''[[Confi Anatomy]]''': It may be the most pointless contract you'll ever negotiate, but doesn’t mean it can’t get tasty. Having an [[NDA]] smackdown? We've [[Confi Anatomy|got you covered]].<br> | |||
'''New {{anatomy}} guides''': [[Pledge GMSLA Anatomy|Pledge GMSLA]] | [[Negotiation anatomy|Negotiation]] | [[Conference call anatomy|Conference calls]] <br> | '''New {{anatomy}} guides''': [[Pledge GMSLA Anatomy|Pledge GMSLA]] | [[Negotiation anatomy|Negotiation]] | [[Conference call anatomy|Conference calls]] <br> | ||
'''[[And, as the case may be, or]]''': Is that a ''[[slash]]'' I see before me? | '''[[And, as the case may be, or]]''': Is that a ''[[slash]]'' I see before me? | ||
==={{Helvetica|So you wanna...}}=== | |||
'''{{Helvetica|Get in touch?}}''' Ping us [mailto:enquiries@jollycontrarian.com here] | '''{{Helvetica|Complain?}}''' Who can blame you? Open your window and have a good old shout. | '''{{Helvetica|Leave a tip?}}''' Make my day and give it to [[Georgia’s Fund]] — you can get yourself a free gift at the same time if you snag yourself a copy of [[Hunter Barkley]]’s racey novel '''''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078LMG24Q The Montenegro Sanction]'''''? All proceeds go to [[Georgia’s Fund]].<br> | |||
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