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So perhaps, by contrast, unnatural ''adeptness'' with securities offerings laws characterises the [[New Hampshire]]man or woman — so much so that an offeror can feel justified shouting at those who don’t quickly grasp the minutiae. | So perhaps, by contrast, unnatural ''adeptness'' with securities offerings laws characterises the [[New Hampshire]]man or woman — so much so that an offeror can feel justified shouting at those who don’t quickly grasp the minutiae. | ||
===[[New Hampshire]]people ''like'' being shouted at?=== | |||
A correspondent writes to venture that perhaps the good people of [[New Hampshire]] just ''like'' shouting, and being shouted at. In our experience the average American is at least fond of the sound of his own voice, so we cannot rule this explanation out. Our correspondent tells us that, as a lad — some years ago now, he laments — he spent a happy summer at a camp on the shores of beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee in [[New Hampshire]], being shouted at by all and sundry. We think Winnipesaukee is where they filmed the Canadian version of ''Happy Days''. | |||
===An important [[disclaimer]] that goes without saying?=== | ===An important [[disclaimer]] that goes without saying?=== | ||
Or it might be the misconception that this is “important” stuff<ref>Not clear, if the [[Uniform Commercial Code]] is any guide, that a [[disclaimer]] of something for which the disclaiming party was not, in any case, responsible, needs to be said “[[conspicuous]]ly”. But that is an argument too [[tedious]] even for [[JC|this contrarian]] to get into.</ref> that must, by the lights of the [[Uniform Commercial Code]], be said “[[conspicuous]]ly”, and that means ''in [[BLOCK CAPITALS]]''. But, firstly, no it ''doesn’t'', and secondly, no it ''isn’t'': the usual [[New Hampshire]] residents’ notice is a rather feeble [[disclaimer]] roundly denying something that no-one was inferring, let alone implying, nor, dare we say it, giving a flying hoot about, in the first place: | Or it might be the misconception that this is “important” stuff<ref>Not clear, if the [[Uniform Commercial Code]] is any guide, that a [[disclaimer]] of something for which the disclaiming party was not, in any case, responsible, needs to be said “[[conspicuous]]ly”. But that is an argument too [[tedious]] even for [[JC|this contrarian]] to get into.</ref> that must, by the lights of the [[Uniform Commercial Code]], be said “[[conspicuous]]ly”, and that means ''in [[BLOCK CAPITALS]]''. But, firstly, no it ''doesn’t'', and secondly, no it ''isn’t'': the usual [[New Hampshire]] residents’ notice is a rather feeble [[disclaimer]] roundly denying something that no-one was inferring, let alone implying, nor, dare we say it, giving a flying hoot about, in the first place: | ||
:{{NH residents}} | :{{NH residents}} | ||
Now if you struggled to make your way through that — and you would be in company that includes no less fastidious a bunch of wordwrights than the US Nuclear Corp’s investment bankers<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22excethe+companyon%22 True story.] | |||
[[File:New Hampshire typo.jpg|650px|thumb|right|Not [[conspicuous]] enough for the proof-readers, apparently.]]</ref> if you did — to our best guess — and without admission of any liability for any harm that should befall you if it doesn’t — it means this: | |||
:'''''Listen up people of [[New Hampshire]]''': This document may contain errors and it may not give the whole picture. Even if it’s been filed here, [[New Hampshire]] authorities have not approved or recommended it, or anyone connected with it and anyone who says they have is a liar and is going to be in trouble if we find out.'' | |||
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*[[Conspicuous]] language and the [[Uniform Commercial Code]] | *[[Conspicuous]] language and the [[Uniform Commercial Code]] | ||