82,891
edits
Council: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
Amwelladmin (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Amwelladmin (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{a|glossary| | ||
[[File:Lawyer rock band.jpg|thumb|The [[Legal Council]], yesterday]] | |||
}}A [[council]] is a municipal body where mediocre people make bad decisions about local affairs. | |||
“[[Council]]” comes from ''concilium'', the {{tag|Latin}} word for an assembly or convocation of clever people: ''con-'' (‘together’) + ''calare'' (‘to summon’). | “[[Council]]” comes from ''concilium'', the {{tag|Latin}} word for an assembly or convocation of clever people: ''con-'' (‘together’) + ''calare'' (‘to summon’). | ||
| Line 11: | Line 13: | ||
But actually, what a cool name for a law firm: the [[Legal Council]]. Imagine how much unintentional/subliminal work they’d get. A bit like a band called [[EXIT]] or [[PUSH PUSH]] (yes I'm looking at you, Mikey Havoc) or a motel that names itself purely to get the first entry in the yellow pages: Like the [[Aabaalea]] motel in Christchurch New Zealand. | But actually, what a cool name for a law firm: the [[Legal Council]]. Imagine how much unintentional/subliminal work they’d get. A bit like a band called [[EXIT]] or [[PUSH PUSH]] (yes I'm looking at you, Mikey Havoc) or a motel that names itself purely to get the first entry in the yellow pages: Like the [[Aabaalea]] motel in Christchurch New Zealand. | ||
Also, a likely, if tedious, name for the in-house rock band at a [[magic circle law firm]]. Having been in one of those, let me tell you how cool they are. Or maybe I can just let you imagine. | Also, a likely, if [[tedious]], name for the in-house rock band at a [[magic circle law firm]]. Having been in one of those, let me tell you how cool they are. Or maybe I can just let you imagine. | ||
{{Seealso}} | {{Seealso}} | ||