learning to love failure

[brian lauter]

Failing was big this year. No, I’m not talking about your spring semester grades, back-row slacker, or your attempts at getting a date, first-row gunner. I’m talking about the oft-overused label “FAIL” made popular by Failblog, which seeped into common parlance in 2008.

Never one to buck a trend, I’ve created a year-end Top 10 list that celebrates both the beauty of FAIL and the ridiculousness of law school. I present to you:

The Top 10 Law School Fails of 2008

1. Law School Elections Fail

2. Biglaw Jobs Fail

3. Law School Prostitution Fail (Michigan and Stanford)

4. John Yoo Fail

5. Law School Rapper Fail

6. Fighting U.S. News Domination Fail

7. California Bar Examination Fail

8. Law School Laptop Theft Fail

9. Law School Kidnapping Fail

10. Boalt Hall Naming Fail

That’s it. No more Top 10 lists for the rest of the year. Have a great New Year. 2009 FTW!