After a man with six months left to live scrawls an amendment
to his will on a napkin, leaving the patrons of Cheers
$100,000.00, they turn to Cliff to see if it's valid.
I don't want
to pronounce judgment too hastily Coach, but well, yeah, I
think there is a precedent in the case of Panoia vs. Net when
it was found jurisprudence is the better part of diction...
The truth:
We could not find any reference to
Panoia (sp?)
vs. Net and have no clue what Cliff is talking about, but if
you do, feel free to let us know. (E-Mail)
As for the quote; jurisprudence
is the better part of diction, we'll
break it down:
(From Wikipedia) Jurisprudence is the
theory and philosophy of law. Students of jurisprudence aim to
understand the fundamental nature of law, and to analyze its
purpose, structure, and application. Jurisprudential scholars
(sometimes confusingly referred to as "jurists") hope to obtain
a deeper understanding of the law, the kind of power that it
exercises, and its role in human societies. At a practical
level, some jurists hope to improve society by studying what
the law is, what it ought to be, and how it actually operates.
They seek a deeper understanding behind law's seemingly
unpredictable and uncertain nature.
(From Answers.com) dic·tion (dĭk'shən)
n.
Choice and use of words in speech or writing.
Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech
or singing; enunciation.
The best we can make out, all Cliff
was saying was that lawyers tend to twist the truth.
