A Study In The Legal History of Fish Soup
So I was under the, I thought wise, assumption that there would never be any interconnection between my culinary adventures and my legal study's. Well kind reader I was wrong.
This past class we discussed a UCC 2-315 case about fish chowder [girl walks into a quaint little gastro in New England, is refused her clam chowder, orders the fish instead and later has to have a fish bone removed from her throat] which rendered what has to be the best, albeit only, law and food quote ever:
"the court will, not only uphold its reputation for legal knowledge and acumen, but will, as loyal sons of Massachusetts, save our world-renowned fish chowder from degrading into an insipid broth containing the mere essence of its former stature as a culinary masterpiece" Webster v. Blue Ship Tea Room, Inc. 347 Mass. 421.
The best part about this quote for me is that it directly precludes a legal examination of the history of fish chowder, and then is followed by a holding which basically says "yeah it's like real sad you choked on that bone (ahem) and all but your a New Englander and you know the risks". LOVE IT!! Asians may think they are dangerous with their poisonous blow-fish but in New England you can choke and our supreme judicial courts will say tough shit...that's how we make Chowda in these parts bitch!!! (Besides Blow-fish are too damn cute to be that scary)
I know what you're thinking...and let me say this. Yeah this blog has a court case in it. and yeah it's properly cited..
But come on!!!
Hope you enjoyed!!!
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