The Volokh Conspiracy

Amusing article in the LA Times this week on the art of flattery.

I was often told by the lawyers in my shop at the FTC that I was the "best ever" head of the Office of Policy Planning at the FTC, and my students frequently tell me I'm one of the "coolest" law professors ever. So, notwithstanding the suggestion of the article, obviously not all such comments are merely insincere flattery.

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	[Todd Zywicki, October 21, 2005 at 5:26pm] Trackbacks Flattery: Amusing article in the LA Times this week on the art of flattery. I was often told by the lawyers in my shop at the FTC that I was the "best ever" head of the Office of Policy Planning at the FTC, and my students frequently tell me I'm one of the "coolest" law professors ever. So, notwithstanding the suggestion of the article, obviously not all such comments are merely insincere flattery. (show) Update: Although most readers seem to recognize that this post is a joke, there seems to be confusion among some about whether this post is a tongue-in-cheek joke. If you are one of those people, the answer is, yes, it is a joke. (hide)