Contracts
In preparation for my Contracts course this fall, I thought it might be good practice if I read an actual contract. For instance, how about the Loan contract that I must sign in order to be able to pay for the Contracts course? My favorite line:
"21. Discharge (having your loan forgiven). We will discharge (forgive) your loan if:
You die, and the Direct Loan Servicing Center receives an original or certified copy of your death certificate. In exceptional circumstances, we may discharge your loan based on other reliable documentation of your death."
I particularly enjoy how "You die" is not a sufficient clause. No, instead it reads "You die AND...." Mere death is not adequate. If you die and simply send in an UNcertified copy of your death certificate (never mind the imossibility of that), you'll just have to find a way to keep paying from beyond the grave (and never you mind the impossibility of that either. Jesus, what are you, the impossibility police?).
"21. Discharge (having your loan forgiven). We will discharge (forgive) your loan if:
I particularly enjoy how "You die" is not a sufficient clause. No, instead it reads "You die AND...." Mere death is not adequate. If you die and simply send in an UNcertified copy of your death certificate (never mind the imossibility of that), you'll just have to find a way to keep paying from beyond the grave (and never you mind the impossibility of that either. Jesus, what are you, the impossibility police?).