Respectfully….

Have you ever noticed that people sometimes get unintentionally ironic?  Generally, when one starts a sentence with “Respectfully,” or “With all due respect…” they’re generally going to be disrespectful.  Though, to be fair, the “with all due respect” starter does beg the question of how much respect is due.

In particular, you never want to hear this sentence in a deposition (and I’m a trial lawyer, so I know): “Respectfully, I think he’s just referring to the fact that he can see your breasts.”

Oops.

Go here, and read the deposition transcript.