This song tackles the Mirror Image Rule and how it affects contract formation!

Verse 1

Mirror Mirror, who’s the fairest barrister? It’s apparent, as I share this!
Comparisons are nare, like they’re hairless!
Airless I leave you, so asphyxiated!
Just fix your face as I spit this, neighbor!
See Mitchell made a deal with Shaquille!
They’re situated in Pennsylvania,
Near Pittsburgh, well specifically, they live in West Mifflin, baby!
They live like 80 inches apart, that’s the heart, of all their friction, baby!
Shaquille built fences on his land, which Mitchell hated,
Cuz survey says that one had crossed his bounds,
Bout six-to-eight inches, maybe.
Shaquille ain’t take it laying down, since read the description
Of his deed which said the fence was erected here on his piece
Of the land! “That’s color of title,
And after 10 years of this living¹“, then Shaquille said “that land should be mine, if it isn’t! And so I have to curve you”!
The essence of his words, is “What would Biggie Bird do?!”²
He likes that song, and can you blame him?
And soon these feuding neighbors, went to lawyers to smoothen the situation!
Who said that if they sued, then things could get complicated,
Talking time, talking funds, and other considerations!
And that just might be dumb, all over that little space!
We’re talking inches, remember, only bout six-to-eight!
So Mitchell and Shaquille came together so they can settle this!
Put it all in writing, and sign it so we can dead all this!

Chorus

Verse 2

Mirror mirror, what’s the fairest of deals, that heal this?!
Curry up good will, so Shaquille don’t go Will Smith!
Mitchell gets, just nominal fee!
$20 dollars a year, just to silence the beef!
Promise to leave
The fence be! Eventually,
Shaq’s gonna move or decease, then we’ll see
The land in dispute go to Mitchell again, see!
Or so said the lawyer of Mitchell, but when the
Contract came to Shaq, he handed back,
With signature, after he scratched, half the crap
Out, namely paragraph F,
Which handed the land to Mitchell if Shaquille were to pass,
Or move from the land!
And Mitchell was first
To sign on the line! I guess that means a deal has occurred!
Is that how it works?!
Hmm? Well let’s inspect it! Did brother accept it?
Well kids, let’s test it!

Interlude

The Mirror image rule of contracts means that acceptance of a contract offer must perfectly match the terms of the offer itself! Which means either you’re accepting all the terms of offer, or it’s not an acceptance. Acceptance must be clear, unambiguous, unequivocal, and any change, however slight to the terms of the offer means that a contract hasn’t been formed.

Verse 3

I guess that means no deal with Shaquille!
When Mitchell looked and saw the scratched out passage,
No chill did he have kid!
Relax said his lawyer, and let’s
Review the options ya have, with this bastard Shaq’s ass!
It’s not a contract, cuz he scratched out that passage!
And since Shaq didn’t match exactly what we drafted,
That means he can’t enforce this, of course,
So if he sued you he’d get kicked outta court!
Now the choice is yours, Mitchell, if you wanna pursue this!
Now if he wants to remove shit, and you don’t give two shits
About it, then I tell you it’s cool, Mitch!
But if this change you don’t fool with, then screw it!
He’s gotta bargain with you!
The mirror image rule, turns additional, terms or things removed
Into a counteroffer he gives to you to
Accept or reject it,
Submit new terms of your own, then give to him for inspection!
But wait, don’t get reckless!
I know you mad as crap, and you ready to smack-a-Shaq!
But lemme handle that, Mitchell!
Tell me now, can I ask Shaquille
Why he feels he should scratch out that passage,
That says the deal is dead when he passes,
Or exits the land permanently? The answer
May be the key to saving this! He agreed to paying ya,
Right?! Maybe it’s
Just that Shaquille has children,
That really this here deal ain’t
Applicable to! Here’s what we’ll do:
New offer, same terms,
But when it comes to paragraph F, we’re gon’ change some.
Let’s say that the land comes,
To Mitchell if Shaquille doesn’t stay, un-
less his family’s there to replace him!
Then, this lil arrangement can stay in,
Place! Fuck if he’s living!
Cuz if his kin’s in the building,
And they’re able and willing to keep the deal like Shaquille,
Well then bet! This lil issue’s at rest!
That’s if Shaquille does accept, and reflect, the terms we give him like a…

MIRROR, MIRROR!!!

Footnotes:

1. Shaquille’s reasoning is based on the doctrine of adverse possession. But note that while Pennsylvania’s Clear Title Act shortens the statutory period for adverse possession to 10 years (from the traditional 21 year statute) for qualifying properties, one seeking to claim land under the provision must take the additional procedural step of requiring an adverse possessor to send out a notice of intent to the true owner of the land, giving the owner one additional year from the date of notice to eject the intruder from his property. For more on Adverse Possession in Pennsylvania, click here!
2. Click here for “The Open and Notorious Biggie Bird” – an Adverse Possession Rap!

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