Ryan Poche ‘19
Have you ever had a nickname?
Sneaks!!!
Where did you grow up?
A small town in Southwest Louisiana right on the Gulf called Erath (as popularized by True Detective season one).
What is your favorite word?
Plethora
What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
My wife’s family owns a seafood restaurant back home and I eat probably three dozen charbroiled oysters each time I stop by.
If you could meet one celebrity, who would it be and why?
Bradley Cooper seems like the kind of celebrity you would want to have a beer with.
What’s your favorite hobby to avoid the stress of law school?
I love to cook Cajun food from back home (my parents are incredibly generous and send me a few key ingredients every couple of weeks). My wife and I love to go to the movies and probably contributed to MoviePass’s financial woes last year. Check out They Shall Not Grow Old while it’s still on the big screen!
Where is your favorite place to vacation?
Colorado
What’s your least favorite sound?
My Duo mobile app saying “Thank You” because I have not figured out how to text my authentication instead of calling.
If you owned a sports team, what/who would be the mascot?
The Pelican’s King Cake Baby is terrifying enough to be a standalone mascot.
Blueberries or strawberries?
Strawberries are more multifaceted.
What is the best concert you have ever been to?
A Concert for Charlottesville was beautiful.
What’s your favorite thing to do in Charlottesville?
I love to take advantage of the C’ville hiking scene.
Backstreet Boys or *NSYNC?
Yikes.
What’s your favorite food(s)?
Charlottesville Thai takeout has a soft spot in my heart.
If you had to pick one song to play non-stop in the background of your life, what would it be?
Any Lil Wayne song would give me equal parts introspection and hype.
What’s the longest. you’ve gone without sleep and why?
Probably two and a half days during Mardi Gras Freshman year at Tulane because New Orleans doesn’t really let you stop.
If you won the lottery, what would you do with it?
Pay off my student loans and buy out all of the crawfish farmers in Louisiana to create a monopoly (they’re sitting on a gold mine if they would collude).
If you could be in the winter Olympics, which sport would you compete in?
The Biathlon where skiers race and shoot a rifle once in a while looks incredibly fun.
How can Law Weekly improve?
Daniel Grill has asked me if I have seen the Howard Schultz Morning Joe interview every single day since it aired—rein him in!
Biggest Grammy upset?
Scorpion should have taken Album of the Year, no question.