More Failures to Keep a Low Profile When Falsely Claiming Disability
Damn you, video evidence!
2009
TSA Fails to Secure Its Own PDFs
Because of course it doesn’t.
ANOTHER REASON NOT TO USE ALL CAPS, NOT THAT YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE REASON
One of the bad habits that lawyers have trouble breaking is using all capital letters, especially in the headings of legal documents. (Okay, not nearly as interesting as the bad habits Tiger Woods has trouble breaking, but I think enough…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like . . . This
Now at the top of the Naughty List: William Caldwell, a 45-year-old man who patiently waited in line at a Georgia mall to tell Santa that he had a present for him: dynamite. No bomb was found, but Caldwell was…
Christ Excused From Jury Duty
Yet another way to get out of jury duty: change your name to "Jesus Christ." Actually, that may not be enough, based on the report this week that Jesus Christ, in this incarnation a 59-year-old woman formerly known as "Dorothy…
ALERT: Unauthorized Bow-Wow-Wow-Yippie-Yo-Yippie-Yea-ing May Result in Liability
Here's yet another reason why those of you who are always going around singing "bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea," need to stop doing that. I'm talking to you, Dick Cheney. The Sixth Circuit ruled recently in a copyright…
Lawyer Misses Flight; Now Working at Airport Information Desk
Ironically, having posted just yesterday about being habitually late for things, including air travel, I missed my flight this morning. Since, unlike some secretaries, my secretary is apparently not devoted enough to call in bomb threats on my behalf even though she knows…
Police Dog: The Meat-Smuggler’s Nemesis
In August, police in Framingham, Massachusetts, responded to a report that a gas station had been robbed. They brought along a tracking dog and released it in the direction in which witnesses said the robber had gone. Just a few…
Employee Goes Extra Mile for Boss With Bomb Threat
To: My SecretaryFrom: MeDate: TodayRe: You Not Calling in Bomb Threats on My Behalf As you know, I habitually run late for everything, especially air travel. It has come to my attention that other people's assistants…
Note: Closing-Argument Demonstratives Should Not Include Hand Grenade
There are better ways to demonstrate the concept of an “imminent threat,” probably.