Iraqi Treasury Gets Partial Refund on Magic Wands
“Dowsing rods” might be a better term for these, but either way they were completely bogus.
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Man Points Finger at Brain in Parking-Rage Incident
A British man who attacked a car with an axe and then set fire to it blamed his brain for the incident, according to a January 27 report in the Herald Express. The brain's alleged involvement was especially surprising because the…
Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of the “Association of Irritated Residents”
The plaintiffs won, and that's all I am going to pass on about this opinion on an environmental-law issue, which (no offense meant to environmental-law practitioners) is dull enough to serve as a sleep aid for Charlie Sheen. EPA provides as an example…
Immigration Officer Puts Wife on the No-Fly List
I guess this would be cheaper than getting a divorce. According to the Daily Mail, an immigration officer who worked for the UK Border Agency managed to get his wife out of his hair for three years by putting her…
Maine Bill Would Allow One-Armed Men to Use Switchblades
Despite the chaos in the Middle East, rising sea levels and dwindling oil reserves, the asteroid that is likely hurtling toward Earth as you read this, and worst of all, the possibility that there might be another sequel to "The…
Airport Security Officials Successfully Disarm Toy Soldier
Is it better or worse to know that airport security in other countries can be as stupid as ours? I can't decide. A Canadian couple that visited the Royal Signals Museum during a trip to the UK said that officials…
Clown Suit
On or about August 9, 2008, [Clown] negligently jumped onto [Plaintiff's] chest causing him to fall to the ground and sustain substantial and permanent injuries to his back. Despite repeated requests by [Plaintiff] for [Clown] to get off his chest,…
Law School Websites: Girls Under Trees?
A new report that evaluated 200 law-school websites around the country, and found that the University of Illinois had the best, also noted that over 30 percent of the websites included pictures of students in close proximity to trees, a…
Assorted Stupidity #12
It's Dennis Kucinich vs. the Longworth House Office Building cafeteria, in a battle to determine who should pay for injuries allegedly suffered when Rep. Kucinich bit into a sandwich wrap and encountered an olive pit. Kucinich alleges that he sustained…
Filing Instructions Too Hard, Says Supreme Court Justice
If only there was someone who had the job of reading and interpreting the law.