New York's highest court will hear arguments tomorrow in a case that raises the perennial question: Does a golfer have a legal duty to yell "Fore"? A trial judge and a panel of the Appellate Division agreed that Dr. Azad…
This warning sign appears inside the men's bathroom in the city hall of Chandler, Arizona: Urinals and Toiletsare served with gray water.Do Not Drink. According to the Arizona Republic, Chandler has a brand-new city hall that incorporates environmentally friendly features,…
Speaking of the U.S. Marshals Service (did you buy some of Bernie Madoff's crap from them this weekend?), another of the service's programs has also proven wildly popular. Five years ago, the service started "Fugitive Safe Surrender," a program that…
Including—and this is true—his crystal ball.
While I was checking to make sure that toner cartridges and snow globes are still banned from airplanes (they are), I noticed that there are lots of other things that are also not allowed in your carry-on bags. In fact,…
Not sure which is worse: referring to one of these as a "rigid feminine pleasure device," or attacking a cop with one. The Chicago Tribune reported that the RFPD assault took place when an officer visited a woman's home to…
Google, in turn, blamed the U.S. government.
This is pretty far off-topic, but I got interested in it for possibly obvious reasons, so I will go ahead and mention it. The government has issued a statement saying that it doesn't know what this thing was, but that whatever it…
As I noted last week, one of the stranger outcomes of this year's midterm elections (not stranger than California rejecting Prop 19, but still) was the success of an Oklahoma ballot measure that makes it illegal for the state's courts…
As you may have heard, the San Francisco Giants won the World Series, and anytime somebody wins a championship, of course, things must be set on fire. There were reports that one or more SF victory celebrations had turned into a…