Previously I reported on the campaign of a candidate known only as “Pirate Captain” to be student body president at N.C. State University. As I predicted, he won. Pirate Captain, whose name is now revealed to be Will Piavis, won…
CNN reported today that a man in South Carolina is appealing his rape conviction on the grounds that the jurors found a previously unrevealed written confession in his pants while they were deliberating on their verdict. Note to self: ask…
I couldn’t really improve on that original headline. The New York Law Journal reported today that a federal judge has upheld a verdict dismissing a lawyer’s civil-rights lawsuit against the Scarsdale police department for using excessive force while arresting him…
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: Pack your camel costumes securely, people! The only thing worse than trying to get that thing packed in the first place is seeing a baggage handler running around wearing…
The Associated Press reports this week that Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster, long known for scarfing down any and all cookies in sight as well as a variety of other objects, will now emphasize moderation in eating, in recognition of the…
In its April issue, Harper’s Magazine reprinted voice-mail messages left by attorney Bruce Tassan for the judges who had ruled against his client in a trademark appeal. Apparently, Mr. Tassan left at least one message for each of the three…
A trail of coins, in fact.
Officials in Bartholomew County, Indiana, have told a business that sells copies of classical art that it must move certain statues out of view because they would be considered obscene under Indiana law. The statutes include copies of Michelangelo’s David…
Canada’s Revenue Minister, who as you know is John McCallum, scored with an April Fool’s joke this morning when he announced to the nation on a CBC radio show that the government was launching a project called “E-File or Else,”…
By me, anyway. A candidate who will appear on the ballot only as “The Pirate Captain” is running for student body president at North Carolina State University. His platform includes expanding bus lines to “haul more cargo” and opening meetings…