Miscellaneous

... because there's not enough road rage as it is ...

Posted on February 26, 2008
A Florida representative, Donald Brown (who I believe is a ranking member of the Dipshit Party) has filed a bill asking the state to add a "Confederate Heritage" license plate to the arsenal of specialty license tags in the state. The extra $25 fee for the plate -- which would give motorists a way to "show pride in their heritage" -- would go to the Sons of Confederate Veterans to honor those who had great-great grandparents who fought hard to keep slavery alive...

Drooooooooooool!

Posted on February 26, 2008
Note to self: Next time I'm strapped to a gurney, resist urge to drool. An FDNY emergency medical technician turned the Hippocratic Oath on its ear, slugging a restrained patient in the face during a ride to Kings County Hospital, a $2 million suit alleges...

Duck duck goose

Posted on February 26, 2008
A train conductor for CSX Transportation is now suing the company for negligence after an accident in a railyard. Aaron Richards was performing a brake test on a train when things went bad. You might be thinking that the brakes failed, causing the train to wreck...

And You Thought Your Labor Contractions Were Bad

Posted on February 26, 2008
Ladies: I know how hard it is to deliver a child into the world; I've seen it, without drugs (my wife didn't have them either). I know about the "ring of fire." It didn't look like a pleasant experience. Believe you me, I could never be a woman -- I could never imagine my pelvic bones shape shifting...

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The Daily Memo - 2/26/08

Posted on February 26, 2008
Do Californians want to get high? (The Chronic Corner) Mmmm ... sexual corruption scandal in Australia. (Independent.co.uk) Prostitutes of the world Canada, unite! (stuff.co.nz) A Cali state Senator representing parts of LA and surrounding areas has submitted a bill seeking to protect various factions of the entertainment industry because, well, Cali loves it some Hollywood...

Them's Fightin' Words!

Posted on February 26, 2008
I fucking love this: The presidential campaign has provoked a stabbing! From to the Smoking Gun: According to cops, Jose Antonio Ortiz (pictured), 28, stabbed Sean Shurelds last Thursday night in the kitchen of an Upper Providence Township home. According to a criminal complaint, the 41-year-old Shurelds, an Obama supporter, told Ortiz that the Illinois senator was "trashing" Clinton (apparently in regard to recent primary and caucus results)...

Look ma - one hand!

Posted on February 26, 2008
Last week, a Florida man got himself good and drunk. And this Leroy Meredith, well, he knows how to have a good time when he's three sheets to the wind -- so he did what any good drunk Floridian does: Titusville police said Leroy Meredith climbed a lookout tower in Chain of Lakes Park ...

Wang + Urinal Sensors = Not What You Think

Posted on February 26, 2008
In Taiwan, Wang Chi-sheng was recently busted stealing a urinal sensor from the restroom of a closed gas station. The first question is, of course, why the hell Wang would want to steal a urinal sensor. According to what he told the cops escorting him out of the gas station, he planned to use the sensor to test out some sort of design he has for improving his Mercedes...

In Case You Missed It ...

Posted on February 25, 2008
Mike Huckabee actually managed to be funny on "SNL" over the weekend. Like, for reals. In other late-night political video goodness, has anyone seen John McCain's "Secrets" series on Conan O'Brien? This guy is the presumptive Republican nominee, and he's making cheap -- but hilarious -- jokes on a late-night talk show...

Nader Throws Hat in Ring; Forgets To Take It Off First

Posted on February 25, 2008
Everything this man has been widely respected for, and his once decent reputation, continues to plunge into an abyss of self-indulgence. Consumer activist Ralph Nader launched an independent campaign for the White House on Sunday, criticizing the Republican and Democratic candidates for not addressing issues "that are supported by a majority of the American people...

Max Karson: First Amendment Champion or Fucktard II

Posted on February 25, 2008
Max Karson, our favorite First Amendment douchebag, is back in the news this week. Last year, some may recall that -- the day after the Virginia Tech shootings -- Karson, when asked about how he felt in one of his University of Colorado classes, stated "if anyone in here says that they?ve never been so angry that you wanted to kill 32 people, you?re lying," and that he was "angry about all kinds of things, from fluorescent light bulbs to the unpainted walls, and it made him angry enough to kill people...

High School Pranks - Let's Hear Some Stories!

Posted on February 25, 2008
Earlier this month, in Northeast High School in Philly, some kids went into the school over the weekend and unleashed dozens of chickens and hens. Hilarious? Not so much. But definitely amusing. Although it wasn't so amusing to the school, which had to cancel classes that Monday and spend a nice bit of money cleaning it all up...

The Daily Memo - 2/25/08

Posted on February 25, 2008
If Barack gets the nomination, is his vice-presidential candidate likely to die on election night? (North Star Writers Group) Apple and Starbucks are finding themselves on the backend of a patent dispute. (Gizmodo) The IRS is suing Nic Cage because he allegedly tried to write off over a million bucks in personal expenses between 2002 and 2004, and the IRS thinks he owes them some coin...

A great holiday, or the greatest holiday?

Posted on February 25, 2008
You can have your President's Day and Thanksgiving and Christmas and all that. Whatever. Because deep down, you know that St. Patty's Day is truly the best holiday of the year. Trouble being, of course, that it's not actually a national holiday. Well Guiness would like to change that with "Proposition 3-17," an online petition looking for a million signatures between now and March 16th...

Florida Gets Something Right!

Posted on February 25, 2008
We've talked about Florida attorney Jack Thompson a couple of times on this site. He's the asshat who blames everything bad in the world on video games, who submitted gay porn to a court, and who got into a comment fight with fellow blawger Alan Childress...

Frakking Hell

Posted on February 25, 2008
This is some bullshit right here. If I told you a legal blog was going to interview the producers of "Battlestar Galactica," you'd just assume QuizLaw was the blog in question, right? I mean, our sister site does TV reviews and I'm the god damned TV Whore for Christ's sake...

...On the road to victory!

Posted on February 22, 2008
As with many of our Friday videos, this has nothing to do with the law. Except that it should maybe be illegal for one's precious memories of some of their favorite childhood athletes to be tainted so. Man, kicker Luis Zendajas needs to be on "American Idol" post haste...

Run For Your Lives! You're Already Dead!

Posted on February 22, 2008
I sort of thought the GOP had backed off a little from their fear-mongering tactics, what with Barack Obama's hope kryptonite eating away at their effectiveness. I guess I was wrong; they've got a new ad running kvetching about expiration of The Protect America Act that basically steals whole cloth scenes and adverts from "24"...

But your honors, it looks like a dead snail!

Posted on February 22, 2008
In Minnesota, the Court of Appeals has ruled that a mother can't sue the local hospital for medical malpractice just because she doesn't like the way her son's wee-wee looks following a circumcision. Seems that mommy checked the "cut my son" box on her prenatal form, which of course gives the hospital authorization to remove his turtle neck...

The Daily Memo - 2/22/07

Posted on February 22, 2008
Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains. "Lazarus had it easy. Not so for Laura Todd, who has been trying to come back from the dead for nearly a decade." (Concurring Opinions) Man, I miss Philly TV. (Law.com) Don't just arrest the paparazzi --- if there's anyone deserving of a good tasing, bro, it's these guys...

Jon Stewart on Election '08

Posted on February 22, 2008
... because he always says it better than anyone else.

Well at least he didn't beat her

Posted on February 22, 2008
Gina Boyd was driving with her 3 year-old-daughter when things got bad. We're talking little girl puking in in a Dodge Caravan bad. So Boyd understandably tried to rush home, making an illegal U-turn in the process. A cop happened to see this and pulled her over...

And the headline of the week award...

Posted on February 22, 2008
...Goes to "The Local," which is "Sweden's News in English." The Swede's, it would seem, have a very solid grasp on the English language, throwing this headline up, on Valentine's Day of all days: Police get a grip on serial masturbator A woman found this dude yanking it in a stairwell and she called the cops...

Barack the White?

Posted on February 21, 2008
QL friend, Jonathan V. Last (from the illustrious Galley Slaves), made a very interesting observation in the Weekly Standard this week, and it's worth sharing for our Lord of the Rings fans: Tolkien was obsessed with the power of voice throughout his Lord of the Rings series, particularly in the person of Saruman the White...

Snot Rockets

Posted on February 21, 2008
About a half-hour into a speech in Dallas, Texas, Barack Obama announced that he had to take a quick break. "Gotta blow my nose here for a second," Obama said. Out came a Kleenex (or perhaps it was a hankie), and he wiped his nose. The near-capacity audience at the Reunion Arena, which his campaign said totaled 17,000, broke out in a slightly awkward applause...

President Bush Succeeds in Failing!

Posted on February 21, 2008
George Bush, arguably (but only slightly) the worst president in the history of the country, has finally achieved -- after nearly eight years -- something no other U.S. President has achieved: American Research Group's lowest approval rating ever: Overall, 19% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W...

The Daily Memo - 2/21/08

Posted on February 21, 2008
A local asshole was arrested for breaking his puppy's back legs and jaw after breaking up with his girlfriend. (LAist) Bush signed a good law, making the Do-Not-Call Registry permanent. (Gizmodo) I'm no Hillary supporter, but to ask if she's got an unfair edge because she's married to a "super-duper-delegate?" ...

Shrinkage!

Posted on February 21, 2008
In Germany, a 21-year-old man has been convicted for distributing pornographic materials, for which he must pay a 150 euros fine. His actual crime? He sent a photo of his dick, via his cell phone, to a random woman. She called the cops, who tracked the man down and found evidence that he might have done this to other random ladies as well...

Now that's just going too far

Posted on February 21, 2008
Ok, Australia. Hear me now and hear me good. I'm all for parental responsibility. You got kids who are getting into trouble and making repeat trips to youth camps and juvey? Absolutely you should try to get the parents involved and, at the least, make them accountable...

Legal Math

Posted on February 21, 2008
(Man + hotel whiskey + tastes like piss + fight with employee + kicked out) * (fired from job + lost new job) = $30,000 lawsuit

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