Miscellaneous

Man Seeks Superfast Weight Gain

Posted on April 04, 2008
A California man who apparently didn’t get enough calories from a Whopper and fries at Burger King decided that he wanted a little something to wash down his food with: Cooking oil. Used. 300 gallons of it. David Richardson, 49,…

The Daily Memo - 4/4/08

Posted on April 04, 2008
A judge has thrown out one of the Borat lawsuits, rubbing the plaintiff’s face in it like a fat man sticking his naked fat junk all over some guy. (Above the Law) Billy Clinton done be getting mad. (The Raw…

What's Up with All the Public Masturbation

Posted on April 04, 2008
Yesterday, a college basketball player was caught masturbating in a library, and today, a college football player at UMass was caught masturbating on the street: A University of Massachusetts football player is now facing charges of open and gross lewdness…

All Hillary Hate All the Time

Posted on April 04, 2008
Wow! How many days did it take her to come up with that zinger? Don’t you love it when presidential candidates poke fun of themselves for not getting shot at. (And no, Bill W., still no tax returns.)…

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Shave and a haircut ... no beers!

Posted on April 04, 2008
Well that’s too bad. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jude’s Barbershops had been offering a free beer to folks who come in for a cut. But the state Attorney General has issued a ruling that the owner needs a liquor license…

See, that's why you always go with the double-stuff

Posted on April 04, 2008
Last fall, Justin Vonkummer was pulled over for speeding in the little Connecticut town of Salisbury (but the story only recently came to light after some court filing last week). Rather than trying to argue that he wasn’t speeding, Vonkummer…

La Pequeña Hillary Clinton

Posted on April 04, 2008
She’s got my vote….

Another Mother of the Year

Posted on April 04, 2008
Forty-two year old Ann Mendoza called the cops to her home at 10:30 in the morning because she couldn’t find her wallet. Which is, of course, totally a reason to call the cops. When they showed up, they found that…

The Daily Memo - 4/3/08

Posted on April 03, 2008
Hee. Pole tax. (Above the Law) Billy Richardson speaks out on his Barack endorsement and says his endorsement is out of loyalty to his country, so shut up Hillary people. (Washington Post) Senator Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) husband has admitted to…

He's nuts. Literally.

Posted on April 03, 2008
In Charleston, South Carolina, James Lynn Lacy was arrested for being publicly intoxicated. The man was stumbling around with slurred speech and admitted to the cops that he had been drinking beer and that he was “fucked up.” And then…

We're knights of the Round Table, we dance whene'er we're able...

Posted on April 03, 2008
Police in Salem, Oregon were perplexed when they found a suit of armor at a bus shelter. (No doubt — I think most folks would be perplexed finding a suit of armor just about anywhere outside of a stodgy mansion…

"When you want something, you gotta take it."

Posted on April 03, 2008
I ran into some stories last night that I felt deserved more than a quick one-liner in The Daily Memo, but which I didn’t have the energy to do full write-ups on. So we’re going to do some quick hits….

Great way to get out of a speeding ticket

Posted on April 03, 2008
South Australian Kathryn Fluin is a genius. When her car was busted for speeding last December, she told the cops it wasn’t her driving the car. She then gave a declaration saying it was David Smart, a British chap living…

What a Jerk (Off)!

Posted on April 03, 2008
I worked my way through college and the year between graduation and law school in two universities libraries, for a grand total of nearly five years — shelving, stamping, fining, and abusing private carrels for romantic purposes. You work in…

And then there are days ...

Posted on April 03, 2008
When I’d like to vote for Hillary Clinton just to spite all that ultraconservative assbag juice (the nectar of choice for the religious right). And today, after Rush Limbaugh made this statement, I’m ready to not only vote for Hillary,…

The Secret Service Hates Obama

Posted on April 03, 2008
Check this out: Some loony Ebay nut hounds the hell out of Barack Obama, to the point that Obama finally relents. Dude: You best watch yourself. You don’t want to mess with a Muslim carrying around a bag of…

This Man is Running for President?

Posted on April 02, 2008
Libertarian Mike Gravel: I think I love you. You’ve just turned the YouTube generation on its head, socked them in the nose, and kicked them in the teeth. You are my *hero*, you crazy goddamn bastard. Now, go sell…

Lou Dobbs Nearly Flushes Career

Posted on April 02, 2008
If there’s one news anchor that I absolutely cannot abide by, it’s fucking Lou Dobbs. the gas-baggiest windbag on cable news this side of Bill O’Reilly (who is at least a little more open about his political leanings). Dobbs…

Keep Tasin' Me, Bro!

Posted on April 02, 2008
A guy goes crazy, right? He loses his marbles and starts violently shaking his roommates. His roommates call the police. The police show up, and find the man sitting on a couch smoking a cigarette. Then things started to get…

The Daily Memo - 4/2/08

Posted on April 02, 2008
T-Mobile to Engadget Mobile: “Leave our magenta alone!” (Engadget) The Northern District of Georgia, which has banned the wonderful Jonathan Lee Riches from filing any more lawsuits down there, is dead to me. Dead! (Above the Law) Obama has his…

Why can't people get politely and peacefully divorced anymore?

Posted on April 02, 2008
A long-running messy divorce has led to a woman hanging out in the clink because she’s stashed her money in an offshore account and the trustee of that account won’t pay the court any money (although he gives the lady…

You're Going to See It On Every Site in America Today

Posted on April 02, 2008
… you may as well see it on ours, too. Yeah, Hillary is f*cking Obama. What’s it to you?…

Nothing says classy vintage like "plastic bladder in a box"

Posted on April 02, 2008
So I’m not all that interested in this story, about some 42-year-old drunk who the cops were called to deal with after he got so sauced on a 3-liter box of wine that he passed out in a hallway. Nothing…

Jeez -- go any faster and the flux capacitor's going to kick in

Posted on April 02, 2008
David F. Vanhousin, a 33-year-old Tennessee man, wrecked himself on some crack and decided it would be a good idea to start cruising around in his Chevy Suburban. Vanhousin wound up getting into an accident in the middle of an…

What Could This Possibly Mean?

Posted on April 01, 2008
I’ve heard about people fucking dogs and horses, and even dead deer. But, where’s the gratification in this act? Art Price, Jr., 40, was arrested March 20 after officials at a school near his home complained that he was engaging…

When Nora Met Hillary

Posted on April 01, 2008
In a weird turn in the campaign, Hillary Clinton has reached a new low, as she’s now inappropriately pulled out the gender card, saying in comments leaked to The New York Times that she “told aides that she would not…

Leave The Girl Alone

Posted on April 01, 2008
Am I the only one that gets frightfully squeamish when Chelsea is asked about the Lewinsky scandal? She handles herself extremely well (and the woman is 47 times more likable than her mother), but I still can’t bring myself to…

The Daily Memo - 4/1/08

Posted on April 01, 2008
Happy April Fool’s Day. We ain’t got nothing prankical for you here at QuizLaw because — well, because the real news mostly feels like a big prank these days anyways…. Poison drummer Rikki Rockett apparently takes the phrase “don’t need…

But God is above the law!

Posted on April 01, 2008
In Australia, a court has issued an arrest warrant for God. Well actually, for Richard James Howarth, who claims that he’s God. Howarth is facing some drunk driving charges, but claims that he’s God and doesn’t need to show up…

Are pregnant women disabled?

Posted on April 01, 2008
According to a piece of proposed California legislation, kinda. The bill would give women in their last three months of pregnancy (plus the first two post-birth months) the ability to park in disabled parking spaces and to park at meters…

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