Miscellaneous

QuizLaw's Mother of the Week Award Goes to:

Posted on December 08, 2008
... Sherri A. Feuston, who discovered a better way than washing his mouth out with soap to punish her child for swearing. She drew on his head. With crayon. A Delaware County woman was arrested after her 9-year-old son told...

The Law is the Law is the Law. Damnit.

Posted on December 08, 2008
And don't think that going into labor is gonna get you out of it. A man in Massachusetts is appealing a $100 ticket he got for driving to a hospital in the breakdown lane of a gridlocked Boston highway while...

The (Kinda-Sorta) Daily Memo - 12/8/08

Posted on December 08, 2008
Here's a trick to upping the odds of the Supremes granting you some cert. (Slate) Looks like the Big 3 are getting their bailout as well. Seriously, where the fuck is my bailout? (Reuters) The first military execution in almost...

"That guy's bell sounds a bit muffled, no?"

Posted on December 08, 2008
Poor Gerald Warner is homeless. So you could understand if he was feeling a bit bitter about his lot in life, or if he's lost a few of his marbles from years of the street life. But would you be...

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This is some Hollywood shit...

Posted on December 08, 2008
Last Thursday, four men stormed into a Harry Winston boutique in Paris. They were carrying sawed-off shotguns and disguised (two were wearing ski masks, and two were wearing wigs and makeup). The staff was pistol-whipped, rounded up, and ordered by...

Email Spam Now Threatening Your Personal Extinction

Posted on December 04, 2008
So, I'm one of the dumbasses over on Facebook who just got a virus because I couldn't resist when I got a message from a "friend "I haven't spoken to in years that promised a video that included me....

The Situation in Canada Just Got a Little More Interesting

Posted on December 04, 2008
A couple of days ago, I posted a piece on what's going on in Canadian politics, which turned out to inspire one of the most heated comment threads we've had on QuizLaw. What I learned was basically two things: 1)...

Give Your Child the Gift of Poison this X-Mas

Posted on December 04, 2008
As the economy continues its free-fall and we head into the holiday season, we've started to hear a lot about the joys and benefits of cutting back on presents this Christmas. In case you need another reason, NPR reported today...

Dr. Horrible gets political...

Posted on December 04, 2008
This video was everywhere on the internet yesterday. I ran across it on at least a dozen separate sites over the course of the day. Fuck, it was even posted as an article on our fantasy football league's site. And...

This explains so much ...

Posted on December 03, 2008
Remember the movie Men in Black, where the big joke was that all the creepy, marginal, bizarre people in New York are actually aliens? It was funny because it kind of seemed like it could be true, right? Well, a...

The Christmas Spirit -- Florida Style

Posted on December 03, 2008
Forget beating up Carolers. In Florida, they do Christmas right. And by "right," I mean: They beat each other up with Christmas trees. Authorities say a west Florida man who lives with his parents has been arrested on a felony...

Kids stab the darndest things

Posted on December 03, 2008
You want quirky, ABA, how's this for quirky -- in Florida (where else?), a seven-year-old first grader has been arrested. And accused of robbing one of his classmates. In the school bathroom. For a dollar. At knifepoint. Oh, wait. That's...

We quirky!

Posted on December 02, 2008
Last year, we won a hotly contested battled to be named the Best Generally Speaking Blog in the ABA Journal's Blawg 100. We begged, pleaded and stole to get the necessary votes, and it was worth it, because look at...

Why so bad fathering?

Posted on December 02, 2008
A Salt Lake City man has pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless endangerment, stemming from an incident last July. Seems that David James Farnham decided to go see The Dark Knight while leaving his 2-year-old son locked up in...

The internet just makes it easier for cops to track stupid vandals

Posted on December 02, 2008
Melanie Brockway, a suburban woman of my hometown Philly, was recently busted for vandalism after tagging a ton of local properties. The woman, who apparently calls herself an aspiring artist, "spray painted graffiti on homes, businesses, newspaper boxes, playground equipment...

All I Want for Christmas is your Two Front Teeth

Posted on December 02, 2008
Here's yet another story out of Canada. Now that their Prime Minister is on the outs, irritated people have taken to punching out Christmas Carolers. Vancouver police say they are investigating a possible hate crime after a 24-year-old man was...

The Canadian Political System Confuses Me in the Brain

Posted on December 02, 2008
I'm on the fence with regard to the logistics of the Canadian Parliamentary system. It's a weird feather. Right now, it's conservative Prime Minister, Stephen Harper -- who is in the minority government -- is in quite a pickle. He's...

Here's a New One: Harassment-by-Orgy

Posted on December 01, 2008
I love cases of first impression. Especially ones that deal with orgies. A former manager of the upscale restaurant at the Hilton Minneapolis who allegedly walked in on upper management having an orgy has filed a lawsuit that probably stretches...

There Are Worse Ways to Be Robbed, I Suppose

Posted on December 01, 2008
The "booby trap" pun is inevitable. And too appropriate not to re-use. Uganda's police warned male bar-goers to keep their noses clean after a probe found a gang of robbers had been using women with chloroform smeared on their chests...

Now I Know Why the Cheesecake Factory is So Delicious

Posted on December 01, 2008
They put a little love into every bite. Also, their genitals. Bryce Fitzpatrick was working at the Cheesecake Factory at Chandler Fashion Center when he was promoted from server to food expeditor, a step toward management. One day, while he...

The (Quasi) Daily Memo - 12/1/08

Posted on December 01, 2008
Is the Bush Administration's stance on torture ultimately a question of truth or consequences? (Slate) Be warned -- in light of the verdict in the MySpace case, Orin Kerr has promulgates some new Terms of Use. (The Volokh Conspiracy) Is...

Well that's one way to end a high-speed chase

Posted on December 01, 2008
Here in Southern California there are a lot of high-speed chases and the local news loves cutting into broadcasts to show the chases live. With good reason -- high-speed chases are awesome. Especially when they end like this one in...

This lawsuit stinks

Posted on December 01, 2008
A federal judge has given the thumbs up to a civil suit brought by a Detroit city employee. Susan McBride, who works in the city's Planning Department, recently filed a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act against the city,...

What did the hungry hooker say to her John?

Posted on November 26, 2008
Gobble gobble! ...Thank you, I'll be here all week. ...Actually, I won't. QuizLaw's taking the rest of the week off. Enjoy your turkey, enjoy your football, enjoy your families leaving when it's all over, and enjoy your Black Friday (dump...

Things to be Thankful for This Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2008
I am thankful that "nature" didn't make me fall in love with my sister. An incestuous brother and sister are taking on the European Court of Human Right to win their right to continue their relationship. Patrick Stuebing, 31,...

Finally! A Solution to the Global Economic Crisis

Posted on November 26, 2008
On the one hand, ugh -- this whole video is so cute I could puke. I mean, real honest to God projectile pea-vomit. But on the other hand: Puppies!...

Penis Print Bandit Holstered

Posted on November 26, 2008
What kind of guy leaves penis prints around town? That's just weird. From the Smoking Gun: Nebraska's notorious "butt bandit" was charged today with a public indecency spree in which he allegedly lathered his private parts in baby lotion and...

She's just got a can-do attitude, willing to do more than the mere minimum asked of her

Posted on November 26, 2008
You or me, a cop hauls us in and asks us to take our shoes off in jail, we take our shoes off. Tina M. Boggess, when she's taken in by the cops, placed in a holding cell and asked...

Look Out! He is a Spiderpig!

Posted on November 25, 2008
From the BBC: A man has been jailed for breaching the peace by singing Spiderpig from The Simpsons Movie at police officers. David Mullen was sentenced to three months for the incident and calling an officer "ginger" in a...

Easily the Biggest Load of Bullshit You'll See This Week

Posted on November 25, 2008
It's not a joke. Really. Not a joke. And those aren't Democrats thanking her for making it easier for Obama to win the election. Those are real-life Average Joe Six Packs. Geeyod. What an embarrassment....

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