Miscellaneous

Sweet and Sour

Posted on September 23, 2008
The "sour" part of this story is that Ryan Mueller, a four-time convicted burglar, now has one more conviction on his record. He's been sentenced to 6 years in the clink after being busted by a woman who walked into...

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Posted on September 22, 2008
Over on the New York Times, Aaron Sorkin wrote an absolutely brilliant fictional exchange between the "West Wing's" President Bartlett and Barack Obama, and he nailed it (as he should, I suppose) It's worth checking out the whole thing (if...

Nice. Why Doesn't the Judge Just Take Away Their Bubbles?

Posted on September 22, 2008
Goddamn laws and lawyers and judges and legal systems. You can't even be a pirate these days without the "man" ruining all your fun. The front yard of a house in a tony British Columbia neighborhood is a little less...

COME ON! McCain Ad Hits New Level of Absurdity

Posted on September 22, 2008
There has has actually got to be something of substance that John McCain can latch onto in one of his many increasingly absurd Obama attack ads. This one, frankly, is crazy-outrageous. It basically suggests that, because Barack Obama lives...

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The Daily Memo - 9/22/08

Posted on September 22, 2008
Sure, it's a few thousand years later, but good on Socrates for finally having his death sentence overturned. Although it was a mock appeal. And he's still dead. (Supreme Dicta) Is a high-price call girl to blame for AIG's financial...

Keith Olbermann wants him some double meat!

Posted on September 22, 2008
Yes, Olbermann can be a bit too smug and self-righteous at times. But I still think his "special comments" are generally right on. This one more so than any other:...

Could Bob Barr win Texas?

Posted on September 22, 2008
Bob Barr is running for president on the Libertarian ticket. And he's now filed a lawsuit in Texas looking to get McCain and Obama both thrown off the state ballot, which would open things up for him considerably. Both camps'...

See people, this is why we need to go back to the barter system!

Posted on September 22, 2008
Because if we did, lawyers like Scott Robert Erwin would be more able to help out those who can't afford the big bills that typically come with hiring a lawyer. But we live in a cash economy people. So good...

Six Beers in 10 Seconds! *Hero!*

Posted on September 19, 2008
Enjoy your weekend, folks....

Woah! Woah! Back the Hell Up, Canada!

Posted on September 19, 2008
Some mouthy Canadian lady has come out with some nasty-ass things to say about Sarah Palin. The gall! The audacity! Where does this woman get off? The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is reviewing complaints from both Americans and Canadians about a...

The Smartest Thing a Republican Has Said in a Month

Posted on September 19, 2008
This quote is from Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, who is kind of like John McCain used to be before John McCain turned into a generic Republican. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska on Wednesday became the nation's most prominent Republican officeholder...

You Corporate Lawyers Feel Chained to Your Office by That Goddamn Blackberry?

Posted on September 19, 2008
Blame McCain....

This Sarah Palin Mash-Up Was Clearly Inevitable

Posted on September 18, 2008
The funny thing is, it's not that far off from what Palin actually said. Here's the actual video:...

Very Niiiice

Posted on September 18, 2008
What's he looking at, anyway?...

Obama! Obama! Obam ... Wait. This is a McCain Event? Oops

Posted on September 18, 2008

The Daily Memo - 9/18/08

Posted on September 18, 2008
Will the hacking of Sarah Palin's e-mail account lead to a new e-mail privacy act? (Concurring Opinions) Would McCain lie about his position on the economy? (ABC News Blogs) Could there be voter fraud afoot in Michigan? (Law.com) Would someone...

Look, we all handle rejection in our own special way

Posted on September 18, 2008
Some of us, when turned down by a lady, drown our sorrows in drink. Others, move on to turn our attention to another gal. Farrah Emami subscribes to the second approach. To an extent. But if multiple ladies turn him...

Florida -- Turning it Up to 11!

Posted on September 18, 2008
In most states, it would be enough to simply say that it's a bad idea for a 31-year old woman to have sex with a 16-year old boy. In exceptional states, you'd add that it's a bad idea for the...

Things not to do when faking your own death

Posted on September 18, 2008
Well look. You just shouldn't fake your own death in the first place. But if you are going to fake your own death, for the love of good, have someone else prepare your forged death certificate. Because when your fingerprints...

Mesmerizing Critics with the Power of Dance!

Posted on September 17, 2008
How dare you question John McCain! This one is kind of ... right cross-y. Damn. Colbert nails it here something like 47 times....

Today's QuizLaw Challenge

Posted on September 17, 2008
This one is for the fellas out there. Try to get through the following passage without developing severe heart palpitations. Bet you can't! A 2cm long fish apparently found it's way into the penis of a 14-year-old boy from India...

Look man, when you're hungry, you're hungry

Posted on September 17, 2008
Fucking cops, man. In Roxbury Township, New Jersey, local cops pulled over a pickup truck they claim was erratically changing lanes. Ok, fair enough. They then talked to James Garfield and Robin Harrington to find out what was up. Apparently,...

The Daily Memo - 9/17/08

Posted on September 17, 2008
Sheboygan!!! A woman is suing the city for allegedly ordering her to take a link to the city police department off her website. Blah blah blah ... Sheboygan! (JS Online) "You can't contract foreign policy experience like a rhinovirus." Really?...

OMG! OMG! The Nation is (Slowly) Opening Its Eyes

Posted on September 17, 2008
New polls are out this morning, and while the majority of them still show a dead heat (a Gallup poll yesterday had McCain up by one, a Reuters poll had Obama up by two this morning), they all seem to...

Wait? A Republican who remembers what Republicans are supposed to stand for?

Posted on September 17, 2008
So I keep my eye on some local LA websites just to try to keep up with what's going on in my neck of the woods. And this article over at LAist initially caught my eye because I was happy...

*Cough Cough*

Posted on September 17, 2008
Oh, why hello there officer. No sir, I'm just sitting here in my car enjoying the fresh air. Not sure why anyone would have called you to report drug use going on in this car. I'm just chilling out, maxing,...

Financial Disaster Met by Gay Grope!

Posted on September 16, 2008
All right -- in the off chance that you haven't seen this video yet, I feel obligated to share it here. 1) Look behind the CNN anchor. 2) Watch closely. 3) Revel in glee. Console! Ha. Tee hee....

Idle Thoughts

Posted on September 16, 2008
Here where I currently reside, in Portland, Maine, the city council has enacteda new law that makes it a crime, punishable with $50 fines, to leave your car idling for more than five minutes. Ha! I'm not entirely sure how...

You go, Carl!

Posted on September 16, 2008
So here in California, we have a fuck-ton of long, boring codes. Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Business & Professions Codes, Family Code, Fish and Game Code, Water Code, etc. etc. But they're all copyrighted. So if you want...

The Daily Memo - 9/16/08

Posted on September 16, 2008
Heller Ehrman just can't get itself a prom date. (Above the Law) Turns out pretending to be a lawyer can get ya' in trouble. (Law.com) No frozen sperm for you! (WT&E Prof Blog) A new proposed Federal Rule of Evidence...

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