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Thursday's Three Burning Legal Questions

By Bruce Carton

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Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: My wife pronounces the name of our home state as "Ne-VAH-dah," while I say it as "Ne-VAD-a." Who is right? Answer: You are, of course, but please reassure your wife that the Nevada Legislature has "submitted a bill draft request for the 2011 legislative session for a resolution that asserts while the preferred pronunciation of the state's name is 'Ne-VAD-a,' pronouncing it 'Ne-VAH-da' is also acceptable." (Lowering the Bar, Nevada Legislator Proposes Bill on How to Pronounce "Nevada") 2) Question: Darn these airport security scanner machines! Why do they keep beeping when I walk through with no metal on me? Should I try the machine over here to the side where you go through horizontally? Answer: Sir, that is for baggage only! (Consumerist, Man Passes Self Through Airport X-Ray) 3) Question: I'm being kidnapped, but my foolish captors forgot to take my cell phone -- I can call 911 and have the police apprehend them! Ha! Answer: Before you make the call, make sure that your "captors" aren't actually police officers giving you a ride home because you are too drunk to drive...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on September 02, 2010 (boomark / email).