As many of you know, I have long had two primary goals for this enterprise: to provide some entertainment for myself and other attorneys (and friends of attorneys) slogging away at their various billing stations, and to be cited as…
Betty Jean Barachie of Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 27 months in prison this week despite testimony from a psychologist that she was "one of the most extreme cases" of compulsive shopping he had ever seen. Barachie admitted stealing more…
What’s the memo line on your checks really for? Robert Militzer put his to good use earlier this month when he wrote a check to pay the Berkley County (Michigan) District Court a $10 parking fine. Militzer admits that during…
The New York Department of Sanitation confirmed today that former Culture Club singer Boy George will be joining its ranks for five days of community service as part of a sentence on drug charges. "He will be part of our…
No he didn’t. A (sadly, unnamed) bartender called authorities early Monday morning after he spotted a flashing red light on the wall of a restaurant at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, and suspected it to be a bomb. Thirty-five people…
A worker at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra pleaded guilty this week to stealing $135,000 Australian (100,000 of our actual dollars) from his employer by smuggling them out every day in his lunch box and shoes. Authorities apparently are…
Democrats are at odds over this, too.
Lewis the Cat, who has terrorized her neighborhood in Fairfield, Connecticut, was granted a stay of execution and placed on probation. Link: CNN.com
Thanks to those who attended (live or by videoconference) the first Lowering the Bar Traveling Road Show, International Mideast Peace Conference and Petting Zoo last Friday. It appeared to be well-received, as few objects were thrown and those that actually…
Dana Buckman of Rochester, New York, is suing AutoZone and two of its employees for personal injury and emotional distress after a beating he suffered at the hands of the employees. He was not deterred from suing by the fact…