Anti-Hooting Law Passes in South Carolina
Hollerin’ is not specifically prohibited, but would probably fall under the ban on “yelling.”
July 2010
New Forbes Column on Crunch Berries, Froot Loops Cases
Although this is a saga that long-time LTB readers may be quite familiar with by now (see, e.g., "Reasonable Consumer Would Know 'Crunch Berries' Are Not Real, Judge Rules," Lowering the Bar (June 2, 2009)), my column this week for Forbes.com…
Department of Homeland Security Deploys Ogre-Protection Force
Please fill in the blank in the following sentence, which recently came out of the mouth of John Morton, Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security: The reason the Department of Homeland Security is protecting ______ is because we are all about…
Blagojevich: Dying to Testify, Or Maybe Not [UPDATED: Not]
All quotes from Rod Blagojevich, except as indicated: Dec. 19, 2008: "I'm dying to answer these charges. I am dying to show you how innocent I am. . . . I intend to answer every allegation that comes my way….
Proposed Law Would Make It Illegal to Hoot After 11 P.M.
Fed up with noisy visitors, the city council of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, appears likely to pass an ordinance that would make it illegal to, inter alia, hoot between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. or at any…
Update on the Fraudulent Photoshopper
Daryl Simon seems to have included his bogus charity photos in an appendix to his sentencing memorandum, but I was unable to find that on the court’s docket. It may not have been posted yet, but that seems odd given…
TIP: Photoshopping Self Into Charity Photos Not Likely to Result In Lighter Sentence
In a final effort to put his fraud skills to good use, Daryl Simon tried to scam the court that was about to sentence him by offering fake documents and pictures to support his bid for leniency. Unfortunately for him,…
Kansas Man’s 0.57 BAC Impressive, But Not a Record
According to the Wichita Eagle, a man who was treated at a local hospital for an injury to the back of his head was found to have a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.57. That is seven times the legal limit for driving,…
U.S. Pilot Detained in Rio After Dropping Pants at Checkpoint
In June, United Airlines pilot Michael Slynn was briefly detained at the airport in Rio de Janeiro after he dropped his pants at a security checkpoint. According to the report, Slynn was asked to remove his belt and shoes, and…
Good Reason to Kill #9: That There Is My Fryin’ Pan
A good opening for this story on July 10: "A dispute over the ownership of a frying pan led to third-degree burns for one South Bend man and 11 stitches for another, police reports said." Apparently, one man was cooking…