Laughing in Courtroom Leads to Felony Charge
There are occasionally times when laughing out loud in court is okay, but they are all too rare. Importantly, the odds that it is okay to do this go way down if you are the only one laughing. A station…
2010
Asterisks Don’t Make Expletives Okay, According to F**king Bureaucrats
According to the Advertising Standards Authority, the UK's advertising watchdog agency, it is not okay to use expletives in advertising even if asterisks or other symbols are used to replace some of the letters. The ASA ruled on August 11 that a…
Paris Hilton Sued for Wearing Wrong Hair Extensions
A company that makes hair extensions is suing Paris Hilton for $35 million, alleging that she breached an agreement to wear and promote its product. Hilton was apparently paid $3.5 million to promote extensions made by Hairtech International Inc., but…
Patent No. 4,656,917: Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Support
It's actually just called "Musical instrument support," but the inventor is indeed "Van Halen, Edward L.," of Los Angeles, California. The present invention relates in general to a stabilizing support for a musical instrument of the type having a body…
TIP: Avoid Interview Statements Contrary to What You Said at Your Sentencing Hearing
On Monday, a federal judge denied William Lerach's request to teach a law-school class to satisfy a community-service requirement, saying that he was not convinced that Lerach had been truthful when he expressed remorse at his sentencing hearing. According to the…
UPDATE: Suspect Who Tried to Eat Interrogation Notes Gets Eight Years
Clifton Taylor, as you may recall from this post in February, was not only The Suspect Who Tried to Eat the Interrogation Notes but also The Fleeing Bank Robber Who Ditched His Jacket Only to Realize Later He Had Left…
Patent No. 3,216,423: Apparatus for Facilitating the Birth of a Child by Centrifugal Force
Why yes, it is just what it sounds like: [T]here is provided rotatable apparatus capable of subjecting the mother and the fetus to a centrifugal force directed to assist and supplement the efforts of the mother so that such…
County Apologizes for Shutting Down Unlicensed Lemonade Stand
In the future, county health department workers should use "professional discretion" when enforcing permit requirements, said Jeff Cogan, county chairman in Multnomah County, Oregon. He was responding to criticism over the department's decision last week to crack down on Julie…
Senator Is the Only Contributor to His Legal Defense Fund
Nevada Sen. John Ensign, who is facing legal and ethics investigations that ultimately stem from an affair he had with the wife of an aide, set up a legal defense fund in May to help defray his mounting legal expenses….
Elvis Presley Running for Governor of Arkansas
I thought he was currently located in Tennessee, but I admit I have not followed his career that closely. An Elvis-Presley-impersonator named Elvis Presley filed with the Arkansas Secretary of State on Wednesday as a write-in candidate for governor. He…