2012




Assorted Stupidity #41

Careful when honking at people during rush hour in Philly—somebody might pull out a crossbow. (No, Ted Nugent is still in Maine at the moment.) Previously in medieval road-rage weaponry: axe, mace, trident. Well, a wrench is close enough to a mace…


Studio Sues to Stop “Raging Bull 2”

The Wall Street Journal reports that MGM Studios is suing to stop the filming of a sequel to Raging Bull, the 1980 movie about boxer Jake LaMotta for which Robert DeNiro won an Oscar. According to MGM, its original deal with LaMotta…


The Money FunnyJunk.com Isn’t Getting

In a bag In funny shapes As I think I mentioned, Carreon dismissed his lawsuit against Matt Inman (The Oatmeal) the other day when it became clear he was likely to lose. There’s a good post on the whole saga…



Fire in the Hole! Again!

Some of you may remember a couple of posts from last year (here and here, with a follow-up here) about a woman who sued her ear-candler for allegedly injuring her during an ear-candling, ear-candling being a procedure where somebody sticks…


Plaintiff Alleges He Caught Herman Cain With Kim Kardashian

I really shouldn't encourage this guy, but as long as he's suing one or more Kardashians I can't feel too bad about it: Jonathan Kimberly v. Kim Kardashian aka Kimberly Noel Kardashian; Herman Cain; Kourtney Kardashian, No. 5:12-cv-1811 (W.D. La. filed June…


How South Korean Legislators Spend Their Time When Not Brawling

Our South Korean correspondent sent in a link to this page, which appeared on a website there earlier this year and reportedly shows members of the legislature engaging in something other than official business while in the chamber. For example: More…