One reason dogs are (arguably) better than cats: you can take them out jogging. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, a 19-year-old man was ticketed in nearby Lafayette, Colorado, last week "on suspicion of tethering his cat to a rock after…
I watched My Cousin Vinny again this week in honor of its 20th anniversary, being celebrated this week by Abnormal Use. I like this movie a lot, although I can't say it's something I've returned to again and again as I…
I'm sure this is only the first of many such incidents now that the tournament is underway. In fact, this happened last week after a game involving sixth-graders, so the really high-stakes stuff hadn't even started yet. If Missouri and…
Today in its My Cousin Vinny coverage, Abnormal Use interviews actor James Rebhorn, who plays the prosecution's expert witness. Rebhorn is somebody whose name you probably don't know but whose picture will likely cause you to shout out, "Oh, that guy,…
I hate kale, but will defend to the death your right to sell it.
Great work by Ruben Bolling on this week's Tom the Dancing Bug cartoon. No, that's not the whole thing. Click here or on the image to see the full cartoon at Boing Boing. It's worth it. Because what's funnier than the death…
Is it just me, or is there a rising tide of reports about Amish-related mayhem? The Associated Press reported yesterday (via WSJ) that a number of young Amish adults in western New York had been charged with illegal possession of…
It's the 20th anniversary of the release of My Cousin Vinny, and the Abnormal Use blog is celebrating with an entire week of stuff devoted to the courtroom classic. Today, Nick Farr writes about how the world's shortest opening argument by Vincent Gambini…
Showing excellent timing, the Missouri House of Representatives recently commissioned a bust of Rush Limbaugh that it's planning to add to its sculpture gallery, the "Hall of Famous Missourians." (Limbaugh grew up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.) The decision to honor…
If you must steal it, please do post a picture of yourself with it on Facebook.