Official state song: "Alaska's Flag" Official state motto: North to the Future Official state seal that supposedly can't be used without permission: this one Official state bird: the Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth) Official state tree: the Sitka…
But if you thought (and you probably didn't) that Saudi Arabia had finally taken a giant leap forward into the eighteenth century by deciding that chopping off heads is inhumane, think again. A joint Saudi committee composed of representatives of…
Normally stories about city-council dress codes (or at least the ones I notice) involve audience members refusing to wear pants, but this one is about a councilor who won't take off his mask. Skull Reaper A-ji won a seat on…
NOTE: This was drafted before the 2023 addition of an official cookie to the state’s roster of official crap.
While browsing North Carolina's code of regulations last night, likely making me the only human ever to do so of his own free will, I noticed they have some pretty extensive rules governing mixed-martial-arts matches. It was news to me…
In fact, it was approximately zero percent, based on a recent test conducted at Newark Airport by the TSA's "Red Team": The secret inspector, a member of the TSA's special operations team, had a mock improvised explosive device in his pants…
You can't get anything by these guys! On its blog (source of the picture), the TSA seemed to be giving itself a mild pat on the back for finding this: The contents of a checked bag at Indianapolis (IND) drew…
Even if arresting somebody dressed as the Statue of Liberty is justified, you really should try to make sure diplomacy has completely failed before resorting to force. It just looks bad. Or, it sends an unfortunate message, I should say….
NBC News reports that a 34-year-old New York man has been charged with filing a false report after he admitted he had not been kidnapped as he had claimed. He really could not argue otherwise because under the law of New…
You be the judge. I think you could spin this one. From several sources (via the ABA Journal)