Jury Clears Mascot in Hot-Dog-Flinging Case
ALERT: a second jury has found the Kansas City Royals and their mascot Sluggerrr not liable for Sluggerrr hitting a fan in the eye with a hot dog. As you may recall (and if not, by all means see below),…
2015
Good Reason to Kill #56: Disagreed About the Value of a College Education
We don't know whether the victim in this case was arguing for or against the value of higher education, but I will go ahead and speculate that it was the former. Not that I think more education makes people less…
U.S. Government: Lasers are Evil
I ask for one thing: a shark with a frickin’ laser beam attached to its head. But no.
Frozen Guru Update II
Spoiler alert: still frozen.
Legislator Admits Voting While Under Influence of Facebook
No California Republican has voted in favor of a state budget proposal in years, so it was a little startling when one did on Monday. He may have been the most startled of all, because he wasn’t really paying attention,…
Naked Rambler Loses Another Appeal
A little misleading, because while he was in fact naked, he was appearing by video (from the waist up).
California Town Calls for Ban on Space Weapons
You can’t be too careful.
Dressing Like a Prisoner Could Get You Out of Jury Duty, One Way or Another
Bring a toothbrush(Dana Gray/Caledonian Record) As a judge in Vermont warned this potential (but presumably unwilling) juror, doing this could get you a little jail time for contempt of court. That would most likely get you out of jury duty,…
Things Not to Say to Employees #1-5
There are so many, but here are five.
TSA Can Improve Aviation Worker Vetting
You think? The headline of this post is also the slightly understated title of this DHS Inspector General report, which notes that TSA failed to block someone on the terrorist watchlist from getting a job at an airport. And by…