Assorted Stupidity #75
In this edition: awesome government programs, fraternal agnatic seniority, and related items.
2015
Plaintiff: Disney Promised to Help Me Build an X-Wing. Court: No It Didn’t
Plaintiff’s complaint did everything but state a claim for relief, the judge decided.
Official State Crap: District of Columbia
I now return to the critical project of covering the often-ridiculous official stuff of all 50 U.S. states, and, I have now decided, all our non-states as well. This time, it’s the District of Columbia. Although D.C. only has four…
It “May Appear to Some to Be a ‘Rant’ of Sorts”
In a Facebook post, Tamah Jada Clark, the author of the now-legendary pleading entitled “To F— This Court And Everything That It Stands For,” expresses puzzlement as to why that pleading “has now, apparently, become a ‘big deal.’” She also suggests that “there is…
“To F— This Court and Everything That It Stands For”
Pretty self-explanatory, but I’m going to explain it anyway.
NoYouCantWriteABriefLikeThisToGetAroundTheWordLimit
Appalling.
“Crybaby Killer” Who Tortured Victims With Parrot Gets 40 Years
When Michael Daly wrote at The Daily Beast that convicted murderer Saul Rodriguez "bawled like a psychopathic baby" at his sentencing, he probably meant that Rodriguez is a psychopath who bawled like a baby, not literally that he bawled like a…
Good Reason to Kill #55: Dissed Your Smartphone
Few details are available regarding this incident, but then how many do you need? Last week in Tulsa, a woman noticed a man "covered in blood" stumbling around the parking lot of an apartment complex at about 1 a.m. When…
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Kicking an Owl While Paragliding
Reminder: Owls are a protected species and are not to be kicked.
Court Holds Wedding Ring Is Not a “Weapon”
Although such items can certainly be terrifying, a New Jersey court decided that throwing one at a corrections officer did not constitute “attempted assault with a weapon.”