Miscellaneous

I must've missed the definition of "self defense" when I was in law school

Posted on November 02, 2008
So a paralegal beheaded a dude and his lawyer, who he works for, gave a press conference to explain how it was self-defense. He says that a gang member allegedly forced his way into Brian Waldron's home: After a confrontation,...

Where's my four dollars?

Posted on October 31, 2008
When I was a kid, I remember school yard fights. Some lunch money went missing from my bag, there might be some thrown fists and uttered vulgarities. Nowadays, apparently, four bucks gets snatched from your backpack and the proper course...

Yes We Can

Posted on October 31, 2008
I'm so fucking sick of the candidates' stump speeches, folks. I work from home. I tend to have CNN or MSNBC on half the day. I've heard every one of their speeches 30 to 40 times already. I know...

There are Worse Ways to Go, I Suppose

Posted on October 31, 2008
It's better than being on the crapper, i guess: A young man born with a heart problem died while watching a porn film. Chris Nicholls, 23, collapsed after getting over-excited as he viewed the blue movie in his bedroom, an...

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I do Believe in God. And with his blessing, I will murder Liddy Dole in her sleep. And then I will eat her corpse. Grrrr.

Posted on October 31, 2008

Put up your dukes!

Posted on October 30, 2008
Seymour Gray's Des Moines house was recently robbed, and the burglar took off with two laptops and a desktop, among other things. Normal old smash and grab. Except that the burglar, who Gray says he knows, called a relative of...

Joe the Plumber Another Ridiculous Casualty of the Election

Posted on October 30, 2008
You know, Joe the Plumber came out and officially endorsed McCain/Palin yesterday. And I'm not so sure that's going to work in their favor. And, now that "Joe the Plumber" is "Joe the Opportunist" he doesn't even have time...

The Absolute Best Reason to Vote on Tuesday

Posted on October 30, 2008
This video comes from a couple of "Daily Show" writers, as well as one from "Aqua Teen Hunger Force." And it's funny cause it's true....

The Barack Obama Infomercial

Posted on October 30, 2008
In case you folks missed it last night, here it is in full. And, as Rachel Maddow said, "He had me at the wheat fields." Actually, it was pretty good, but I wasn't blown away. I guess I was...

War of the ... Some Cambodian Flower

Posted on October 30, 2008
You gotta love stories like this: "A married couple in Cambodia who had 'finally had enough' of each other have gone their separate ways by literally cutting their home in half." For serious: The wife will stay put with the...

Sigh ... I miss "The Wire"

Posted on October 30, 2008

Makes me almost want to move to Alabama

Posted on October 29, 2008
A lot can change in six years, but for now, Charles Barkley is saying that he plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2014. It's long been speculated that Sir Charles would throw his hat into the 'Bama ring,...

Barack to Screw Up Your TV Watching Tonight

Posted on October 29, 2008
I don't know what kind of interest there is in tonight's Barack Obama paid infomercial. I'd just assumed that most folks have made up their mind already and might find it a nuisance, particularly since it pushes back the...

Best Robocall Ever?

Posted on October 29, 2008
Robocalls should all be this sexy, you know (phone-sex Robocall starts around the 1:20 mark). And the candidate's defense: "Starkewolf, a 27-year old University of California Davis alumnus and graduate student, stated on his Web site that, 'I take...

Everybody Must Get Stoned

Posted on October 29, 2008
In the first execution by stoning in southern Somalia since Sharia Law was instituted in August, a woman was pelted to death with stones in a main square in Kismayo in front of thousands of people. The woman had reportedly...

The Daily Memo - 10/29/08

Posted on October 29, 2008
Lawyers need love too. (Above the Law) Larry David's just waiting for November 4th to get over with already -- I hear you man, I hear you. (Huffington Post) Shockingest news of the week -- Clarence Thomas thinks judges should...

So Simple. So Effective.

Posted on October 29, 2008
It's all about the wink, boys....

Fuck you, Bud Selig!

Posted on October 29, 2008
As I said on Pajiba earlier this morning, if I see you tonight, I'm kicking you in the taint. And if that means I wind up having a mugshot taken like one of these dudes, so be it: (Hat tip...

What's the problem? He's just a "can do" candidate, out there getting things done!

Posted on October 29, 2008
Awesome. A local County Commissioner in Oklahoma has been charged with misdemeanor theft after getting busted on video stealling his opponent's campaign signs. Says reader Cathleen (hat tip), "it's not Florida, but it is pretty great." Right you are, ma'am,...

And now for the talent portion of our competition ... idiocy

Posted on October 28, 2008
Miss Teen Louisiana USA may be cute, but she ain't so smart. Seems that Lindsey Evans and three friends were recently hanging out at a local restaurant and evenutally got a $46 bill. Rather than, you know, paying the bill,...

Get Off My Lawn Lady a Belligerent Granny

Posted on October 28, 2008
It's not often here at QuizLaw that citizens involved in the comedically absurd criminal stories decide to actually respond. Last week, we told you about a 89-year-old woman who was arrested for basically doing what 89-year-old women do: She took...

I Hope Eternal Hellfire Just Ripped Charlton Heston a New Asshole

Posted on October 28, 2008
This is messed up. Inexcusable. Depressing. Unbelievable. And it pisses me off to no end. An 8-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision at a gun fair. The...

Hot Chicks with Lawsuits

Posted on October 28, 2008
Have you heard of the website Hot Chicks with Douchebags? It's pretty much exactly what it sounds like -- a site that posts lots of photos of hot chicks hanging out with douchebags. The picture right here would be such...

Spork Assault!

Posted on October 28, 2008
I mean, do I even need to tell you anything else. Fucking assault by spork. Nuff said. ...But if you want to know a little more, here you go: 52-year-old Peter Albert tried to mug a man of his watch....

OK, Now It's Getting Out of Hand

Posted on October 27, 2008
Since a poorly drafted "safe haven" law went into effect in Nebraska this past summer, 21 teenaged kids have been abandoned by their parents at area hospitals.The law was meant to allow parents of infants to drop them off in...

What are they going to do next, pin the ladies' eyes open?

Posted on October 27, 2008
Last week, Emily Bazelon wrote an article about a set of pro-life-supported laws that I hadn't heard of before. Seems that a new trend in many states is to move towards mandatory ultrasounds, with the thinking being that if a...

What about the top ten 'staches in Congress?

Posted on October 27, 2008
Esquire has named my own Congressman, the goofy-and-right-out-of-Harry-Potter-looking Henry Waxman, as one of the ten best members of Congress. He gets major props for having the balls not only to not just take Bush and his cronies on faith, but...

First, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Now a Damned Poodle?

Posted on October 27, 2008
It's the goddamned little dogs that wreak all the havoc: Cramped after a Saturday night flight from Detroit, Choochy the poodle broke free after her plane landed at Logan and for the next 17 hours, the tiny white fugitive managed...

Whatever Happened to Those "Wassup!" Guys?

Posted on October 27, 2008
Here's your answer....

Somebody Needs a Nap

Posted on October 27, 2008

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