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Mattel finally learns how to "chill"
by Jason Fischer One of the chores inherent in the practice of law is that one has to read a lot of really REALLY dry court opinions. It’s always nice when you find judges out there who recognize this, and make some effort to keep it interesting. One of my favorites from law school has always been Mattel, Inc. v.
Is the Recession Over?
This seems to suggest that it might be… but what the hell do I know?
Gov. Schwarzenegger tells the California legislature how he really feels
The Governator sent, along with some unsigned bills, the following letter to California lawmakers. (source)
Scientology is a Fraud? No ham for me! Pass the Jesus, please. Nom nom nom
The French decided to indict the Church of Scientology for fraud. If found guilty, the church could be forced to shut down in France, though appeals could see the case continue for years. “This is a process in heresy,” Daniele Gounord, the spokeswoman for Scientology in France, told reporters. The two plaintiffs, both women, say they were defrauded by the
Hiring a Legal Asistant 101
Helpful hints for finding and hiring a legal assistant: Make sure you use an online listing service. Craigslist is always a good one. Always do a good job of describing what you’re looking for. Use explicit language, whenever possible. For example, stating that you are seeking an “energetic woman” for “general secretarial work, some paralegal work and additional duties for
Eat Your Dog
Looks like one of the least eco-friendly things you can do is … have a dog. Of course, SUV hating hippies all have dogs. So, what’s a hippie to do?
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH makes movie about Hitler and then turns into a bunch of Nazis
If you haven’t seen a Downfall spoof, or you don’t know what I am talking about, you are not meme-educated enough to keep reading. Go to YouTube, and search for “Hitler” and “Downfall.” Watch a few videos and come back. For the rest of you, come over this way… I got the greatest Downfall video ever. Yeah, right here! It
AutoAdmit Case Euthanized
Article in the Yale Daily Journal does a good job of covering it.
Bill Caudle
Bill Caudle is the biggest bad ass ever. He enlisted in the army at age 39 because it was the only way he could get his wife covered for her cancer treatment. Bill Caudle, I may never meet you. But if I do, you don’t pay for your own beer — ever.
Grounded and Hounded: a male's tale
By Tatiana von Tauber Society places a lot of pressure on men. Feminist pieces like one by Katherine M. Franke at Columbia Law School add to it. Franke analyzes a recent New York Times article Still on the Job by Making Only Half as Much by Louis Uchittele. In a nutshell, Bryan Lawlor was a captain and current economic times made him a
If you're going to publish a "sucks" site… it should actually criticize the subject
There is a new cybersquatter in town, and he goes by the name of Gu Bei. He registered the domain name . Normally, that would be the kind of thing that this blogger would stick up for, defend, and rail against the mark holder for trying to take down. Not this time. Mr. “Gu Bei” is a serial cybersquatter. He
Yes We Cannabis!
Okay, I’ll back off of my criticism of the Obama administration as a do-nothing bunch of slackers. They did something. The department of justice pulled the stick from its ass and figured out that maybe the federal government shouldn’t waste its time or money chasing AIDS patients who smoke pot to relieve their symptoms. The New York Times reports: In
Creepy? Definitely. Proportionality? Not so much.
This is creepy. Creepy in an “only in Flori-duh” way. A guy makes friends with a family (at a Baptist Church). He starts getting a little weird, so they tell him that he can’t come over any more. He breaks into their house so that he can touch the kids’ feet while masturbating. See, I said it was creepy. His
Shepard Fairey Lied About Source of HOPE Poster
Apparently Shepard Fairey lied to his lawyers about which photo of Barack Obama formed the basis for his iconic HOPE poster. (source) The sad thing is, it shouldn’t matter. The poster is clearly seems like fair use.
Vagina Mints
“Linger” is a new product… the company describes them as “internal feminine flavoring.” See, get it? The little schematic va jay jay? I have to hand it to them. That is both clever and visually pleasing. Of course, given that it represents a vagina, I wonder how it will fare if they ever try and get it registered as a
Geometric Memetics
Geometric Memetics: When two memes smash into each other, thus creating a meme that expands geometrically. Not to be confused with a super-meme, which is just a really huge meme. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM5Bpz9HA5k]
She's got big tits. So what?
Meghan McCain posted a picture of herself on Twitter that, I guess, failed to cover up her tittehs enough. I know, as a young republican, perhaps she should have worn a burkha. The fallout was absurd, with bloggers and commentators calling McCain a “slut,” and the gentlest commentators saying that she was an “ill-advised young woman for posting that photo.”
