August 11, 2026

Why NASA didn’t serve theme based hors d’oerves at the press conference

Brought to you by the inestimable XKCD, have a laugh, on me:

“I had a dream last night…”

Thanks to XKCD.com for keeping it real.

Naked Cowboy for President?

Why not? It’s a free country. The Naked Cowboy, as you probably know, generally hangs out in Times Square playing a guitar while wearing only briefs, boots and a cowboy hat.  He has also appeared here two or three times, once when he sued the company that makes M&Ms (they dressed M&Ms up the same […]

Tis the season…for pumpkin carving.

Volokh’s caption contest: may the force be with you

And now for something completely different, and good for a chuckle, too. The Volokh Conspiracy is running a caption contest for this photo: The caption winner so far? “You don’t need to see my birth certificate.” “I don’t need to see your birth certificate.” (The Volokh Conspiracy)

Memorable Depositions

The ABA Journal has asked readers what are some of the memorable depositions they’ve been in over the years.  I had a good laugh at a few of them. “Andythelawyer” remembered a depo where the client shared more than his attorneys thought appropriate: A couple of decades ago I was representing one of many directors […]

It’s true: you can sue for anything…

Image by striatic via Flickr Winning the lawsuit is another story. The latest in our nation’s history of obnoxious and frivolous law suits is that of the Mormon suing his own church for injuries incurred while performing proxy baptisms in an LDS Temple.  He claims he was hurt because the people he was baptizing were […]