I was really drunk at the time. Most of us have used that one. Some of us more than once. And that’s just counting this week. Great news for blaggers everywhere, then, from the always entertaining Albuquerque Journal: Sunland Park Mayor Martin Resendiz admitted in court-related proceedings that he was […]

With every newsreader and lazy journalist in the world apparently ignorant of what the word ‘hacking’ actually means, it’s about time that some of the real gurus in the field made themselves available. LulzSec have taken down a raft of News International sites, including The Times, the Sunday Times, the […]

Oh now ‘ang on, I’m not ‘avin that Following Andy Hayman’s extraordinary outburst yesterday (YouTube) in front of the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee when asked if he took bribes, a photographer at The Times has grabbed one of those perfectly juxtaposed snaps. Worth re-posting as it will be […]

In a rather entertaining lawsuit just filed in the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn), a woman is demanding that the State stop using the word “inmate“…because it is offensive to inmates the unenthusiastically liberty-inhibited. The court action has been started on behalf of her brother and claims that he has suffered […]

The depiction of John Hemmings MP defying the super-injunctions is just bizarre. But fantastic.

Pure genius from San Francisco, where extortion is done with a style that we seem to lack in the UK. Consider the case of one Frank Salvador Solorza, who has just been convicted of conspiracy, attempted extortion, and impersonating a federal officer. He was sentenced on Wednesday to three years […]

Legal action o’ the day (from the WSJ): John B____ v. Vasamth Bethala, Manager; LQ12 LLC dba LaQuinta Inn & Suites; James River Ins. Co., No. 2011-12066 F (22d Dist. Jud. Ct. La., filed Apr. 7, 2011). Negligence action. While the plaintiff was staying on the third floor of the […]

Bernadette M_____ v. Northern Trust, National Association, et al., No. CGC 11-510013 (San Francisco Super. Ct. filed Apr. 7, 2011). Employment complaint for sex, age and race discrimination. The plaintiff, an Irish citizen, suffered through a Mr. Potato Head contest organized by defendant Cameron in which potatoes were decorated to […]

There’s an article in the Daily Telegraph today which deserves fisking for its pure wrongheadedness: David Cameron should admit to watching porn, says Jacqui Smith The former home secretary, Jacqui Smith, has called on David Cameron to admit that he has watched pornography, in an attempt to start an “honest […]

Some random animated nonsense from Japan for your weekend pleasure. Is this really how they view the US? Quite possibly…. “It’s not unusual for an elderly person like yourself to think of drying her cat in the microwave. Therefore, it’s clearly the fault of the manufacturer for not adding a […]