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Do You Really Want To Send That Letter?

Precisely what Illinois attorney Marvin Gerstein should have asked himself. He had helped his union-member client obtain an arbitration hearing with the client’s employer, Kraft Foods. Although the union had a lawyer at the arbitration representing the client, Gerstein was there too in a “nonrepresentative capacity.” When the arbitrator asked…

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Hmmm. What Should I Put In The “Memo” Line Of This Check I’m Writing To Pay My $5 Parking Ticket?

If you’re David Binner of Doylestown, PA, the answer is: Go Fuck Yourself. Who knew there was still a place that issues $5 parking tickets? Now David, did you really think that would just slide right through? It didn’t. The police chief deemed it obscene and charged David with disorderly…

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When NOT To Call 911

Hmm. Maybe not when your car totally reeks of pot – from the 2 ounces you’re carrying! As reported in the Star-Ledger (New Jersey): John Fleming certainly did not hinder his own apprehension. Following an argument with another driver over a parking space in a Route 10 lot in East…

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If You Or I Did This, We’d Be Breaking Rocks, Fo’ Shizzle

I’m not saying Florida Judge Jorge Labarga was wrong. I’m just saying that, if 18-year-old Alexandria Severino believes in a higher being, she should now call him “Labarga.” The crimes? Ms. Severino pleaded guilty to 2 counts of trafficking in ecstasy, and one count of trafficking in hydrocodone. The mandatory…

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Dumber Than An Elevator?

It is possible, as demonstrated by a pair of Norwegian vandals. As reported in the Fayetteville Observer: [The vandals]overlooked a small but crucial detail when they started smashing up a train station elevator: They were inside it. And the elevator at the Lillestroem Train Station, north of Oslo, appeared to…

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