Was she stoned? Woman marries Berlin Wall

A farmer who married someone he met on the Internet has asked for the marriage to be annulled after finding out that his bride, Randy Victoria, is actually a man named Ralf. In happier news, a woman with a “bizarre fetish for inanimate objects” has been legally married to the Berlin Wall for 29 years. God is not mentioned anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. When asked why, Alexander Hamilton supposedly said, “We forgot.” The tradition of black judicial robes began in 1694, when all of England‘s... More

In Pursuit of the Trivial

No diplomatic immunity for wife of ‘ambassador of soul’ The “Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law” has nothing to do with pervs from outer space. Rather, it authorizes a quarantine for astronauts who come within the “atmospheric envelope of any other celestial body.” One of the wives of legendary R&B artist James Brown once tried to beat traffic charges by claiming she was entitled to diplomatic immunity on the basis of her marriage to the “ambassador of soul.” In Baltimore, it’s... More

Buzzed beekeeper prevails in bear of a case

A bear was recently convicted of theft and criminal damage. The charges were brought by an exasperated beekeeper in Macedonia who tried everything — even blasting “Serbian turbo-folk” music — to keep the honey-hungry animal from raiding his hives. More  Read More →

Have electrical problems? Steer clear of ‘Mike the Electrician’

A recent Mafia indictment in Brooklyn, N.Y., featured some colorful nicknames, including “The Greaseball,” “Bobby the Jew” and the ever-fearsome “Mike the Electrician.” Green cards (also known as United States Permanent Resident Cards) aren’t actually green. They’re yellowish-white. Don’t want a lawyer as your tenant? No problem. The Fair Housing Act does not prohibit discrimination against lawyers when renting out premises. Italy’s highest court has ruled that it is a criminal... More

In pursuit of the trivial

“A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a ‘brief.’” So said legendary author Franz Kafka, who happened to be an attorney himself. More  Read More →