Are you aware of the penal codes in this state?

Most of the entries from this year’s Times Higher Education survey of British “exam howlers” are only mildly funny. This one stands out from the pack: Throughout one essay, a student from the University of Portsmouth wrote about “anus” crimes. The academic marking the paper eventually realized that he meant “heinous” crimes.

Capitalism explained

(From David Ruccio’s Occasional Notes & Commentary)

My consumer choice, vindicated!

Contributory negligence

A wonderful torts problem from Overheard in New York: Suit on cell: You’re stupid enough to swallow a condom but you’re smart enough to know you can sue someone. –69th & York Sounds like some of the clients I represented when I was in legal practicel.

If only it had legs and a hood too

I hadn’t seen the “Snuggie” infomercial before reading this assessment by columnist Joe Posnanski. The ad is every bit as hilarious and creepy as Posnanski suggests.

Federal Government, version 44.0

I’m just enough of a computer geek to find this amusing.

Shoe fly don’t bother me

The fact that this game is in Norwegian makes it even funnier.

Welcome, Elon Law Class of 2011

Orientation for new students begins today. This year, I’ll be teaching Civil Procedure, so I’ll have an opportunity to intimidate teach the 1Ls (unlike last year, when I only taught the jaded 2Ls). I’ve modeled my first lesson plan on this example.

FAIL

For those, like Tom, who don’t enjoy the cutesiness of LOLCATS, I recommend The FAIL Blog. Here’s a sample:

The Spaghetti Growers of Ticino, Switzerland

Just in the nick of time, I was reminded of this classic April Fools prank.