Ahhh, the sweet smell of schadenfreude. Let’s face it, we’ve probably all worn a stupid costume or two in our time, but yours probably wasn’t immortalized in a mugshot. (Yes, yes, fine, we did originally write this for Halloween, but c’mon – it’s funny all year around.) 1.This fairy may have wished those wings were real.…
Off The Menu: Stories Of Kids In Restaurants
This week’s Off the Menu is all about the kids.
All Hail Rockula, The Movie Of Your Halloween Dreams
Spoiler: You need to watch this movie immediately. It’s streaming on Amazon Prime! Rockula has a 1990 release date, but don’t let that date odometer rollover fool you: This movie celebrated the end of the ‘80s by cramming in every last bit of that decade they could find. It is fantastic. It’s not good, exactly,…
Off the Menu: Stories Of Glorious Restaurant Smartasses
[Editor’s Note: This is late thru no fault of the illustrious Mr. Pinkham. We took Labor Day off like good Americans and forgot to hit “publish.” We regret the error.] Hello, and welcome back to Off The Menu, where we explore the craziest stories about food from my email inbox. This week, we’ve got one of…
10 Things Never To Say To Your Law School Prof
1. Sorry, I got high/drunk/laid last night is not a valid excuse for missing class 2. “Because I got high/drunk/laid last night, I missed class. I can’t make it to any of your office hours, so could you come in on the weekend and tell me everything I missed in class?” 3. “My other grandmother…
When You Picture the Future, Think of a Dutch Police Eagle Crushing a Drone, Forever
SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–*crunch* No, I haven’t lost my mind. Rather, that’s my artist’s impression of the sound a Dutch police eagle makes when it gets medieval on a quadcopter. (Off topic, that might be the best sentence I’ve written in my short career as a writer.) Alongside hoverboards and vuvuzelas, commercial drones are one of those modern…
The Halcyon Days When Scandals, Gaffes, and Flubs Ended Presidential Campaigns
“In a normal year, this could be a campaign-ending event,” people (mostly in the media) have said as Trump has re-Tweeted neo-Nazis, lied about his charitable donations, casually suggested pulling out of NATO, and most recently (as of this writing) asked a hostile foreign power to spy on us to benefit his campaign. (Editor’s note:…
Blame Old Sitcoms For The Fact That Bigots Don’t Think They Are Bigots
If you’ve been paying attention to the Presidential race, you’ve probably noticed a couple of things: Trump’s tiny kitten paws with the delicate macaroni nubs he calls fingers. But after that, you’ve probably noticed a couple more things: The GOP rhetoric — particularly but by no means exclusively Trump’s — has gotten incredibly racist. Conservatives…
The Alabama Hammer Will Legal Your Brains Out
Move over Law Hawk. Wait, don’t actually. Do more commercials. We love you. But we digress, there is a new contender for our pretend title of “Best Ever Legal Advertising Strategy.” The Alabama Hammer. If you squint it totally rhymes. The Alabama Hammer will also hunt down the big bucks for you. Oh yeah, a…
7 Deadly Sins of Law School
Across the country, law students are entering their august institutions. We here at Bitter Lawyer are happy to guide these students through the perils of their epic quest for a J.D. by reposting helpful tidbits provided by those that came before them. Stand on the shoulders of bitter giants, students. Everything has its own special…
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