Hacker News
- Roadkill to Become Fair Game in Virginia https://www.loweringthebar.net/2024/02/roadkill-to-become-fair-game-in-virginia.html 6 comments
- Mentally Ill Man with AI Girlfriend Tried to Kill Queen https://www.loweringthebar.net/2023/10/sith-lord-gets-nine-years-treason.html 7 comments
- Judge: F-Word No Longer Has Sufficient “Shock Value” to Be a Problem at Work https://www.loweringthebar.net/2023/02/judge-f-word-no-longer-has-sufficient-shock-value-to-be-a-problem-at-work.html 3 comments
- Court Says Bees Are Fish https://www.loweringthebar.net/2022/06/court-says-bees-are-fish.html 3 comments
- TSA Confiscates Toy Monkey's Toy Gun http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/12/she-said-this-is-a-gun-i-said-no-its-a-prop-for-my-monkey.html 44 comments
- Guess whose emails the NSA can't read http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/07/guess-whose-email-the-nsa-cant-read.html 18 comments
- Federal Court Ends Dramatic Fight Over Meaning of “Double-Spaced” https://www.loweringthebar.net/2023/11/federal-court-ends-double-spacing-fight.html 6 comments law
- Gerrymanderers Miss One Person http://www.loweringthebar.net/2015/08/gerrymanderers-miss-one-person.html 15 comments politics
- "Arabic Terror Message" Actually Said "Welcome Home" in Hebrew http://www.loweringthebar.net/2015/08/arabic-terror-message-actually-hebrew.html 52 comments nottheonion
- Texas Bill Would Make It Illegal for You to Film a Cop Beating You http://www.loweringthebar.net/2015/03/texas-cop-filming-bill.html 74 comments politics
- Santa Robs Bank During SantaCon, Blends Into SantaCrowd http://www.loweringthebar.net/2014/12/santa-robs-bank-during-santacon-blends-into-santa-crowd.html 9 comments nottheonion
- Texas Bill Would Ban "Affluenza" Defense http://www.loweringthebar.net/2014/12/texas-bill-affluenza.html 53 comments law
- Incompetent lawyer argues incompetently that he is incompetent http://www.loweringthebar.net/2014/09/i-am-incompetent-lawyer-argues-unnecessarily.html 57 comments law
- Court to Decide Whether Guru Is Dead or Just "In Deep Meditation" http://www.loweringthebar.net/2014/05/court-to-decide-on-guru.html 27 comments nottheonion
- Eating a document rather than handing it over http://www.loweringthebar.net/2014/03/bound-by-honor-to-defy-a-judge-and-eat-a-document.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LoweringTheBar+%28Lowering+the+Bar%29 6 comments law
- Plaintiff Who Was "Pantsed" Appeals Six-Figure Verdict in His Favor http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/12/pantsed-plaintiff-appeals-1.html 2 comments nottheonion
- Police Pretty Sure Man Tied Himself Inside Sack and Shot Himself Before Jumping Into River http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/08/police-pretty-sure.html 111 comments nottheonion
- North Carolina Considers Abortion/Motorcycle Safety Bill http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/07/north-carolina-considers-abortionmotorcycle-safety-bill.html 3 comments nottheonion
- Court: "Driving Carefully," "Probably an Indian" Not Probable Cause for Stop http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/04/driving-carefully-not-probable-cause.html 121 comments nottheonion
- School Offers Counseling for Students Troubled by Pastry-Gun Incident http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/03/update-ii-school-offers-counseling-for-students-troubled-by-pastry-gun-incident.html 52 comments nottheonion
- One-Armed Man Arrested for Clapping http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/01/one-armed-man-arrested-for-clapping.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+loweringthebar+%28lowering+the+bar%29&utm_content=facebook 12 comments nottheonion
- If You're Greek, Someone Probably Just Stole Your Identity http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/11/if-youre-greek-somebody-probably-stole-your-identity.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LoweringTheBar+%28Lowering+the+Bar%29 8 comments greece
- Counter-Petition Asks to Deport People Who Signed Petition to allow Texas to Secede http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/11/counter-petition-asks-to-deport-people-who-signed-other-petitions.html 140 comments politics
- Identity Thief Fools No One With Accident-Victim Disguise http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/10/identity-thief-fools-no-one-with-claim-he-had-been-in-an-accident.html 5 comments nottheonion
- Man charged for faking disability to get diaper changed http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/10/man-charged-again-with-faking-disability-to-get-diaper-changed.html 4 comments nottheonion
- Permitted only 5 pages in his amicus brief, lawyer submits a comic strip http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/09/all-briefs-should-now-be-in-comic-book-form.html 10 comments law
- Two lawyers run alongside the Olympic torchbearer to defend exclusive marketing rights. http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/07/olympic-torch-shadowed-by-lawyers.html 9 comments law
- During a bank robbery, a customer panicked and stole the robbers' getaway car. http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/06/getaway-car.html 25 comments nottheonion
- Lowering the Bar: The Guy Continues to Mess With The Oatmeal http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/06/the-guy-continues-to-mess-with-the-oatmeal.html 9 comments law
- Woman sues Pepsico when she finds out crunchberries aren't a real fruit http://www.loweringthebar.net/2009/06/reasonable-consumer-would-know-crunchberries-are-not-real-judge-rules.html 29 comments nottheonion
- Lawyer's Defective-Breakfast Suit Dismissed http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/05/lawyers-defective-breakfast-suit-is-dismissed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LoweringTheBar+%28Lowering+the+Bar%29 4 comments law
- Fourth Lawyer Not Yet Stabbed With Pencil in Trial of Man Who Stabbed Three Lawyers With a Pencil (x-post from r/law) http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/04/fourth-lawyer-not-yet-stabbed.html 7 comments nottheonion
- Fourth Lawyer Not Yet Stabbed With Pencil in Trial of Man Who Stabbed Three Lawyers With a Pencil http://www.loweringthebar.net/2012/04/fourth-lawyer-not-yet-stabbed.html 11 comments law
- Man Sues Couple He Kidnapped http://www.loweringthebar.net/2011/11/man-sues-couple-he-kidnapped.html 9 comments law
- Italy Actually Going Through With Manslaughter Trial of Seismologists for Failing to Predict Earthquake http://www.loweringthebar.net/2011/09/italian-seismologist-trial.html 3 comments reddit.com
- 25 year old man sues parents for his $588 a month allowance. Instead judge give him 30 days to move out. http://www.loweringthebar.net/2011/04/man-who-sued-parents-gets-30-days-to-move-out.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+loweringthebar+%28lowering+the+bar%29 39 comments reddit.com
- UK immigration officer puts wife on the no-fly list, keeps her trapped overseas for 3 years http://www.loweringthebar.net/2011/02/immigration-officer-puts-wife-on-the-no-fly-list.html 3 comments worldnews
- "F--- My Victims," Says Bernie Madoff, Enjoying Prison http://www.loweringthebar.net/2010/06/f-my-victims-says-bernie-madoff-enjoying-prison.html 5 comments politics
- Armed Robber Sues After Being Shot by Armed Victim http://www.loweringthebar.net/2009/10/armed-robber-sues-after-being-shot-by-armed-victim.html 3 comments law