Showing posts with label new york. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new york. Show all posts
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Sh*t New Yorkers Say
People from New York. They're just like everyone else -- only worse.
Having never lived in New York, I can't vouch to the veracity of the claims made in this clip.
Having never lived in New York, I can't vouch to the veracity of the claims made in this clip.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
American & Europeans -- Geography of the Other's Country
I found this cool image the other day that explains the stereotypes that American/European have about the others' country. For Americans, you have the Nazis, the Commies, Israel, the Frenchies, the place where you buy pot (Netherlands), the "other" Mexicans, and England and Ireland.
For the Europeans, you have California, New York, and Texas. That's it.
For the Europeans, you have California, New York, and Texas. That's it.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
What happens when you promise trust money and don't pay: Hamer v. Sidway case
I was reading an interesting case online the other day called Hamer v. Sidway. In this gem of a case, an uncle promised 5,000$ dollars to a nephew in exchange for righteous living by the nephew until he was 21. Ultimately, even though the nephew kept his promise, the uncle died without paying the sum of money, and the trustee of the uncle's estate refused to pay.
So, what happened in the case? Well, the link that I provided wouldn't tell me, so I had to search the case on Google. It looks like the nephew (Hamer) won the case.
Good for him. Giving up smoking is the hardest thing to do. I hope he wins a dollar.
Note: I am not a lawyer. I have moral values, and I don't like screwing people for the sake of money, nor do I like quibbling over things that have an obvious interpretation.
So, what happened in the case? Well, the link that I provided wouldn't tell me, so I had to search the case on Google. It looks like the nephew (Hamer) won the case.
Good for him. Giving up smoking is the hardest thing to do. I hope he wins a dollar.
Note: I am not a lawyer. I have moral values, and I don't like screwing people for the sake of money, nor do I like quibbling over things that have an obvious interpretation.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Mockumentary: Bike Lanes -- New York City
In this clip, an amateur "mockumentary" (fake documentary) film maker in New York, Casey Neistat, decided to make a funny video about how the bike lanes in the city were constantly blocked by obstructions after Casey got a ticket for NOT riding his bike in a bike lane.
I think that perhaps the funniest part of all this to me is where Casey Neistat points out at the end that it's NOT EVEN ILLEGAL to ride a bike outside of a bike lane in New York City. I think this is a perfect example of a dumb police officer trying to fill a ticket quota instead of checking up on the laws of his or her jurisdiction. Seriously, with all of the rapes, murders, and robberies in the world, I would think that cops could find something more productive to do with their time than to persecute hapless bike riders.
I think that perhaps the funniest part of all this to me is where Casey Neistat points out at the end that it's NOT EVEN ILLEGAL to ride a bike outside of a bike lane in New York City. I think this is a perfect example of a dumb police officer trying to fill a ticket quota instead of checking up on the laws of his or her jurisdiction. Seriously, with all of the rapes, murders, and robberies in the world, I would think that cops could find something more productive to do with their time than to persecute hapless bike riders.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Jon Stewart Commentary on Ben Stein -- Blaming a Rape Victim
Image via WikipediaFor reference, here is another comical interview between Ben Stein and Richard Dawkins where Stein reveals his complete ignorance of all things scientific.
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