This just in, hot off the presses. After a lengthy court battle and millions of dollars spent lobbying, the Supreme Court has ruled that there will not be a Nativity Scene in the United States capital this Christmas season.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced that, for the past three years, they jointly funded a project with two major US auto makers, Ford and Chevrolet, whereby the auto makers installed black boxes in all four wheel drive pickup trucks in an effort to determine, in fatal accidents, the circumstances in the last 10 seconds before a crash.
In the midst of one of the largest toy recalls in history, led by Mattel and millions of Chinese made toys (whatever happened to Made In America?) such as Barbie, Polly Pocket, the characters from the movie Cars and infant toys due to possible lead paint poisoning or swalling small parts - we’ve got yet another scandal.
The “Stella Awards” are named after the 81-year-old woman, Stella Liebeck, who spilled hot coffee on herself and success-fully sued McDonald’s in New Mexico for 2.9 million dollars. Ever since, the name “Stella Award” has been applied to any wild, outrageous, or ridiculous lawsuits - including bogus cases! Here are this year’s winners…
Mellissa Williamson, a resident of Roanoke Virginia, has had enough. Seems the sound of jackhammers from road construction is driving her crazy - in fact it’s so bad she worries about the effects the noise may have on her unborn baby. Nevermind the cigarette in her hand. Oops.
