the random musings not worthy of new thread thread

[Rome]

Why couldn't you have been abducted when you were a child?

[SunMo]

um...i'm pretty sure he was

[rjs246]

Where do you think I learned all of my tricks?

[Rome]

It does explain a lot.

[Phanatic]

It's a vicious circle child abduction. Child gets abducted, grows up, and wantonly abducts more children so they can grow up to be abductors. Pretty soon they'll control the whole world!

[rjs246]

It's just that they have such pretty little mouths.

[rjs246]

And buttocks.

[SunMo]

hopefully, you feel a little weird about typing that

[rjs246]

You're assuming that I have feelings.

[SunMo]

i suppose that is somewhat of a stretch

[mussa]

I think the CF clock forgot daylight savings also

[Seabiscuit36]

I think the CF clock forgot daylight savings also

Go to your profile and select auto detect and it updates mussa

[mussa]

I think the CF clock forgot daylight savings also

Go to your profile and select auto detect and it updates mussa

[Seabiscuit36]

N.J. Judge: Zamboni driver can't be charged with DUI
Associated Press

Posted Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 11:30 am
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — It's not drunken driving in New Jersey if it involves a Zamboni.
A judge ruled the four-ton ice rink-grooming machines aren't motor vehicles because they aren't useable on highways and can't carry passengers.

Zamboni operator John Peragallo had been charged with drunken driving in 2005 after a fellow employee at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown told police the machine was speeding and nearly crashed into the boards.

Police said Peragallo's blood alcohol level was 0.12 percent. A level of 0.08 is considered legally drunk in New Jersey.

Peragallo appealed, and Superior Court Judge Joseph Falcone on Monday overturned his license revocation and penalties.

"It's a vindication for my client," Peragallo attorney James Porfido said after the hearing. "It's the right decision."

Morris County Assistant Prosecutor Joseph D'Onofrio said no decision had been made on whether to appeal.

Peragallo, 64, testified at his trial that he did drink beer and vodka, but not until after he had groomed the ice. However, he told police he had a shot of Sambuca with his breakfast coffee and two Valium-pills before work.

[PhillyGirl]

Couple fights to name baby 'Metallica'

1 hour, 8 minutes ago

Metallica may be a cool name for a heavy metal band, but a Swedish couple is struggling to convince officials it is also suitable for a baby girl.

Michael and Karolina Tomaro are locked in a court battle with Swedish authorities, which rejected their application to name their six-month-old child after the legendary rock band.

"It suits her," Karolina Tomaro, 27, said Tuesday of the name. "She's decisive and she knows what she wants."

Although little Metallica has already been baptized, the Swedish National Tax Board refused to register the name, saying it was associated with both the rock group and the word "metal."

Tomaro said the official handling the case also called the name "ugly."

The couple was backed by the County Administrative Court in Goteborg, which ruled on March 13 that there was no reason to block the name. It also noted that there already is a woman in Sweden with Metallica as a middle name.

The tax agency appealed to a higher court, frustrating the family's foreign travel plans.

"We've had to cancel trips and can't get anywhere because we can't get her a passport without an approved name," Tomaro said.