The law does have a sense of humor... or I'm just a dork, whatever.

I just finished reading a case for my favorite class: torts.
The case was Henderson v. The Times Mirror Company. I am not kidding you, this case is laugh out loud funny. Well, it is for a 2nd week 1L who isn't really sure that she is even spelling her name correctly anymore.
I tried a quick google search and couldn't find any good links to the case so I'll just include some snippets. The background of the case is that Henderson (the plaintiff) is suing The Times Mirror Company, et al (the defendant) for liable and other charges. Henderson is a football agent and the defendants are a coach and two newspapers who published his epithets. The coach specifically said that Henderson was a "sleaze-bag agent" who "slimed up from the bayou...."
The District Court of Colorado had way too much fun drafting its opinion. The first thing they do is site several sources on the definition of both sleaze bag and slime. Then they somehow find precedent with regards to scum and go off about the difference between sleaze and scum.
But the best part of this case is the history of the anglo-american insult which included one of my favorite Winston Churchill quotes in regards to being called a drunkard: "... Madam, you are ugly and the difference between you and me is that in the morning I shall be sober; but you will still be ugly!"
So this is just another sign of how I've submitted to the process. I am actually finding legal documents funny. And, yes, I am aware of how pathetic this makes me.


On another note:
After 1.5 weeks of law school His and I have depleted the following:
1 ream of paper
2 highlighters
4 pens (just me)
1 pad of legal paper.
And our toner is almost completely out (although that has been used for more than just the past week)

So if any of you are shopping for Xmas early, there is a list for you.