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Friday Follies 3.6

A Florida appeals court has set aside part of a jury award to family members against their brother for not obtaining their consent before dismembering their death mother, burning her body in a barrel and scattering the ashes on the family farm. I’m guessing he’s the one that puts the “fun” into dysfunctional family:

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Weekend Edition: 2-5

Blog Headline of the Week

Two years later and Stephenie Meyer still sucks

Worthwhile Reading in the Interweb Tubes

Mourning a husband who has not yet passed (“…when the brain dies and leaves the body intact, there is no end.”) (via)

The Matter of Memories: The Book as an Object of Desire (“I, too, […]

Friday Follies 3.5

At least this guy deserves an “A” for being innovative: A UK immigration officer put his wife on a no-fly list while she was visiting the in-laws overseas, keeping her away from home for three years. (via)

At the other end of the innovation spectrum is the Brit who told the judge, “My brain ended […]

Weekend Edition: 1-29

Worthwhile Reading in the Interweb Tubes

Ten Canine Commandments

Bookish Linkage

The best book review I have read in a long time: The Problem With Memoirs. (“That you had parents and a childhood does not of itself qualify you to write a memoir.”)

The longlist for the 2011 Best Translated Book Award has been […]

Friday Follies 3.4

I’m guessing being convicted of “tampering with a judicial officer” while a law student probably doesn’t bode well for gaining admission to the bar.

Almost straight out of the Steve Bosell archive: A Taiwanese man accused five neighbors of teaching their mynah bird to call him a “clueless big-mouthed idiot,” causing him emotional distress.

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