This one's an oldie but a goldie! The verdict's in and some of these are actually probably real. It might be hard to accept that some people are indeed this stupid, but I mean, come on, we're regularly featuring stupidity soaring to new heights here.
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This meta text exchange is an update from the guy who posted this exchange online where he got in a row with a treasurer for a charity who couldn't comprehend a payment plan. It's a good case study in miscommunication and pretty dramatic read. Anyway, looks like she discovered his post and well, he responded in pretty typical fashion, including posting the ensuing conversation.
He's got some issues with the mechanism on this particular lock, and explains very quickly and easily why this might not be the right one to buy.
Companies are always getting random requests for free stuff on Instagram. You'd expect when someone asks for free stuff, they'd be sort of polite about it, but this kid had the nerve to make demands, and eventually threats. So the company decided to have a little bit of fun with it. Sometimes companies get stupid inquiries and get sassy with it, like thisguy who got in a row with a treasurer who didn't understand a payment plan.
You can trust that L. Scott Briscoe has your back in whatever idiot-headed chicanery you find yourself "wrongly accused of." In any case, the man needs some numbers on bus benches we can call the next time we really get in deep when it's "no fault of our own." For more lawyer themed shenanigans, here are courtroom stories from a tumblr thread spotlighting how crazy it is that court reporters can keep straight faces.
LockPicking Lawyer back at it again with that dark lock-picking magic! This dude has some mind blowing mad skills.
Court reporters have criminally resilient poker faces. The wild stuff they hear in the courtroom is enough to break down the most hardened of stoic expressions, yet there they are, staring off, listlessly into their papers, noting it all for someone to read through, later on. The real question, is whether you'd hear outbreaks of laughter behind those closed doors. Cause, damn. Some of these are truly unbelievable. If you enjoyed this little segment, check out some of the strangest legal questions lawyers have been asked, over here!
Legal counselors shared the biggest fails they've witnessed in the courtroom from lawyers and defendants. These are absolute gems. Sometimes, especially in tense courtrooms where the pressure's high and people's nerves are fried, EVERYTHING comes undone.
If this list left you wanting some more courtroom drama, check out some of the most obscure laws lawyers have ever used in cases right here!
Never underestimate the internet when it comes to dissecting specific scenes from Pirate of the Caribbean movies. It started when someone pointed out the ridiculousness of having a legendary pirate standing in a bucket of water as a loophole for his curse. It ended with multiple users trying to figure out exactly how he figured this out, and what other curse-circumnavigating activities he could engage in, like sitting in a wheelbarrow. For more awesome pop culture weirdness from Tumblr, here's the time users tried to figure out what day Ice Cube's Good Day was, and here's the time they tried to figure out what angels look like.
Defense lawyers have some steeled resolve. They wrestle with all kinds of crazed revelations from people looking to live their lives outside the cold metal bars that a law-abiding society would possibly, like to see them behind. In the case of these guilty clients, you're apt to learn a thing or two, about what you can expect from a defense lawyer, if you ever find yourself in need of one.
