I just love reading the "Cops and courts" section of our small town newspaper.

To wit:

Aug. 31, 2008

5:54 p.m.: A woman reported that a man approached her at the Big Steer [restaurant/truck stop], 8051 Bagley Ave., gave her a check and told her he wanted to make her the queen of Morocco. He also told her that he was a doctor. He left in a red Chevy Cavalier.

What? Not a blue box?

Monday, Sept. 15, 2009

11:35 a.m.: A caller reported a man riding in circles on a bicycle on Western Avenue, yelling at passersby and stopping traffic. The man was reported as approximately 50 years old with a patch over one eye. On Sept. 6, a disturbance was reported nearby at Perkins Restaurant, when an older man with an eye patch riding a red bicycle was said to have been yelling profanities. In both cases, officers were unable to locate anyone fitting the description.

rookie mistake, man! I'm usually so anal about stuff like that.

Jen, my sistah in febblemindedness. Still don't know how I managed to not know we were without car reservation until 7 hours before we would have left for the airport. Duh. I never miss that kind of thing.

And with that I shall drain the last of my wine and hit the sack. G'night Bitches.

'Night, my sistah.

Sign the legal contracts somewhere else, then go to the church (or place of choice) for a ceremony that means something to the participants without actually linking the two.

This is not unlike Muslim practice, at least from the very little I know of it. When we went to our friends' wedding, the marital ceremony itself is primarily the signing of the contract, which takes place in private. Then you throw a big ol' party.

Windsparrow and I were out at lunch the other day and saw a variation of this shirt on another patron.

Wonder if it comes in multiple X? I was a little old to be raised on the Street™, but appreciate the juxtaposition.

Morning, Bitches.

Umm, where's the new Natter? I woke up today and couldn't find it, and there's this important Buffista birthday.

Edit: found

The girl's father is a pastor, and he is telling all of his congregants not to get a marriage license

It's worked for polygamists for years.

And many of Teh Gays. Plenty of churches have had gay marriage for some time.

Sign the legal contracts somewhere else, then go to the church (or place of choice) for a ceremony that means something to the participants without actually linking the two.

I think that's basically the deal in France and some other countries.

In many countries such as France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Argentina and Russia, there is an obligation to get married in a civil ceremony. Later, couples can get married in a religious ceremony. Its significance, however, is only religious recognition of the marriage, because the recognition of the state is given regardless.

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I am now watching something on the making of Funyuns

sj, this is a random question, (I'm not in any way implying that you and TCG would break up) but what happens if someone on SSDI gets married, loses bennies, and then gets divorced? Are they just screwed, or can they then get bennies again?

Hey everybody....I'm not feeling very chatty lately, dunno why. I'm reading, and stuff is happening, but just don't have much to say...