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Wednesday, April 06, 2011

from McSweeneys

(Ed. Note -- Entries pertinent to Clock members supersized.)

WHAT YOUR FAVORITE CLASSIC ROCK BAND SAYS ABOUT YOU by John Peck


The Doors: You have been bitten by an animal while trying to get it stoned.
The Who: You own a Goldwing with a baby-changing station.
Ted Nugent: Your hair has at some point been caught in a ceiling fan, boat propeller, or lathe.
The Rolling Stones: You own three cars and no stereo.
Canned Heat: You own three stereos and no car.
The Beatles: You can do exactly 1.5 pull-ups.
Badfinger: You are a Beatle.
Deep Purple: Some part of a law named after a young girl applies to you.
Led Zeppelin: The first three things you smoked were banana peels, catnip, and poppies, in that order.
Jimi Hendrix: You are under 20 or over 65.
The Kinks: You have bad teeth and are good in bed.
The Guess Who: You have good teeth and are bad in bed.
Black Sabbath: Your greatest joy is painting unventilated rooms.
David Bowie: There is still, somewhere, a Dig Dug or Zaxxon machine with your high score on it.
Mott the Hoople: You are David Bowie.
The Moody Blues: You are a former volunteer at the Liberace museum, a serial killer, or both.
The Grateful Dead: Your stories about the seventies make your daughter's roommates at Tufts very uncomfortable.
T-Rex: No matter how much you clean, there will always be trace amounts of glitter on your stove and blender.
The Eagles: You can only reach orgasm while listening to talk radio.
Pink Floyd: Your garage is full of failed versions of your stereo/barbecue hybrid.
Thin Lizzy: You are often forced to change or cancel your plans due to "NO LOITERING" signs.
ZZ Top: Your favorite Hank Williams is Hank Williams, Jr.
Chicago: You are incapable of talking about Chicago without mentioning their horn section.
Quicksilver Messenger Service: You become sullen when people don't stick around while you fix their vacuum cleaners.
Crosby, Stills & Nash: You own an oversized hat.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: You own three or more oversized hats.
Jefferson Airplane: You make your living buying and selling oversized hats.
AC/DC: You only remove your socks to shower, and then only reluctantly.
Aerosmith: You know a store that still sells puffy Reeboks.
Van Halen: You have a Peeing Calvin bumper sticker on your Jeep.
Sammy Hagar: You have a Peeing Calvin bumper sticker on your Subaru Brat.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive: You have an actual urine stain on your Subaru Brat.
Uriah Heep: You are the cause of the urine stain.
Santana: You have had an hours-long conversation with someone before realizing it was just a pile of clothes.
Rainbow: You have worn sweatpants to a funeral.
Foreigner: You have a severely wrinkled Jane Fonda poster under your bed.
Styx: You have a severely wrinkled Foreigner poster under your bed.
Allman Brothers Band: You do not own a bong, but can quickly make one from a piece of fruit or an abandoned toilet.
Bad Company: You have sustained several alcohol-related injuries involving sheetrock.
Cream: You know a guy who knows a guy who worked on Star Wars.
Journey: You own those running shoes that are shaped like feet.
Lynyrd Skynyrd: You somehow have both long hair and a sunburned scalp.
Yes: Your ideal partner would be into both tantric sex and fat guys.
Creedence Clearwater Revival: You are frequently missing part of an eyebrow.
Rush: You carry a small flashlight everywhere, and use it at least three times a day.
Blue Cheer: You have a subset of friends whose sole purpose is to hold your hair while you vomit.
Boston: Your best friend really likes Blue Cheer.
Steely Dan: You have snorted cocaine off a copy of Remembrance of Things Past.
Fleetwood Mac: You have snorted cocaine off a copy of The Hobbit.
Blue Oyster Cult: You have snorted cocaine off a copy of Type 2 Diabetes for Dummies.
Mountain: You have snorted cocaine off a Blue Oyster Cult record.
Nazareth: You have snorted cocaine off a member of Mountain.
Hawkwind: You sell cocaine to Nazareth fans.
Molly Hatchet: You sell baking soda to Hawkwind fans and tell them it's cocaine.
Jethro Tull: You have a favorite rune.

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Wednesday, April 07, 2010

The Defendant Will Please Leave His Giga Pet At Home

PROHIBITED ITEMS IN THIRD CIRCUIT COURT BUILDINGS
The following items are prohibited in all Third Circuit Court buildings, which include courtrooms and office in: Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit; Friend of the Court office, Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold, Detroit: Family Division – Juvenile Complex, 1025 East Forest, Detroit, and Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, 1441 St. Antoine, Detroit
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Alcoholic Beverages

Ammunition

Aerosols or any spray device

Batteries

Bingo Markers
Box cutters
Brass Knuckles
Bug Spray
Bullets (anything resembling or similar)
Cameras / Recording Devices
Can Openers of any kind,
including P38’s

Cans—aluminum and metal

Camera phones
**Camera phones for attorneys are allowed

Cell phones (effective 09-01-05)
Cell phones are allowed for attorneys with a current Bar Card, and the media withvalid credentials, however, no camera phones are allowed

Chains

Cigarette Lighters/Matches

Combs—metal or rattail

Cord-like Objects, including ropes, chains, straps, heavy belts, and wires

Curling Irons

Darts

Dental Floss

Drug Paraphernalia

Explosive Materials or Objects

Flatware (which includes knives, forks or spoons)

Glass or Mirrors of any kind, including glass bottles of any kind

Guns or replicas of guns

Grease Pencil

Hair Clippers

Hair Spray

Handcuffs

Headphones (with cords)

Heavy Metal Objects

Highlighters or Markers (except attorneys with a current Bar Card)

Illegal Drugs

Knives (any kind)

Laptop Computers

Large Bags of any kind, including: duffle bags, backpacks, oversize purses

Large Perfume Bottles

Mace, Pepper Spray

Master Locks

Nail Clippers / Metal nail files

Needles of any kind, except with medical documentation

Noisemakers of any kind

Paints of any kind

Pagers

Palm Pilots (except attorneys with a current Bar Card, and the media with valid credentials)

Pencil Sharpener

Radios (or headsets)

Razors or Razor Blades

Safety Pins

Scissors

Screwdrivers

Spikes

Staplers or Staple removers

Tools of any sort (which includes hammers, saw, measuring tape, etc.)

Tweezers

Video Games, giga pets, gameboys, etc.

Weapon-like objects, including bats, clubs, batons, irons

Weapons, including toys or replicas (except law enforcement with ID)

Whistles
PLEASE NOTE: Other items deemed dangerous by Third Circuit Court security personnel will also be prohibited. All surrendered items will be confiscated and not returned. This notice is made pursuant to MCR 8.110 and the inherent authority of the Chief Judge to insure the safety and security of the Court and those in attendance.


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