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Judge Decides X-Men Aren't Human

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the getting-all-the-government-you-pay-for dept.

An anonymous reader points to this Wall Street Journal article, writing "According to the U.S. Court of International Trade, the X-Men (along with other figures from the Marvel universe) aren't human. The presiding judge subjected the figures to "comprehensive examinations" which included "the need to remove the clothes of the figure." Ironically, the X-Men, whose struggle for human acceptance has been a key theme in the series, were more easily classified as non-human than Kraven and Mole Man.

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  1. *gasp* by aetherspoon · · Score: 0, Troll

    Next think you know, they might rule that statues aren't human... then houses... WHAT NEXT?! What is the world coming to?!! I mean, they might declare that.... >_> _ Fish aren't human! NOOOOO! Not the fish! On a somewhat serious note, it was kinda an underhanded trick to get around the tariff...

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    --- Ãther SPOON!
  2. What? by crandall · · Score: 0, Troll

    No, seriously. What?

    This has to be the worst pick for news I've seen on slashdot yet.