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Teenager Wins Email Suit Against City of Kokomo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the when-to-hold-and-when-to-fold dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Recently, a 16 year old sued the city of Kokomo, Indiana for access to an email list that he suspected the mayor was mis-using for political purposes. Despite the mayor's refusal to give in, the teenager won the case. The city will have to pay not only for the expensive attorneys they hired, but may have to compensate the 16 year old's pro-bono counsel."

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  1. Now you've done it by Dr.+Eggman · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can't fight city hall! Or rather, you can fight city hall but the universe will implode if you win. Way to go, I never got to see France.

    --
    Demented But Determined.
  2. I, for one by Brunellus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ego, ex mea parte, saluto dominos nostros novos grammaticos!

  3. obligatory python reference by ephemeraleuphoria · · Score: 5, Funny

    Brian is writing a slogan on a wall, oblivious to the Roman patrol approaching from behind. The slogan is "ROMANES EUNT DOMUS".

    Centurion: What's this thing? "ROMANES EUNT DOMUS"? "People called Romanes they go the house?"
    Brian: It... it says "Romans go home".
    Centurion: No it doesn't. What's Latin for "Roman"?

    Brian hesitates

    Centurion: Come on, come on!
    Brian: (uncertain) "ROMANUS".
    Centurion: Goes like?
    Brian: "-ANUS".
    Centurion: Vocative plural of "-ANUS" is?
    Brian: "-ANI".
    Centurion: (takes paintbrush from Brian and paints over) "RO-MA-NI". "EUNT"? What is "EUNT"?
    Brian: "Go".
    Centurion: Conjugate the verb "to go"!
    Brian: "IRE". "EO", "IS", "IT", "IMUS", "ITIS", "EUNT".
    Centurion: So "EUNT" is ...?
    Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go".
    Centurion: But "Romans, go home!" is an order, so you must use the ...?

    He lifts Brian by his short hairs

    Brian: The ... imperative.
    Centurion: Which is?
    Brian: Um, oh, oh, "I", "I"!
    Centurion: How many Romans? (pulls harder)
    Brian: Plural, plural! "ITE".

    Centurion strikes over "EUNT" and paints "ITE" on the wall

    Centurion: "I-TE". "DOMUS"? Nominative? "Go home", this is motion towards, isn't it, boy?
    Brian: (very anxious) Dative?

    Centurion draws his sword and holds it to Brian's throat

    Brian: Ahh! No, ablative, ablative, sir. No, the, accusative, accusative, ah, DOMUM, sir.
    Centurion: Except that "DOMUS" takes the ...?
    Brian: ... the locative, sir!
    Centurion: Which is?
    Brian: "DOMUM".
    Centurion: (satisfied) "DOMUM"...

    He strikes out "DOMUS" and writes "DOMUM"

    Centurian: ..."-MUM". Understand?
    Brian: Yes sir.
    Centurion: Now write it down a hundred times.
    Brian: Yes sir, thank you sir, hail Caesar, sir.
    Centurion: (saluting) Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
    Brian: (very relieved) Oh thank you sir, thank you sir, hail Caesar and everything, sir!

    --
    michael greene