It feels like American has lost its mind. This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, some folks in the legal world appear to have lost their minds. We start with a law firm scandal that makes office politics look tame, a woman’s crusade to keep her holiday decorations up at all costs, and a baffling retail policy that makes shopping for garden tools an adventure. It’s just another week where logic takes a backseat to the absurd.
The Phantom Shoe-P*sser
A law firm found itself at the center of an unsanitary mystery when women’s shoes started disappearing, only to return drenched in something no one wanted to identify. After weeks of quiet panic and growing suspicions, the office finally got its answer. A senior lawyer, seemingly furious about women swapping out their sneakers for professional footwear after their commute, took it upon himself to teach a lesson in the most disgusting way possible. Security cameras caught him in the act, years of legal training don’t always lead to sound decision-making. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to torpedo your legal career in the most revolting way possible, this is a solid case study.
The Skeletons That Would Not Go Back in the Closet
Overzealous city officials made the mistake of going up against a woman and her army of skeletons, and it did not go well for them. What started as an enthusiastic Halloween display turned into an outright standoff when authorities tried to force her to take down her decorations. She responded with the only logical course of action: ramping it up. The skeletons got jobs, held neighborhood meetings, and took up lawn maintenance. The more the city pushed, the more elaborate the displays became, turning an attempt at enforcement into a very public failure. Officials eventually gave up, sometimes, the only thing more stubborn than a bureaucrat is someone with time, determination, and a sense of humor.
Queensland’s Locked-Up Garden Hoes
weird-wacky-wednesdays-law-gone-madIn Australia, a new knife law triggered retail policies that could only be described as selectively paranoid. A major hardware chain decided to start locking up gardening tools, but not in any way that made sense. Need a hoe or a pick? Get ready to flag down an employee like you’re trying to buy controlled substances. But if you’re in the market for a saw or a pair of shears, feel free to grab one off the shelf and be on your way. Customers were left scratching their heads over the absurdity of restricting one set of tools while leaving equally dangerous ones freely accessible. One has to wonder if the decision was made by someone who’s never set foot in a garden or just wanted to mess with people.
