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Self hating snake?
Posted by: Loudmouth | February 08, 2011 at 05:53 PM
Who ordered room serpents?
Posted by: SW | February 08, 2011 at 05:56 PM
Odd.. I figured there would be a professional curtesy thing.
Posted by: markhh | February 08, 2011 at 06:01 PM
"...he opened the door, a huge black snake attacked him and coiled itself around his neck."
Now THAT's a gag order.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 08, 2011 at 06:48 PM
"No, I wanted a PLUMBING snake!!!"
Posted by: Wolfsong | February 08, 2011 at 06:50 PM
Could we get a whole mess of them snakes shipped to Washington, D.C. thanks?
Posted by: hogsatemysister | February 08, 2011 at 07:25 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/magazine/16Drilling-t.html?sq=correction%20angola%20cow&st=cse&scp=1&pagewanted=all
An article on Jan. 16 about drilling for oil off the coast of Angola erroneously reported a story about cows falling from planes, as an example of risks in any engineering endeavor. No cows, smuggled or otherwise, ever fell from a plane into a Japanese fishing rig. The story is an urban legend, and versions of it have been reported in Scotland, Germany, Russia and other locations.
Posted by: Raphael | February 08, 2011 at 07:37 PM
He heard a knock on the door? I didn't know that snakes could knock. Also, whatever happened to professional courtesy?
Posted by: nursecindy | February 08, 2011 at 07:48 PM
Don't asp, don't tell.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 08, 2011 at 07:52 PM
Man, having been in court thousands of times over the years, I thought that I had heard it all.
But this BS really takes the cake. I have been very familiar with delaying tactics on the part of the defence, but this one wins an "A" for creativity.
Posted by: Afkat | February 08, 2011 at 09:28 PM
My thoughts exactly on both counts, nc.
Rafael's NY Times story appears to be here. You'll probably need a login, in which case BugMeNot is your friend. Lemme just note that the NY Times should be embarrassed about this -- the Snopes debunking of the "falling cow" Urban Legend dates back to at least 2007.
Posted by: Richard the Weasel-Hearted | February 08, 2011 at 09:31 PM
He never should have opened the door. Fell for the old landshark routine again. "I'm just a dolphin, maam."
Posted by: Wingnut | February 08, 2011 at 10:58 PM
Sheesh! He ignored the cardinal rule of Africa. Never open your hotel room door at 4am. I mean, where's this guy been?
Posted by: Mot the Hoople | February 09, 2011 at 05:45 AM
even generic viagra thinks dave should write a book
(as long as he can do it in 4 hours...)
Posted by: sandy | February 09, 2011 at 08:10 AM
Actually if it takes Dave more than 4 hours to write his book he should call his agent.
Posted by: nursecindy | February 09, 2011 at 08:16 AM
The bull is strong and deep with this one.
Which hand did the snake use to knock?
Posted by: Steve | February 09, 2011 at 09:56 AM
Bon? You OK?
Posted by: WVplantman | February 09, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Snake on snake action!
Posted by: Kibby F5™ | February 09, 2011 at 11:16 AM
I'm with mark. You'd think they wouldn't attack their own kind. ;P (sorry bon)
Posted by: Siouxie | February 09, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Snake attacks lawyer...okay, how can they tell the difference?
Posted by: Akaky | February 09, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Snork @ SW way up there
Posted by: Guin | February 09, 2011 at 12:20 PM
The followup to "Snakes on a Plane" could be "Snakes in a Hotel". The final installment could be "Snakes in Donald Trumps Hair", a sort of modern Medusa-esque morality tale.
Posted by: LeDud | February 09, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Your Honor!
If my lawyer heard a hiss, you must dismiss!
Posted by: OC Dolphin | February 09, 2011 at 12:31 PM
He was left dumbfounded by the scales of justice
Posted by: sandy | February 09, 2011 at 12:39 PM
( knock, knock, knock ) " Houssssssssssse keeping. "
Posted by: Clankazoid | February 09, 2011 at 01:35 PM
Something just doesn't adder up.
(I sent that in on my iPhone a few hours ago, and it showed up as posted, but that and my other iPhone posts seem to have disappeared. Weird.)
Posted by: bonmot | February 09, 2011 at 02:14 PM
bonmot, get a Blackberry or an Android phone.
Posted by: Mot the Hoople | February 09, 2011 at 02:29 PM
Maybe viagra man is telling Dave he can help him get his book published in a hard cover as opposed to soft. And I think the warning should be IF IT TAKES YOU MORE THAN 4 HOURS TO READ THIS BOOK YOU SHOULD HAVE TRIED HARDER IN SCHOOL.
Posted by: Wingnut | February 09, 2011 at 06:22 PM