People with issues #334

rear view

In the end Pete and Janice resolved their differences over the use of the mirrors when overtaking and the remainder of the journey was made in the comparative tranquility of a point well made; also, at least in part, because the heavy metal radio station drowned out the screaming.

Traditional child-rearing

In the Doric city-state of Sparta, infants were left outside on a hillside to ensure that only the toughest survived. In Sparta, New Jersey, the mob families adopted a similar procedure. — In the Doric city-state of Sparta infant boys were left outside on a hillside, on the night of their birth, to ensure that only the toughest survived. In Sparta, New Jersey, the mob families adopted a similar procedure.

Two’s company #11

Getting a little hot under the collar... — Getting a little hot under the collar…

View from a Rhino House: playing away

Italy’s highest court this week rejected an appeal by a couple who contended said they should not have been convicted of “obscene acts in public” because they had sex outdoors while the rest of their town was inside watching a soccer match.

The couple, then aged 60 & 40 respectively, were arrested while having sex in a piazza in southern Italy in 2006 while the national soccer team was playing in the World Cup soccer quarter-finals in Germany.

Their defense at a previous trial was that they had managed their encounter for a time that would not offend anyone, because everyone else would be at home watching the game on television.

They were convicted & subsequently brought their case to Rome’s Court of Cassation, the highest appeals court, where they lost again.

For the record, Italy played Ukraine that night and won 3-0, going on to win the tournament in a final against France. So at least the neighbors got to have a good time too.