California's Punster Judge Rules Against Headless Roboticist

[beamjockey]

Spotted at Boingboing: As previously discussed here, the android head of Philip K. Dick is still missing.

David Hanson, who left the head of the $750,000 robot on an airliner, sued the airline. The case has now been dismissed.

Judge Andrew Guilford is having fun at the plaintiff's expense:

At best, Plaintiff’s theory is that, since the Head did not arrive at its destination, Defendants must have done something wrong. This is not evidence of a breach or material deviation. Defendant may have done everything as promised, only to fall victim to a headhunting thief or other skullduggery.

See the full text of the decision for further puns.

Comments

[maiac.livejournal.com]

Am I maybe being unfair to David Hanson, or does it take chutzpah to sue somebody else for losing a valuable object when he was the one who walked off without it?

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Puns from the Court? Voltaire once said of puns that they were the death of Wit. He probably was jealous because he couldn't cook a good one up.