A new definition for an old prank, and more
A 9-year-old boy has been suspended from his New York City school for sticking a “Kick Me” sign on a classmate’s back.
A new definition for an old prank
A 9-year-old boy has been suspended from his New York City school for sticking a “Kick Me” sign on a classmate’s back. Principal Darryl Alhadeff informed the boy’s parents that the classic prank, a feature of schoolyard life for generations, is now “classified as ‘infraction A37’—engaging in bullying behavior” and carries an automatic two-day suspension.
A sushi fight goes to court
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A diabetic California man is suing an “all-you-can-eat” sushi restaurant because it wouldn’t let him toss out the rice and fill up on fish alone. David Martin claims he suffered “humiliation, embarrassment, and mental anguish” when staff at A Ca-Shi Sushi charged him à la carte prices for his meal. “If you only eat the fish,” explains owner Jay Oh, “I would go broke.”
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