The Victim Was Robbed of 20 Bucks and a Bottle of Shiraz

They Were Spotted Wearing Skidz and "Members Only" Jackets

Richie Kessel and Al D'Amato, Watch Your Back!

And On Appeal Grandma Would Win Back Her Dentures


Not to make light of the actual reasons this lawsuit took place, but where we come from, our (beloved and deceased) grandmothers combined didn't have 800 grand! Their total possessions consisted mainly of:

1. Lots of floral-print headscarves

2. Several prescription drugs, none of which were worth anything on the black market or could get you high

3. A tub of Fleischmann's margarine

Hooray for Us

This is our 100th post. Can't believe we found 100 Long Island things to write about, mostly by looking at Newsday's site!

Feel free to comment on our posts; that's what the "comments" link is for! You can do it anonymously or post under an assumed name, like Richard Bessel or Jimmy Bolan or Al B'Amato.

Defense Arguments Available Here


1. No one can drive even half that fast during rush hour on the LIE.

2. The car was actually piloted by Tom Suozzi's driver.

3. The guy is from Shirley. What do you expect: intelligence?

Third Place: Thomas Barraga's Driveway

Newsday's article on the proposal to keep illegal immigrants from congregating on Farmingville streets by building a designated hiring site (supported by Legis. Thomas Barraga, who was quoted in the story) has generated lots of responses from the paper's readers.

We sifted through all the responses. According to Newsday readers, here's the most popular location for the hiring site:


The second-most popular location: