When Wyck clears his throat before referring to Susan's death as her "unfortunate accident," George takes that to mean that Wyck was implying that he killed Susan. In order to discover if the board is talking about him behind his back, George takes a page from Jerry Lewis' playbook and "accidentally" leaves a briefcase with … Continue reading “The Soul Mate” – Recording Conversations
“The Sniffing Accountant” – The Mailbox Rule
After Jerry and Kramer notice that Barry Prophet, their accountant, was sniffing uncontrollably, they begin to suspect that he is a drug addict. Believing that he is "hip to the whole scene," they decide to end their relationship with him and entrust postal employee Newman to deliver the termination letter to the USPS sidewalk postal … Continue reading “The Sniffing Accountant” – The Mailbox Rule
“The Package” – Burden of Proof
After Newman accuses Jerry of the heinous crime of mail fraud, Newman interrogates Jerry deep within the catacombs of the local post office. But when Jerry challenges Newman to actually prove the case against him, Newman is stumped and unable to do so. What would Newman have to show in order to actually prove that … Continue reading “The Package” – Burden of Proof
“The Kiss Hello” – Duty to Mitigate
After George fails to cancel his appointment with Wendy the Physical Therapist with 24 hours notice, Wendy still charges him even though George was unable to make it to the appointment. Is Wendy's policy legal? Can George actually be charged for a cancelled appointment just because he didn't cancel with enough notice? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECmtCdUtEMI Normally, when … Continue reading “The Kiss Hello” – Duty to Mitigate
The Seven – Trademarking a Name
After Susan tells Ken and Carrie about George's plan to name their *future* child "Seven," the expecting couple plans to use their name for their own daughter. In response, George gets all crazy on everybody, claiming that he made up the name and that they can't just steal the name from him. Does George have … Continue reading The Seven – Trademarking a Name
The Smelly Car
After a smelly valet stinks up Jerry's car, Jerry demands that the restaurant pay half the cost to have the car cleaned, $125. However, the restauranter only agrees to pay after Jerry refuses to let him out of the smelly car. Is the restauranter's offer to pay Jerry $125 to let him out of the … Continue reading The Smelly Car
The Newmannium!
After Newman decides to let Jerry attend his Millennium New Year's party so that he can get himself... a-lot-of-Elaine, Jerry pops in a hole in the balloon of Newman's party of a lifetime by pointing out that Newman booked Christopher Cross for the wrong year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fofcLXshq_8 Jerry's argument is as follows. Since there was no … Continue reading The Newmannium!
“The Cadillac” – Impeachment
Morty Seinfeld is mostly right when he says "no-one's ever been impeached before. I couldn't live here. We'd have to move to Boca." Yes, it is true that no U.S. president has ever been removed from office before by impeachment. However 2 presidents have been impeached by the House of Representatives, but not actually removed … Continue reading “The Cadillac” – Impeachment
I Don’t Want to Exclude Anybody
When Kramer tries to organize his New Years party for the year in 2000, he declines to include any underwater activities as not everyone will be able to breathe underwater and "he doesn't want to exclude anybody." Could Kramer exclude people who don't breathe underwater from attending his party? Could Newman legally make the next … Continue reading I Don’t Want to Exclude Anybody
The Assman
As far as the State of New York is concerned, Cosmo Kramer is the "assman" when he is given that license plate by the New York DMV. But could a State really force someone to have a license plate they don't want? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tujqM2u-BVo The truth is, whether you're Wilt Chamberlain, a Proctologist, or just some … Continue reading The Assman