Via FAIL Blog, this Orange County sign: The ref­er­ences are to the Orange County Cod­i­fied Ordi­nances. The ordi­nances read: Sec. 2–5–49. — Diving/​​jumping. No per­son shall dive or jump into any body of water in park, beach or any recre­ational area from any pier, bridge, rock or precipice other than at those places des­ig­nated and posted for div­ing or jump­ing by the Direc­tor, as autho­rized by res­o­lu­tion of the Board of Super­vi­sors. Vio­la­tion of this sec­tion shall be an infrac­tion. Sec. 2–5–49.1. — Land­ing in water after hav­ing jumped or dived. No per­son shall land in any body of water in [ . . . ]

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Via Prawfs­blawg, a story from Reuters India reports that a British offi­cial has asked Cal­i­for­nia Gov­er­nor Schwarzeneg­ger to shut down a Web­site that she says encour­ages pros­ti­tu­tion in the UK. Pros­ti­tu­tion is legal in the UK. Quoth the offi­cial, Surely it can’t be too dif­fi­cult for “The Ter­mi­na­tor” to ter­mi­nate Pun­ter­net and that’s what I am demand­ing that he does. Patently, Ms Har­man is not acquainted with our First Amend­ment, which is pre­cisely what pre­vents “The Ter­mi­na­tor” from “ter­mi­nat­ing” such a Web­site. The Website’s owner responds with a brief les­son in free speech, then thanks Ms Har­man for the ben­e­fi­cial effects of her igno­rance: In clos­ing, I would [ . . . ]

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And candy for cuties! They were right about the can­tilever heels, pants, and mobile phones, at least. My favorite is the headlight.