more legal hoo ha and a Big Announcement!

Bright winter light fell like revalation on a jubulent (sp.) courtroom as the Supreme Court cleared the Porcupeeeen of all charges.  In a shadowy corner, the accuser, a weirdo mole, sat in stunned disbelief.  WOOT lookit me, Melinda (Lindy) kicking it old school and all journalistic-like with a genuine news lead!!!  Holla!  Ok maybe I had a little help.  But nobody got mad at Woodward for having Burnsteen now did they?  Gimme my Pullatzer (sp.???) or at least a pizza.

Basil delivered the decision of the majority court which was majority on account of it was unanimous. Me and Miss Moneypenny will give you the down and dirty version since we know you have things to do and Supreme Court judges sure can be gasbags.

MOLEY, HOLY VS. PORCUPEEEEN!, ET. AL.

No. U-17578, certiori to the circuit court. Decided Mar. 19, 2019, BASIL writing (pecking) for majority 3-0.

...the plaintiff's claim strikes at the heart of DEFENDANT's artistry, which has always turned on unexpected juxtapositions and linguistic surprises, and draws its curious strength from, to paraphrase V. Nabokov, the "shiver in the unconscious" produced by great poetry. It would not be possible to impose a morality test on the DEFENDANT's strange and mysterious songs without also disrespecting the DEFENDANT's peculiar gift, and it is not the recommendation of this Court that the DEFENDANT engage in the sort of self-abridgement that curtails the free expression upon which all art depends....

...we are concerned with growing political polarization and unrest within Playt Estates and elsewhere. However, PLAINTIFF's council could not establish a clear causal link between the music of the DEFENDANT and the current breakdown of social cohesion. In fact, it could be argued that the widespread enthusiasm for DEFENDANT's songs is a rare unifying force in a fractious Playt community....   

So and and so forth and you get the jist! Thanks to that goofy looking new stenogrifer (sp.!) for getting it all down.  If you read between the lines of the legal mumbo jumbo you can see the deep crabbiness of Basil peeking thru.  The court could have cut to the chase and said that everybody likes Porcupeeeen's loony music and nobody appreciates a whiney mole who is some sort of religious fanatic who hangs out with nuns??!!  But you know how courts are. They like to cushion the blow with velvetey language. Right Figgy?  Tell me I'm wrong!!

Upon hearing the verdict SCOUNDREL said "what relief!" and ran around the courtroom hugging everybodeet.  Watch with the hands?  Being orange and fuzzy only gets you so far.  Guess Peanut is still hot n bothered from the makeout session with Bad Breath Beth.  As for Porcupeeeen, it probably said some such thing about a root beer float.  Oopsie I forgot to get a direct quote but you kinda know what it would be.  Meanwhile the accuser said it would appeel which is exactly what you would figure a weird mole would do. Also, um, *Supreme* Court??? Get it??? Then I learned that that new Kangaroo is going to hear the case! But Figgy, who is v. kind, v. handsomely told me that the Kangaroo has no jurasdiction (sp.) in this matter and is just being neighborly.

So that's that!  And now on to the sizzlin TSSSSSS hottt news!!!   Because these days it is not enough just to do a blog, you have to have events too.  It is called reader engagement kiddos and what it means today is that me and Miss Moneypenny announce the first Miss Box pageant!!!! All under the auspises of FiveThirtyPlayt.  We even got a real judge (Judge Mental) to do the judging.  So if you think ya got what it takes, buss out your swim suit from mothballs and give your name to Francine.  And while you're at it maybe ask Francine for an airobics class?  Don't want anything unsightly hangin' loose!!!