{"id":13641,"date":"2013-05-01T13:26:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T17:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=13641"},"modified":"2013-05-01T13:26:28","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T17:26:28","slug":"google-sued-over-underwear-hanging-outside-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=13641","title":{"rendered":"“Google Sued Over Underwear Hanging Outside Apartment”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, I’m as pro-lawsuit as the next guy. Indeed, I’m undoubtedly more pro-lawsuit than a lot of next guys. If I weren’t, I wouldn’t be writing Sidebar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But this news I just got from Twitter somewhat dismays me, I admit. A woman is suing Google Earth because the picture posted of her residence shows her underwear hanging on a clothesline.<\/a><\/p>\n

I’d guess Google Earth is being sued because it has deep pockets. Not necessarily in its<\/em> underwear. If Google Earth has<\/em> underwear. (If underwear has pockets. PJs have pockets but underwear…?)<\/p>\n

Which reminds me that a few days ago I was on the phone with a lawyer, talking about my residence. I was a little startled but also amused when he asked me what my building looked like, because he had just gotten a picture of it on Google Earth and wanted confirmation. I was about to wave at him through my window \u2014 until, of course, I realized that Google Earth was not displaying a live, real-time feed. At least, I think<\/em> it wasn’t. (I didn’t wave.)<\/p>\n

Off the track a little. The important point is: don’t hang your underwear on an outside clothesline. You can buy an inventive indoor clothesline you rig in your shower enclosure; the thin line pulls out and is affixed to a small device on the opposite wall, and then zips itself right back into its hiding place when no longer needed.<\/p>\n

Or: hang your underwear on an outside clothesline and sue Google.<\/p>\n

This is a choice?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now, I’m as pro-lawsuit as the next guy. Indeed, I’m undoubtedly more pro-lawsuit than a lot of next guys. If I weren’t, I wouldn’t be writing Sidebar. But this news I just got from Twitter somewhat dismays me, I admit. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t