Who needs pants, anyway?

Published 10:41 pm Wednesday, October 22, 2008

I just made you say underwear: A former D.C. judge is appealing his unsuccessful lawsuit seeking $54 million from the dry cleaners who lost his suit pants.

The Buzz repeats its advice from yesterday: The ex-judge should forget the lawsuit and go commando. We offer that advice for two reasons. First, it allows us to clear up any confusion over the phrase, “go commando,” which means to wear no underwear. Secondly, we’ve always had our suspicions about what judges wear under their robes.

What about duct tape? Physicists say they’ve made a startling discovery: If you unpeel Scotch tape in a vacuum, it emits X-rays.

The Buzz is not concerned about any health effects. We don’t spend a lot of time in vacuums, and we’re never able to get a roll started anyway.

On the hot seat yet? The Seattle Mariners baseball team announced its choice for general manager, Milwaukee Brewers executive Jack Zduriencik, who has shown he can pick young talent for the Brewers.

If you’re wondering how Zduriencik’s name is pronounced, it rhymes with “Mariner prospect to be traded for washed-up veteran.”