Legal Mad Libs

Drawing a blank: The state Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that strikes down Tim Eyman’s anti-tax Initiative 1366 because it violates a state constitutional requirement that limits initiatives to a single subject.

The court, which has struck down other Eyman ballot measures, has instituted a new practice to save itself time in cases involving Eyman. It uses a boilerplate ruling that leaves blanks where the initiative number can be filled in later.

We’ll make an exception for Grumpy Cat: A senior cleric in Saudi Arabia has prohibited selfies taken with animals, especially cats. Unnecessary photographs themselves are prohibited, the cleric said.

Guess whose Facebook feed got flooded with photos of girls making duck faces and holding up their cats?

Channel-surfing the vast cultural wasteland: Tonight’s edition of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” features host Guy Fieri sampling grilled, smoked and fried meats.

Tune in next week when Guy will sample fried, grilled and smoked meats and the week after when it’s smoked, fried and grilled meats.

—Jon Bauer, Herald staff

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