Thursday, June 08, 2006

Judge Orders 'Rock-Paper-Scissors' To Settle Dispute

A federal judge, miffed at the inability of opposing attorneys to agree on even the slightest details of a lawsuit, ordered them to settle their latest dispute the old fashioned way - with a game of "rock paper scissors."

Judge Gregory Presnell ordered both sides to meet at a neutral location at 4 p.m. June 30 play a round of the hand-gesture game often used to settle childhood disputes. If they can't agree on the neutral location, they'll play on the steps of the federal courthouse.

The winner gets to choose the location for the witness statement.

Last year officials of the auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's engaged in a game of rock paper scissors to decide who would get to sell a $17.8 million collection of art offered by a Japanese electronics company. Christie's won.

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