Utter Splutter

The Final Nail In His Coughin'

A coughing Italian judge cleared a panicking courtroom when he told lawyers: "I've just got back from Mexico." More than 30 attorneys in Rome told Judge Giovanni Barese they were boycotting the court and adjourning their cases because of fear of swine flu. One lawyer said: "I've never seen so many lawyers agree on anything in court so quickly."

FOOTNOTE: Objection upheld.