Here is an unsolicited plug -- the first ever by this news source -- for a company that has no connection with us, aside from its fondness for the name "Carbolic Smoke Ball" and the fact that its owner is a fan of our site. (Some of our readers may not know that the name of our news source is taken from one of the most famous contract law cases ever decided, Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., Court of Appeal, 1892, Q.B. 256. Not even I, Rufus Peckham, could have invented this great name from whole cloth.) It is an entire on-line store devoted to unusual products for professionals called Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., and you can access it here: http://www.carbolicsmokeball.com/
If, for example, you are looking for a great gift to ridicule an attorney friend or loved one, this is the place for you. I can spend hours just looking through the wonderful products, novelties and humourous pictures and photos. The fact is I have long admired this fantastic site, and finally I am going to actually purchase something from it. Take a look, and you'll find gift ideas that you can't get at Wal-Mart.
Judge Peckham
