Using Q&A time as your personal conspiracy theory soapbox is marbles

So I'm at a talk this afternoon being given by Secretary Chertoff (big time, I know) on risk management (big stuff, I know) and at the conclusion they did one of those question and answer sessions where a few kids line up in the aisles and take turns at the mic. After a few normal-ish questions from normal-ish kids comes the classic jackass that I've only encountered on college campuses (or witnessed on TV during the Q&A portions of these kinds of talks). He grabs the mic, announces that he's a sociology major, and launches into a five minute recitation of the history of the anthrax attacks since 2001, detailing the number of available anthrax strains, the specific military base the particular strain in question was traced to, the initial speculation of terrorist involvement, and finally the "convenience" of the most likely suspect committing suicide. He was a conspiracy theory nut, of course, and we all got to bear witness to his wild accusations of government misdeeds. Not that these questions aren't generally worth asking, they're just better directed toward crazy homeless guys or the internet. And as he finally trailed off amid the annoyed murmurs of the crowd, the secret service guy next to him looked like he was a few seconds from putting the hammer down. Now that would have been entertainment.

BEHIND THE MARBLES: Stealing someone else's made up expletive is marbles

From my first potential litigant:

I love it when my friends put stuff on the internet for me to read all day while I pretend to be working, I just like getting proper attributions. Seems like someone would be getting off on the wrong foot in the fast pace world of published legal documents if they were remiss in their obligations to give credit where it was due. Just don't use my real name, I don't want my good name coming up on Google attached to this filth when people are checking my background for future work (filthy Palin cornfield!). So, how about all due credit to my friend [redacted] for the blog name. I'm watching you.

Okay, so maybe I didn't coin the phrase, but neither did this asshole. He said something boring, and I misheard it as something awesome. I did him a favor. And then the redacted asshole rode our coattails by pointing out that "that's marbles" would make a perfect exclamation/expletive. Nonetheless, under the applicable law of this jurisdiction, the first to blog has priority.