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January 06, 2004
Martha Stewart Lawyers File for 'Change of Veneer'
by Scott Ott

(2004-01-06) -- The legal team defending lifestyle doyenne Martha Stewart against insider-trading charges today filed a 'change of veneer' motion on her behalf in U.S. District Court in New York.

"We don't need a change of venue or venire," said one unnamed attorney, "But Martha believes the paneling in that courtroom is atrocious. Unless we get our change of veneer the effect on her case could be substantial and prejudicial."

As jury selection began today, three potential jurors were cut from the pool immediately by Ms. Stewart's attorneys because they had "extraordinarily bad taste and fashion sensibility."

"We feel our client could not receive a fair trial from people who don't know how to properly match colors and accessorize," said the unnamed lawyer.

In related news, U.S. District Court Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum blocked a move by Ms. Stewart to "prepare a nice warm apple-cranberry cobbler for the court."

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I have a few things that I would like to change about Martha. Veneer is not one of them.

Posted by: kewakl at January 6, 2004 09:03 AM

Any juror wearing white shoes after labor day has to go.

Posted by: KJ at January 6, 2004 09:08 AM

"It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands."

-Letter to critic, May 22, 1927.

Posted by: Drive-by George Santayana at January 6, 2004 09:11 AM

"And that's a good thing"...

On a side note: What I would like to see is a Chicago (the movie) trial with Ma-tha showing a little cleavage!!!

The judge:"You are out of order, Ms Stewart!
Ma-tha: Why you're quite welcome...

Posted by: SirMike7 at January 6, 2004 10:24 AM

The three most influential and original American philosophers were Thoreau, P. T. Barnum and Anita Loos.

Posted by: The Second-to-last Puritan at January 6, 2004 10:25 AM

Who the heck is George Santayana? I cannot remember the past. Remember the past. The past.

Sorry for being redundant about the past the past. I seem doomed to repeat it.

Posted by: ejandresen at January 6, 2004 10:55 AM

Can I have the cobbler? That sounds really good.

Posted by: ILikePie at January 6, 2004 10:57 AM

"Who the heck is George Santayana"

I think that's Carlos's grandpa.

[hmmpphhh! I sure wish the store would open! Looks like everybody's late for work. Peeking through the window I see they don't have much selection either!]

Posted by: Blondie Outside of Sam Goody's at January 6, 2004 11:01 AM

Veneer? You mean they wanna make Martha over?
She can get Britney Spears Piant by Numbers makeup kit at whores-r-us.com, and a snazzy little lace dance number for when she is on the stand, with Madonna standing by...wait. Isn't she sixty something? EEEEEUUUWWW. Never mind

Posted by: Emily Litella at January 6, 2004 11:12 AM

What's the big deal about changing one of Martha's ears? If you're going to do a change of an ear. Change them both! Sheesh.

Posted by: Blondie at Miracle Ear at January 6, 2004 12:36 PM

All Marthaís saying is she prefers the ëGirl with Pearl Earringí to the ëMan in a Hatí. Itís not like sheís asking for all the veneers in New York.

Posted by: Slightly deaf old Dutch Masters at January 6, 2004 12:47 PM

Martha needs to claim that her religion is Marthasm and claim certain dietary restrictions that the Board of Prisons will have to follow. This could be the oportunity for great Trading Spaces episodes -- Martha/Manson; Martha/Unibomber; Martha/Kobe (next season)...the possiblities are endless.

Posted by: chaos at January 6, 2004 01:36 PM

Click my name for Michael McMenamin's take on John Ashcroft's foolishness in the Stewart trial.

Posted by: Jericho at January 6, 2004 05:43 PM

We the Coneheads (formerly of Remulac France) invite you, or human friend units on a Interplanetary Scavenger hunt. Here's what you will need to find.

A cistern on Saturn
A lotto on Pluto
A zenith on Venus
2 Cars on Mars
A poop scooper on Jupiter
A Myrtle tree on Mercury
A Spoon on the Moon
A spittoon on Neptune

So everyone get off Uranus and let us go find them!

When we all return we will celebrate by consuming mass quantities of fried eggs and Zema.

Posted by: Beldar, Prymaat & Connie Conehead at January 6, 2004 06:31 PM

It is with great regret that we are turned around already in our scavenger hunt. We didn't intend to visit Martha's Vineyard and will now return to our Mars base. Carry on Human Units. Sorry for the interuption. We were hoping to score mass quantities of snickerdoodles, though.

Posted by: Beldar, Prymaat & Connie Conehead at January 6, 2004 06:39 PM

I was wondering what all those people without jobs were doing....ah ..I see !! Busy dropping droppings here and there !! Oops I dropped something.

Posted by: D. Cooper at January 6, 2004 09:18 PM

I was wondering what all those people without jobs were doing....ah ..I see !! Busy dropping droppings here and there !! Oops I dropped something.

Posted by: D. Cooper at January 6, 2004 09:18 PM

D. Cooper,

what a klutz! You dropped it twice. Or maybe you're cyber-stuttering.

Posted by: Street Bum at January 6, 2004 09:31 PM

What is it about Martha Stewart that so polarizes people. It seems everyone but me either loves or loathes her. So she cooks, decorates and throws smug little gatherings that I would rather die than attend, but why all the emotion?

Am I the only one who doesn't give a rats ankle about Martha Stewart?

Posted by: Pile On at January 6, 2004 11:05 PM

Street bum ... sorry I meant to say 'I dropped somethings' ... and furthermore I do stutter ... and in this pc world it's Repetitive Syllabic Syndome to you... so th .. th ... th ... there!

Posted by: D. Cooper at January 6, 2004 11:08 PM

I'm with you, Pile On. She doesn't stir up any emotion in me, either.I'm in neutral with her. I have gotten a couple of cool Christmas gift ideas from her show the, maybe, 2 times I've watched it and I think her stuff at KMART is WAY overpriced, but perhaps the issue that stirs people up here is "is justice being served?" or is she getting away with something an average Josephine would NOT get away with.

Another thing--don't you think she's just one of those individuals people love to hate?

D. Cooper-- Sorry to learn of your syndome. R you forgetting somethings, too? (~:

Posted by: L F CoLoRaDo CaT at January 6, 2004 11:40 PM

"Am I the only one who doesn't give a rats ankle about Martha Stewart?"

Dear Pile On,
I'd love to show you how to make a lovely little ankle bracelet for your rat. Just visit my website.

Martha

Posted by: Martha "It's a Good Thing" Stewart at January 6, 2004 11:48 PM

I don't think Martha is "getting away" with something ordinary people wouldn't. To the contrary, I think she is likely being prosecuted because she is Martha Stewart, and the press is all over this one. Similar transactions [she saved about $100,000 in a small deal in the big picture] would, if discovered, be considered minor and either a "small" fine agreed upon or ignored.

Posted by: KJ at January 7, 2004 12:21 AM

Well KJ, you're the guy with all the law book lernin's so I won't argue.( and aren't you one of those guys that brown and black looks good on??tee hee)

I still say she's someone people love to hate. And like Pile On, I don't much care. (Although I'm not into rats ankles, chicken chests or bird legs....) ( I've been working [and procrastinating] too hard today!--brain drain).

Posted by: L F CoLoRaDo CaT at January 7, 2004 12:30 AM

I think LFC, Pile On and KJ, do gooder that he is, are all correct on this one.

Posted by: KJ's evil twin who lives next door to BTS at January 7, 2004 10:15 AM

too good!

Posted by: jason at January 7, 2004 02:31 PM

"KJ's evil twin who lives next door to BTS"

So which one's the others parole officer?

Posted by: L F CoLoRaDo CaT at January 7, 2004 03:52 PM

What I want to know is, which one gets to play with the handcuffs?

Posted by: Cassandra at January 7, 2004 04:17 PM