Elves in Court

The Wall Street Journal Online has posted this disturbing article on Judge Florentino V. Floro, Jr., who was fired from his position by the Philippines' Supreme Court for consulting with three invisible elves he claims only he can see. Good riddance, right? Not so fast. The Philippines have a long history of harboring believers in the wacky and absurd. Vampires are considered a real threat, and psychics are often consulted by people from all walks of life. Floro has become a national celebrity, and so have his elves: Armand, the nice one; Luis, the mean one; and Angel, the one who's just right. The Supreme Court says its medical clinic diagnosed Floro with psychosis, but Floro claims his elf-sight is no different from any other religion, and he shouldn't have been fired. Now people think some bad mojo has fallen upon the members of the Supreme Court and their families, who have since experienced illnesses and car accidents. No word on how wide the sample base here is, or whether there's any statistical significance to these "unusual" events. Floro doesn't need all that scientific gobbledygook. He Luis, the mischievous elf, is to blame.