Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street: Jan. 9

Google's Ill-Fitting Suit

Is the supermodel a "skank" or not? The legal world and Google(GOOG Quote) investors are dying to know.

Former Vogue cover girl Liskula Cohen sought a court order earlier this week to force Google to reveal the identity of an anonymous blogger who bashed her online.

In a filing in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, Cohen said that comments posted on Google-owned Blogger.com referring to her as a "skank" and "old hag" were defamatory, malicious and untrue.

"I would have to say the first-place award for "Skankiest in NYC" would have to go to Liskula Gentile Cohen," wrote "Anonymous" in one posting. After a few more not-so-nice offerings, the blogger postulated that, "Desperation seeps from her soul, if she even has one."

Cohen's lawyer, Steven Wagner, said the model is "very upset" about the online slam, adding that the laws protecting freedom of speech do not give people the right to "defame others on the Internet or on blogs" while hiding behind a screen name.

OK Steve, if that's what you believe, then we will not conceal ourselves behind a cyber-veil when we say that you and your client are acting like complete publicity-mongering morons.

You've gotten Cohen back into the spotlight for 15 more minutes, now it's time to turn it off. Our legal system is already overburdened enough without having to deal with a slew of cases involving supermodels with hurt feelings.

Google has smartly declined to comment about Cohen's complaint. Maybe the other side will do us a favor and stop talking, too.

Dumb-o-meter score: 85 -- The fate of the Republic depends on anonymous bloggers. Not supermodels with lawyers.