Braingle: 'Skippy?' Riddle

Skippy?

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Puzzle ID:	#32162
Fun:	(2.56)
Difficulty:	(2.76)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	jazzmusician46
Corrected By:	4demo

I am unfair, informal and biased;
I am a sham and completely unauthorised.
My history can be traced to the 19th century;
But I can be very relevant today.
Part of my name comes from legal maxims and common law;
Whilst another is derived from judges hopping from place to place.

What am I?

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Comments

1blessedgirl Jul 30, 2006	That was kind of confusing at first but after I saw the answer it was a really good one.
blagh Jul 30, 2006	Easy for an ozzie.
jazzmusician46 Aug 01, 2006	Thank you!
OldChinaHand Aug 01, 2006	Very interesting. It took a
OldChinaHand Aug 01, 2006	Very interesting. It took a while to get it but it was worth it. Well done. Sorry about the double posting.
blondebookworm Sep 05, 2006	I was thinking it was like, civile rights movements or racism or something. great teaser though, I learned somethink new.
Phalanx Oct 26, 2006	Never heard of a kangaroo court... which made it quite hard to solve the puzzle! Great
vlerma Apr 26, 2007	As usual, Jazz, another good one. More please. Good job.
lmurray Apr 26, 2007	GOOD ONE. ENLIGHTEN ME IF YOU WILL, AS TO THE REFERENCE OF "RELEVANT TODAY." AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE DOES NOT A KANGAROO COURT MAKE.
anion Apr 26, 2007	Wow! This teaser was a tuffy. I did learn something new though. Great job.
cloughme Apr 26, 2007	Very Good!!
kauphi1976 Apr 26, 2007	ok i learnt somethin new today ! I had no clue about this and actually did a wiki search on the answer !
FredNerker Apr 26, 2007	Wow! That was good.
jazzmusician46 Apr 26, 2007	Thank you for that. Your comments are really appreciated.
kitty728 Apr 26, 2007	I thought it was "PREJUDICE" as in pre-judging.. close but no cigar.... tks, jazz.... good one......
teri12265 Apr 26, 2007	What an aptly named situation! I have never heard of Kangaroo Court, but it's relevancy can be seen in a variety of proceedings happening today. (lmurray - I can see it, good 'ol boy meetings still take place even with sunshine laws). Thanks for teaching me something new! Have a wonderful day everyone!!! =)
bradon182001 Apr 26, 2007	Very interesting. I've heard of it before, just never really knew what it meant. Thanks for the lesson and the great teaser.
doehead Apr 26, 2007	Another decent one from Jazz.I got it. I'm not that sarcastic,I just hate stupid or grade school quality trivia's.I think most people on here are above that level of education.
puttumup Apr 26, 2007	good teaser.i didnt get it. but after i saw the answer it made sence...
jabdr Apr 26, 2007	Good one Jazz! Had problems with it until I was able to deal with the hopping judge!
Odessius Apr 26, 2007	Kangaroo, I think the braingle guy's a madman. I guessed commercial. nope, kangaroo.
tommysmo Apr 26, 2007	Good one! I didn't get the hopping reference as a clue!
jamy400 Apr 26, 2007	I call order in the court room! I must declare that this teaser is excellent so no charges will be held against you!!! Once again a great teaser!!
phyllisa Apr 26, 2007	Great teaser, very well written. I got this one right away. The title is cute too
I_Write_Books Apr 26, 2007	Nice teaser!
2ndhandrose Apr 26, 2007	I was thinking judgemental/Women's rights. I should have gotten it with Skippy the Kangaroo. I am familiar with the Kangaroo court. Good one again Jazz. To Doehead "If everybody were the same, life would be boring. Education doesn't necessarily make you smarter. I believe life& trying to learn somethingnew every day helps. Hi-School Grad + just Having fun & learning more on this site . This is" not a Dis" in any way.
(user deleted) Apr 26, 2007	it was kind of hard but i liked it
breathesunshine Apr 26, 2007	I've got a Spring cold so my brain is in a fog. Didn't even come close with this one!
jazzmusician46 Apr 28, 2007	Thanks for the terrific comments. We use the term often here in the land down-under; even outside of the courtroom when one is unfairly prejudged.
Badger Apr 30, 2007	Great one! Adding to my faves though I got stumped. Got hung up on "circuit court" and related themes and couldn't let go! Thanks, as always, for submitting.
Andy_L May 07, 2007	hm..........
Qrystal May 17, 2007	Ouch. I tried to think on this for awhile, but eventually gave up ... good thing, too, as I would have never gotten it, having never heard the term. Neat to learn something new, though!