A New Jersey judge has revealed the secret to calling someone a "douchebag": Make it clear you're just kidding! That's why the Honorable Menelaos Toskos cleared the author of Hot Chicks With Douchebags of defamation.

It's the best blog-to-book news yet. Remember the self-explanatory blog Hot Chicks with Douchebags, which was turned into a photo book (with commentary)? First, three of the hot chicks in question sued, and now one of the douchebags is suing the author and publisher, the Smoking Gun reports. "The plaintiff has been, and continues to be, the object of ridicule in that he... continues to be called a Douchebag by friends, acquaintances, coworkers, employers, and strangers alike." And here's his photo after the jump, as shown in the book. You be the judge.

Hahaha. Some New Jersey girls are pissed because they were caught on camera with douchebag Jersey guys! Three "Hot Chicks" are suing the author and publisher of the fine educational volume Hot Chicks With Douchebags, because they were pictured therein. It's destroyed their reputations, down there in Jersey! Because they were depicted as "females who date dubious men." Outrageous! Here are the actual plaintiffs in question: