Illinois judge dismisses "boneless wings" lawsuit with spicy ruling

• Halim sued BWW, saying he was misled by the term "boneless wings," thinking he was buying deboned wings rather than nuggets.

The intrigue: The judge stuffed his opinion with lots of chicken-based puns.

What they're saying: "What's in a name? If we called a wing by any other name, would it smell as sweet?" Tharp wrote.

Enjoy a few more nuggets from his ruling:

• "Halim sued BWW over his confusion, but his complaint has no meat on its bones."
• "He says he's not the only one for whom BWW's boneless wings failed to 'meat' expectations."
• "Despite his best efforts, Halim did not 'drum' up enough factual allegations to state a claim."

What's next: The judge is giving Halim until March 20 to revise his complaint.

The bottom line: If you are gonna rule on chicken wings, you may as well make it spicy.