Stella Awards Rival Darwin Awards For Most Primitive Yet SuccessfulLawsuits

The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits
inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family
were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry dog
food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation caused
him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who had
climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a
pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink &
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 & dental
expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto the
freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...
The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits
inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family
were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry dog
food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation caused
him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who had
climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a
pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink &
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 & dental
expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto the
freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

And how would you know this 'brilliant' assessment? Do tell?

Algomeysa2 wrote:
unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...

The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits
inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family
were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry dog
food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation caused
him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who had
climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a
pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink &
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 & dental
expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto the
freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

I provided the link.

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...
And how would you know this 'brilliant' assessment? Do tell?

Algomeysa2 wrote:
unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...

The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits
inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family
were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry dog
food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation caused
him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who had
climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a
pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink &
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 & dental
expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto the
freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

Well even if some of them are fake, still doesn't change how stupid they
sound and as the link says there are many cases which prove real and
equally 'silly'.

Algomeysa2 wrote:

I provided the link.

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...

And how would you know this 'brilliant' assessment? Do tell?

Algomeysa2 wrote:

unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
s.net.cable.rogers.com...


The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits
inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family
were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry dog
food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation caused
him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who had
climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a
pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink &
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 & dental
expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto the
freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

The point is, all of the ones in your post are fake. That's why they
"sound stupid". Because they...aren't....real.

You could learn a lot from that snopes.com website.

It's an excellent source for debunking internet passarounds.

Also, once you learn to recognize the pattern of urban folklore, you might
not be so inclined to believe every damn thing you read on the internet.
Apollo16 "UFOs" which are actually the EVA camera, etc.

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...
Well even if some of them are fake, still doesn't change how stupid they
sound and as the link says there are many cases which prove real and
equally 'silly'.

Algomeysa2 wrote:

I provided the link.

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...

And how would you know this 'brilliant' assessment? Do tell?

Algomeysa2 wrote:

unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message

s.net.cable.rogers.com...


The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits
inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family
were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry dog
food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation caused
him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who had
climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with
a
pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink &
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 & dental
expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto
the
freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

Lighten up, the post was intended for humour; (Do I hear the sound of
german NAZI whipping you like a dog in the background?)

Algomeysa2 wrote:

The point is, all of the ones in your post are fake. That's why they
"sound stupid". Because they...aren't....real.

You could learn a lot from that snopes.com website.

It's an excellent source for debunking internet passarounds.

Also, once you learn to recognize the pattern of urban folklore, you might
not be so inclined to believe every damn thing you read on the internet.
Apollo16 "UFOs" which are actually the EVA camera, etc.

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...

Well even if some of them are fake, still doesn't change how stupid they
sound and as the link says there are many cases which prove real and
equally 'silly'.

Algomeysa2 wrote:


I provided the link.

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
s.net.cable.rogers.com...


And how would you know this 'brilliant' assessment? Do tell?

Algomeysa2 wrote:


unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message

. is.net.cable.rogers.com...


The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits
inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get
the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family
were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry dog
food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation caused
him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who had
climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with

a

pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink &
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 & dental
expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto

the

freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

No, you're hearing the wind whistling as it goes in your one ear and out the
other...

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
t.cable.rogers.com...
Lighten up, the post was intended for humour; (Do I hear the sound of
german NAZI whipping you like a dog in the background?)

Algomeysa2 wrote:

The point is, all of the ones in your post are fake. That's why they
"sound stupid". Because they...aren't....real.

You could learn a lot from that snopes.com website.

It's an excellent source for debunking internet passarounds.

Also, once you learn to recognize the pattern of urban folklore, you
might
not be so inclined to believe every damn thing you read on the internet.
Apollo16 "UFOs" which are actually the EVA camera, etc.

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...

Well even if some of them are fake, still doesn't change how stupid they
sound and as the link says there are many cases which prove real and
equally 'silly'.

Algomeysa2 wrote:


I provided the link.

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message

s.net.cable.rogers.com...


And how would you know this 'brilliant' assessment? Do tell?

Algomeysa2 wrote:


unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message


. is.net.cable.rogers.com...


The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful
lawsuits
inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at
the
wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to
get
the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The
family
were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for
8
days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry
dog
food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation
caused
him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's
fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who
had
climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly
with

a

pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink
&
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because
Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 &
dental
expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto

the

freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

Get some help for your mental anquish sociopath before you hurt yourself.

Algomeysa2 wrote:

No, you're hearing the wind whistling as it goes in your one ear and out the
other...

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
t.cable.rogers.com...

Lighten up, the post was intended for humour; (Do I hear the sound of
german NAZI whipping you like a dog in the background?)

Algomeysa2 wrote:


The point is, all of the ones in your post are fake. That's why they
"sound stupid". Because they...aren't....real.

You could learn a lot from that snopes.com website.

It's an excellent source for debunking internet passarounds.

Also, once you learn to recognize the pattern of urban folklore, you

might

not be so inclined to believe every damn thing you read on the internet.
Apollo16 "UFOs" which are actually the EVA camera, etc.

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
s.net.cable.rogers.com...


Well even if some of them are fake, still doesn't change how stupid they
sound and as the link says there are many cases which prove real and
equally 'silly'.

Algomeysa2 wrote:



I provided the link.

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message

. is.net.cable.rogers.com...


And how would you know this 'brilliant' assessment? Do tell?

Algomeysa2 wrote:



unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message

.is.net.cable.rogers.com...

The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
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HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful

lawsuits

inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at

the

wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to

get

the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The

family

were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for

8

days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry

dog

food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation

caused

him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's

fenced

yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who

had

climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly

with

a


pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft drink

&

broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because

Ms.

Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 &

dental

expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven onto

the


freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned. Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087

it's spelled "anguish."

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
t.cable.rogers.com...
Get some help for your mental anquish sociopath before you hurt yourself.

Algomeysa2 wrote:

No, you're hearing the wind whistling as it goes in your one ear and out
the
other...

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message
t.cable.rogers.com...

Lighten up, the post was intended for humour; (Do I hear the sound of
german NAZI whipping you like a dog in the background?)

Algomeysa2 wrote:


The point is, all of the ones in your post are fake. That's why they
"sound stupid". Because they...aren't....real.

You could learn a lot from that snopes.com website.

It's an excellent source for debunking internet passarounds.

Also, once you learn to recognize the pattern of urban folklore, you

might

not be so inclined to believe every damn thing you read on the
internet.
Apollo16 "UFOs" which are actually the EVA camera, etc.

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message

s.net.cable.rogers.com...


Well even if some of them are fake, still doesn't change how stupid
they
sound and as the link says there are many cases which prove real and
equally 'silly'.

Algomeysa2 wrote:



I provided the link.

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message


. is.net.cable.rogers.com...


And how would you know this 'brilliant' assessment? Do tell?

Algomeysa2 wrote:



unfortunately, everything listed there is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

"Mad Scientist" wrote in message


.is.net.cable.rogers.com..
..

The Court system proves why the human race is doomed:
--
HUMOR MILL NEWS: THE SAD BUT TRUE SIDE OF THE NEWS

Posted By: Nine_Of_Eleven
Date: Sunday, 15 August 2004, 5:24 p.m.

I received this by way of my correspondent in the Great Sacramento
Valley... thanks once again to Liz...

Stella Awards

Once again, it's time to review the winners of the Annual Stella
Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck
who
spilled coffee on herself &successfully sued McDonalds. That case
inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful

lawsuits

inthe United States.

6th place

19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles, California, won $74,000
&medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda
Accord. Mr. Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at

the

wheel of the car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.

5th place

Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he
had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to

get

the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not reenter the house because the door
connecting the house &garage locked when he pulled it shut. The

family

were on vacation &Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage
for

8

days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found &a large bag of dry

dog

food. He sued the house owners insurance claiming the situation

caused

him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000.

4th place

Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 &
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next
door
neighbor's Beagle dog. The Beagle was on a chain in its owner's

fenced

yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog
might have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams who

had

climbed over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly

with

a


pellet gun.

3rd place

A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500, after she slipped on a soft
drink

&

broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because

Ms.

Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an
argument.

2nd place

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, sued the owner of a night club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to
the
floor &knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred whilst
Ms.
Walton was trying to crawl through the window in the ladies room
to
avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 &

dental

expenses.

1st place

This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago
Motor
Home. On his trip home from an OU football game, having driven
onto

the


freeway,
he set the cruise control at 70 mph &calmly left the
drivers seat to go into the back &make himself a cup of coffee.
Not
surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed & then overturned.
Mr
Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him, by reading the
owner's manual, that he actually could not do this. The jury
awarded
him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor Home. The company
actually
changed their manuals on the basis of this suit just in case there
were any other complete morons buying their recreation vehicles.

Resistance is Undone,

Nine of Eleven

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin...cgi?read=54087