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We haven't repealed them, we're just not allowed to deselect them anymore. Instead, we're supposed to pity them and give them large sums of money to make up for their stupidity.
I always wanted, as a psychological experiment, to put a door somewhere with a sign "If You Open This Door You Will DIE" and count how many people open it.
Then kill them.
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I find it interesting that so many people came around to understanding the original coffee situation, but now they've gone right back to believing the urban legend version.
It could be different people though, I suppose. I'm not quite bored enough to see what names pop up on this and that thread.
Is this a good time to mention I'm getting compensation for being in a car accident?
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Just out of curiousity though, how did the accident occur? More importantly: who caused it?
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quote:Originally posted by Mucus: There are, or rather there were: the law of natural selection, the theory of evolution, etc.
Ah, yes. I forgot about that wonderful site out there called the Darwin Awards.
I guess I was never paying enough attention to the news after the court case was first finalized, but I never had heard about the reduction in damages to be paid. I'm glad to hear (even if it's years after the fact) that the jury didn't go completely overboard.
I'm more skeptical about the nature of the woman's injuries. Sure, the coffee was spilled on a "sensitive" part of the body -- but I presume she was wearing clothes at the time? That surely should have protected her in some way -- which is one of the reasons for clothing in the first place.
And then there's the fact of placing a cup of scalding coffee between your legs anyway. I might've done that with my sodas for a short time (I don't drink coffee), but I've never driven for any period of time with my drink between my legs -- that's a silly place to keep your beverage while you're in a moving vehicle.
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: Is this a good time to mention I'm getting compensation for being in a car accident?
A perfect time. My car was unceremoniously & rather surprisingly repossessed this afternoon. Loan me �607.42, would you?
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As impressed as I am that you went to the trouble of finding the pound sign Shik, I'll have to say no. Mainly because, after a year and a half, I still haven't gotten any money.
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Finding the pound sign AND converting the necessary American fundage requirements into that funny odd little system you people call money over there.
But it was worth a shot.
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Thank you, Sol. I'm sorry I didn't have time to read the entire multi-page thread before...
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And it's exactly that sort of thing that leads to the urban legend version of stuff like this being passed around as fact, which was the point of the original thread, Mr Man.
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I don't want to make this into my personal hot-button issue, though. Let's all just relax with a large order of mcnuggets and sodas. Mmm. Sort of.
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None for Tim though. He needs to lose weight.
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