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Not_Maindric
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Posted: 4th May 2009 07:34
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Quote: "I would think he's been put off by your family confronting him. You'd recognise him so he'll probably stay away. If in fact he is a burglar."


Let's hope so, I hope he was just looking at the house seeing as we have it up for sale and all..

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Libervurto
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Quote: "Let's hope so, I hope he was just looking at the house seeing as we have it up for sale and all."

In that case yes, yes you are paranoid

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bitJericho
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Quote: "Very messed up, kind of like the McDonalds case where the lady sued because the cup of coffee she spilled on herself was hot."


I hate it when people bring up that case as a slam for our legal system. What people don't realize is the coffee was deliberately heated to near boiling point in order to keep it tasting "fresh" and warmer longer. It was dangerously hot, and mcdonalds paid the price for putting customers in danger. The woman was seriously burned.

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Van B
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Posted: 4th May 2009 14:15
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Quote: "No because you can outrun them ... "I don't have to outrun that bear" while they are busy with them you get away"


Reminds me of an old joke, Lost...

A wildlife documentary team are watching some lions, when one lion starts to creep towards the crew. Cameraman is busy putting on a brand new pair of running shows when the presenter tells him:

''I admire your confidence but there's no way you can out run a lion''.

Cameraman replies:

''I realize that, but I don't have to out run the lion, I only have to out run YOU!''


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 4th May 2009 15:25 Edited at: 4th May 2009 15:26
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I think Rich Hall made a variation of the same joke on QI, just with a polar bear...interestingly it inspired a part of a story I was writing, where the characters are chased down by a polar bear and well, the main character outruns her friend...yeah the friend died.

If ther have been burglaries around where you live, then you should get down to the police station and voice your concerns, perhaps they can give you some advice on protecting your property.

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Crazy Ninja
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Posted: 4th May 2009 23:39
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Quote: "I hate it when people bring up that case as a slam for our legal system. What people don't realize is the coffee was deliberately heated to near boiling point in order to keep it tasting "fresh" and warmer longer. It was dangerously hot, and mcdonalds paid the price for putting customers in danger. The woman was seriously burned."


She was also awarded $2.86 million. I agree with you on the fact that McDonalds was in the wrong, and the woman definitely should have won the case. But to become an instant millionaire because you can spill coffee on yourself is beyond me. There were many other people who had been burned by the coffee, and yet they didn't receive anything. Even if this case isn't a good example, there are plenty of others that show some of the ridiculousness of what goes on in our courts sometimes.

@Van B - That joke is a classic, and a good lesson to make sure we stay in shape.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 5th May 2009 02:27 Edited at: 5th May 2009 02:27
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Quote: "She was also awarded $2.86 million. I agree with you on the fact that McDonalds was in the wrong, and the woman definitely should have won the case. But to become an instant millionaire because you can spill coffee on yourself is beyond me. There were many other people who had been burned by the coffee, and yet they didn't receive anything. Even if this case isn't a good example, there are plenty of others that show some of the ridiculousness of what goes on in our courts sometimes."


So?

Just because nobody else got 2.86 mill doesn't mean nobody else deserved it.

Who knows what her medical and legal costs were.

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Jeku
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And that was before they put warnings on the coffee cups. Now all coffee cups from fast food places have a warning on them, and as far as I know you can't subsequently sue McDonalds for burning yourself with their coffee.

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Crazy Ninja
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I'm sorry but the case still seems slightly ridiculous to me, and i believe we're completely off-topic now. All the misgivings of courts won't be solved over internet debates, that's for sure. I guess i get a little bit angrier than I should at stuff like this, although some cases are pretty insane. Meh, I'll have a chill pill.

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Posted: 5th May 2009 08:00
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Quote: "So?

Just because nobody else got 2.86 mill doesn't mean nobody else deserved it."


So your saying every guy who spills something on himself at HIS OWN MISTAKE should get 2.86 mil? That's messed up. Hey YOU! I just got a brain freeze from an ICE cream Sunday, and there was no "WARNING: THIS ITEM IS COLD. EAT WITH CAUTION" sticker on it! Pay up or I'm going to court!

Quote: "Who knows what her medical and legal costs were."


Last time I checked, replacing a stained shirt costs $20. Legal costs? Who said she needed to take this to court in the first place?

If I were in charge of this case I would laugh at the lady long and hard, and then send her to McDonald's to apologize to each and every employee.

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Van B
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Posted: 5th May 2009 09:39
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I'd like to go into McDonalds and receive an apology for every stodgy burger, cold fry, and tasteless Sprite those jokers have sold me! - but I'll take $2.8mil and some blisters instead any day.

My little brother once found maggots in the lid of his Irn-Bru, the same orange colour as the Bru!, so my parents took the bottle to the local Irn Bru plant (doesn't every town have one?) and they said they'd send it for analysis.
There was not so much as an apology, replacement, or even a correspondence about it. So the next time you find something nasty or hurt yourself because of some corporations negligence, do whatever benefits YOU the most, because bad press is really the only effective deterrent.

I don't drink Irn-Bru, and neither should anyone, unless they're going into a hypoglycemic coma of course.


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Posted: 5th May 2009 11:36
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Quote: "Quote: "So?

Just because nobody else got 2.86 mill doesn't mean nobody else deserved it."

So your saying every guy who spills something on himself at HIS OWN MISTAKE should get 2.86 mil? That's messed up. Hey YOU! I just got a brain freeze from an ICE cream Sunday, and there was no "WARNING: THIS ITEM IS COLD. EAT WITH CAUTION" sticker on it! Pay up or I'm going to court!

Quote: "Who knows what her medical and legal costs were."

Last time I checked, replacing a stained shirt costs $20. Legal costs? Who said she needed to take this to court in the first place?

If I were in charge of this case I would laugh at the lady long and hard, and then send her to McDonald's to apologize to each and every employee."


I'll refer to Jerico's previous post:

Quote: "Quote: "Very messed up, kind of like the McDonalds case where the lady sued because the cup of coffee she spilled on herself was hot."

I hate it when people bring up that case as a slam for our legal system. What people don't realize is the coffee was deliberately heated to near boiling point in order to keep it tasting "fresh" and warmer longer. It was dangerously hot, and mcdonalds paid the price for putting customers in danger. The woman was seriously burned.

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/04/15/200904150113.asp"


When you drink a coffee, you for expect it not to be that hot, and I am talking scolding, burn your palette hot, now imagine something like that on your lap, it's not going to only stain, it's going to burn. To quote from the news source:

Quote: "As a result, she suffered *third-degree burns on 6 percent of her skin. Liebeck had to be hospitalized for eight days and undergo *skin grafting."


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While we're on the topic of McDonalds, I thought i'd point out this interesting article. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=170056 - Condom found in child's Happy meal

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Roxas
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Why wont people just use the local Grill's already, McDonalds even taste bad.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 5th May 2009 14:38
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Quote: "McDonalds even taste bad."

Yes, that's surely why so many people go there.

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Posted: 5th May 2009 17:47
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Quote: ""As a result, she suffered *third-degree burns on 6 percent of her skin. Liebeck had to be hospitalized for eight days and undergo *skin grafting.""




I can totally see why she got the 2.8 million. Thanks for posting that Seppuku, it helps clears things up.

If this had happened to me and there were no warning labels and I accidentally spilled it and got 3rd degree burns, I might try and make sure McDonald's knew to put on warning labels from then on...


Probably wouldn't win though.

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Fact remains its absurd to get 2.86 million for spilling coffee. I mean, that's just plain odd. Protip: Don't spill coffee over your lap.


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 6th May 2009 03:49
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Quote: "I can totally see why she got the 2.8 million. Thanks for posting that Seppuku, it helps clears things up. "


Hehe, though Jerico tried, but not to worry, I quite like taking all of the credit.

That said, 2.8million is a lot for a 3rd degree burn case, given it wasn't entirely McD's fault, though she was unaware of how extra hot the coffee was.

She had a case, but not a 2.8mil case, or at least IMO.

Quote: "Quote: "McDonalds even taste bad."
Yes, that's surely why so many people go there."



It's odd, my brother is a chef at a high-quality restaurant, in his time as a chef he has grown more and more fussy about the quality of food and the taste. Yet for some reason he likes to eat at Mc Donalds. I hate the food, but he loves it. I find it difficult to understand. Personally, the chippy up the road does some real tastey burgers. Better than Burger King or McDonalds.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 6th May 2009 04:48
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Quote: "So your saying every guy who spills something on himself at HIS OWN MISTAKE should get 2.86 mil? That's messed up. Hey YOU! I just got a brain freeze from an ICE cream Sunday, and there was no "WARNING: THIS ITEM IS COLD. EAT WITH CAUTION" sticker on it! Pay up or I'm going to court!"


Well, if the icecream is so cold it causes instant frostbite so your lips and cheaks have to be skin-grafted, yes, you should get 2.8 million.

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I doubt you could eat it like that as it'd be a block of ice.

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Note that the One-Armed Bandit is still alive and kicking, selling new OICWs to Tommy while Nikko... well is still Nikko.

Quote: "Well, if the icecream is so cold it causes instant frostbite so your lips and cheaks have to be skin-grafted, yes, you should get 2.8 million"


I'm going the sue Microsoft.

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