This is pushing it now...

[cantdog]

It's not my fault

This is the governing principle of the immature house ape. It's the impetus behind most rationalizations.

My bosses, back when I had any, were always nonplussed when they had to call me in for a talk. They'd lay out a problem they had, and I'd say, "Yeah, I guess I screwed up. Sorry about that."

It left them speechless. They were prepared for all kinds of excuses, but a frank and immediate acceptance of responsibility was beyond what they'd come prepared to deal with.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Indeed, well said.

Anyone hear about the guy who bought a motor home and while driving it home decided to test out the cruise control while he went in the back to make a cup of coffee. This was while he doing 50 on an American interstate.

Shockingly, he was quite surprised when it crashed, nearly killing him and totalling the vehicle beyond repair.

He sued the company who had made the motor home for not putting in the manual that you still have to steer when cruise control is on. I think he won but I'm not sure.

You've gotta love Americans, if only for the entertainment value of their antics.

(This may well be a myth, can't remember where I heard it)

LOL...I remember that one. He deserves a Darwin.

 

[rgraham666]

LOL...I remember that one. He deserves a Darwin.

He can't get a Darwin, he lived.

 

[Travelintheways]

You don't have to die to be eligible for a Darwin, just removed from the gene pool (like the man who stuck his balls in a golf ball cleaner... and I don't mean his golf balls).

 

[Guest]

You don't have to die to be eligible for a Darwin, just removed from the gene pool (like the man who stuck his balls in a golf ball cleaner... and I don't mean his golf balls).

That is probably the only one that has really stuck in my mind. What a twat!

 

[rgraham666]

You don't have to die to be eligible for a Darwin, just removed from the gene pool (like the man who stuck his balls in a golf ball cleaner... and I don't mean his golf balls).

For some reason I think putting up a sign that says "Do not tap dance in the minefield" would have much meaning to this person.

That is the person washing his balls, not you Travelin.

 

[C's Button]

I think maybe the original idiot suing fear factor is just out for a quick and easy buck. I saw the story on one of the us entertainment magazine televsion shows, and they said that they called him for an interview and he would only do it for 15,000 dollars or some such stupid amount.

 

[BlackShanglan]

They should make a reality show where people have to go to other family's houses for holidays and eat their yucky food.

*nuzzle* Poor darling. Was it that traumatizing? Come to my place for the holidays next year. I love cooking the turkey feast, and I do it rather well.

(Humbly,)

Shanglan

 

[sweetnpetite]

I don't know how to feel about this.

1. I agree with the idea that any idiot who watches this crap pretty much diserves what they get.

2. I agree that the show should be sued for existing.

3. I think, more power to the dude- I wish I had thought of suing the show for that reason, but I don't think i could stand to watch it enough to qualify. If the guy wins, the show will have disclaimers and no one will be able to sue for that particular thing again. (They'll have to come up with something newly dumb to sue over)

4. The guy is full of shit that he doesn't think he'll really get the 1.5 mil or whatever it was. Or that he doesn't really want the money. He thinks it, he wants it and he probably fully expects to win it.

5. The reason for some many stupid lawsuits is because businesses usually have there asses covered for the obvious ones (or ones they've lost on before). People are looking for a loophole, and to hit the jackpot. They think that the only way to get rich is to hit the lottery or to successfully sue for big bucks. It never occurs to them that they should learn something about finance. Suing seems a surer bet than the lotto, and of course lawyers encourage them for there cut.

6. The funniest comment so far was "can I sue the guy for injery caused by reading about his stupid lawsuit." I know it was a joke- but I would recomend giving it a try! You never know!!!! Hurry, do it before they amend the law the way that Colly suggested.

7. Suing has become a way of life. when I was in elementary school (early 80's) students threatened to sue each other then! When I worked in retail, people regularly 'joked' about suing for this or that. When people get defensive about there actions they say 'so sue me"

8. I do enjoy some reality TV. I can't help but watch makeover shows. I have a Cinderella fixation. And I like the Sureal Life. A show that on the surface seems like it has the most potential to be trashy and appalling and yet is pretty much the classiest thing in reality TV. And I'll watch the real world or Road Rules if they have a marathon, so I can see the whole season in one day

9. I don't think they've reached saturation quite yet, but they are on there way. And I think they *finally* crossed the line with "Who's You're Daddy."

With luck it will all be over soon.

 

[Kassiana]

Anyone hear about the guy who bought a motor home and while driving it home decided to test out the cruise control while he went in the back to make a cup of coffee. This was while he doing 50 on an American interstate.

Yeah. It's an urban legend. It never happened anywhere but in peoples' fertile minds.

Cute story, but not real.

That's why I recommend snopes.com whenever you hear something like that. Or my Big Book of Urban Legends, which has that one in it.

 

[jamesofthedead]

Had a feeling it was too funny to be true. Oh well.