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> ectal wrote in message <37870454.EA2DBB24@speakeasy.org>...
> This is OT, sorry.
> As far as I know, that's actually an urban legend. A very popular one
> though. But for a more recent and confirmed bad lawsuit story, how about
> the woman who won a huge amount of money because she spilled her coffee
> from McDonald's on herself and what do you know... it was hot. And she
> got burnt. And now she has a lot of money.
Yes, I've also heard about that, but I had not known that the first one was
an urban legend. I had heard it from a magazine news show on TV. I think
urban legends from another country can easily be spilled into non-serious
news broadcasts of anoher country as real occasions...:-)
US is a great rich country, by the way. Even stupidity worths a lot..:-)
Selçuk
"Selçuk " wrote:
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> Jonathan Wilson wrote in message <378687AE.708B896F@xoommail.com>...
> > i guess this was TLGs way of making cannons using the shooter parts and
> > moulds that did not accually shoot. why did tlg stop making shooting cannons?
> > anyone know? a safety issue?
> >
> >
>
> There is no non-shooting cannons ever in anywhere except US (and maybe
> Americas). They are disabled only for those countries. Why? I'm not sure but
> the efficiently high number of BLFHs (1) that lurking around should be a
> cause. Do you remember the stupid female who won a great amount of money
> from a microwave oven manufacturer company after baking his own pet dog ,
> since they didn't mention in the user's manual that the microwave ovens are
> not for drying pets?
>
> Selçuk
>
> (1) Bastard Lawyer from Hell..:-)
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| Here is my 36 lira (about $0.02)... The lady who spilled coffee had to have skin grafts because the coffee was approximately 160 degrees. It gave her MASSIVE burns. When you feel how hot a hot tub is, just remember that they are 104 degrees, about 6 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| This is OT, sorry. As far as I know, that's actually an urban legend. A very popular one though. But for a more recent and confirmed bad lawsuit story, how about the woman who won a huge amount of money because she spilled her coffee from McDonald's (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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