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Re: A small rant on an unrelated issue
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Fri, 25 Jan 2002 21:11:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> If I were to claim in writing or on the air that Bruce Schlickbernd was
> arrested in Peru in 1974 for smuggling Bavarian Circus Midgets, I would be
> subject to libel and slander suits for presenting (presumably!) false
> information about a person.
The midgets (Little People nowadays) were NOT being smuggled. However, what
we had inserted into their alimentary canal may have brought objections from
the Peruvian government (it certainly did from the midgets).
> Even if I included a small disclaimer at the
> bottom of my statement such as "this story, and the one about Bruce's hefty
> fine for alphabetizing all the canned vegetables at a local grocery store,
> are intended for entertainment purposes only," I think I could still be sued
> if my (presumably) false claims resulted in damages to Bruce (that no-good,
> alphabetizing smuggler).
In this case, I can't sue because it's true! Well, not quite - the cans
were not placed in alphabetical order. Properly sequenced and
cross-referenced with the period chart of the elements, the stars and
galaxies that make up the constellation Orion (note how distinct it was from
Southern California last night), and alternating letters from Fantastic Four
#13, they did spell out the DNA sequencing required for making an
alien/human hybrid.
Oh, and you have to mix in a can of Tend-R Nood-L soup only available in
Lafayette, Louisiana.
Bruce
Arch-Deacon of the Cthulu Cthonspiracy
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