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  Stop the madness...
 
(URL) the part that... well... " Monday's lawsuit mentions one legal action brought by a Wisconsin adult who became paralyzed after diving onto the slide while intoxicated. The plaintiff in that case was awarded $12.3 million in damages, according (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
(...) To a liberal. Careful Dave; you might get tarred and feathers by your own with that kind of talk;-) [JOHN] (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
(...) I'm ready for it :) If I get tarred and feathered, then I could try to fly, and get too close to the sun--the tar'll melt and I'd fall back to earth, spraining an ankle or something--then I could sue the tar manufacturers or the chicken farmer (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
(...) With the $$$ from the suit you could open a store called Ick "R" Us:-) (...) No, you don't. (;-) JOHN (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
(...) I'd be interested to learn the political leanings of the aforementioned paralyzed drunkard. After all, we know that Conservatives absolutely adore and support actions free of consequence. Dave! (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
(...) Not to be stereotypical, but if I hear 'intoxicated man', 'atttempting to use a slip 'n slide' and 'sue for all you can get', my immediate thought is 'college age punk kid who doesn't give a whit about politics or issues' To expound--first, (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
(...) Well, either he's a liberal who genuinely feels he's been victimized, or a new liberal who has been convinced (by a shyster who gets 40% off of the top) that he is owed something somehow. (...) Now, now, not so, Dave! Please don't sit there (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
(...) So you're saying that anyone who seeks compensation for a dumb action that he himself commits must be a liberal? I suspect that you're kidding, because otherwise you're asserting that no Conservative has ever sought, will ever seek, or would (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote: <snip> (...) And see, that's the line for me. If a corp. is negligent and that negligence harm, then the corp. should be on the hook. If you are in a drunken stupor, and you, in that intoxicated state, (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Stop the madness...
 
If you think that's a proof of madness, then I can top your story: (URL) proves IMO that it is not the plaintiff who is an idiot - it's whomever pays him attention and hasn't got the guts to say no. Pedro (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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