IP: Re:A bit of "humor" -- Really Weird Lawsuits

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

I really did not care if this was real or not IT WAS FUNNY at a time when 
humor is needed. For those who demand truth in humor , see below


Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:25:14 -0500
> Subject: Re: IP: A bit of "humor" --  Really Weird Lawsuits
> From: caleb () nemetschek net
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
>
> Dave,
>
> Jim Gillogly was prescient in recommending www.scopes.com as a good
> source of information about urban legends and hoaxes. That site quickly
> identified the list of Really Weird Lawsuits as false.
>
> http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/outrage/lawsuits.htm
>
> cheers,
>
> Caleb Strockbine
> caleb () nemetschek net
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, November 13, 2001, at 04:03 PM, David Farber wrote:
>
> > > The ones listed below are clear candidates.
> > >
> > > 1.  January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas was awarded $780,000
> > > by a
> > > jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was
> > > running amock inside a furniture store.  The owners of the store were
> > > understandably surprised at the verdict,considering the misbehaving toddler
> > > was
> > > Ms.  Robertson's son.


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