Copyright gone crazy

[Overmind One]

Yes, but the damage was done.
Too many others smelled the money and so began the onslaught of nuisance lawsuits that barrage this country even today.

I agree with this. I have even heard of people trying to sue barber shops and massage parlors because they "didnt feel right" after getting their haircut or getting a massage.

 

[Overmind One]

Yes, but the damage was done.
Too many others smelled the money and so began the onslaught of nuisance lawsuits that barrage this country even today.

I agree with this. I have even heard of people trying to sue barber shops and massage parlors because they "didnt feel right" after getting their haircut or getting a massage.

BTW, your evening gown is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[Graybrew1]

I agree with this. I have even heard of people trying to sue barber shops and massage parlors because they "didnt feel right" after getting their haircut or getting a massage.

BTW, your evening gown is BEAUTIFUL!

Thanks OM1.

 

[Joelist]

I agree with this. I have even heard of people trying to sue barber shops and massage parlors because they "didnt feel right" after getting their haircut or getting a massage.

BTW, your evening gown is BEAUTIFUL!

It is beautiful - the only thing that would improve it would be a tiara.

And BTW, I agree that we have gotten way too litigation happy.

 

[Illiterati]

I agree with this. I have even heard of people trying to sue barber shops and massage parlors because they "didnt feel right" after getting their haircut or getting a massage.

My personal favorite lawsuits are the latest ones alleging "wrongful life" because the parent(s) claims they weren't told about their forthcoming child's birth defect. It just makes me sick.

 

[Rac80]

head full of useless info somedays.......

Not excusing the lawsuit, but for a point of clarification...

McDonalds used to make its coffee extra hot, with the idea that people might take longer to drink it, so they wanted it to be hot/warm as long as possible.

That's how this woman (who was a fool to put the cup in her lap in the first place) ended up with seriously burned bits.

Also, the damages were dropped significantly on appeal, as well they should have been.

Coffees were supposed to be kept very hot to prevent bacteria growth in the systems...it is a health code thing.
hubby grumbles every time he sees the 'warnings" on things to not be stupid (that is what they should say!). Think of all the wasted money these lawsuits cause.

I agree with this. I have even heard of people trying to sue barber shops and massage parlors because they "didnt feel right" after getting their haircut or getting a massage.

we graduate over 40K lawyers a year in the USA and there are just not the jobs so they have to "find" work....how does a lawyer do that? by filing lawsuits. Lawyers do not have the burnout rate that teachers and nurses have so we have wayy too many lawyers....on average one per every 200 people.

My personal favorite lawsuits are the latest ones alleging "wrongful life" because the parent(s) claims they weren't told about their forthcoming child's birth defect. It just makes me sick.

that is why the abortion rate for down's syndrome is about 90% in the USA...no one wants a less than perfect child it seems. The parents forget that they aren't perfect to begin with.

 

[Stonelesscutter]

Just think of the crisis that would develop if people stopped filing lawsuits.

 

[Bluce Ree]

Just think of the crisis that would develop if people stopped filing lawsuits.

But the American economy is driven by litigation! In the 80's, we had banks and towns built on drug money (i.e. Miami and its failed banks). Now, it's all built on lawsuits. Some very large companies would disappear if they stopped litigating.

 

[Stonelesscutter]

But the American economy is driven by litigation! In the 80's, we had banks and towns built on drug money (i.e. Miami and its failed banks). Now, it's all built on lawsuits. Some very large companies would disappear if they stopped litigating.

So the American economy is primarily based on fastfood, drugs, weapons and lawyers?

 

[Bluce Ree]

So the American economy is primarily based on fastfood, drugs, weapons and lawyers?

Don't forget oil.

 

[Rac80]

Don't forget oil.

and money to grease all those wheels!

 

[Joelist]

And here I thought it was all based on magical devices (at least if you believe Apple; they like to call their stuff magic)...

 

[Bluce Ree]

And here I thought it was all based on magical devices (at least if you believe Apple; they like to call their stuff magic)...

It is magical. Look at how it makes stupid people appear out of thin air in rock-concert like lineups for the latest version of nothing new.

 

[Joelist]

Yep...the iSheeples...

 

[Overmind One]

It is magical. Look at how it makes stupid people appear out of thin air in rock-concert like lineups for the latest version of nothing new.

Its disgusting. What I love is to be at Starbucks with those morons flashing their iPhones and comparing the iPhone shells they got from some online store, then asking them if iPhones ever "solved the Flash issue". Or, casually tell them just to pause their app and open another (no multitasking). Apple even filters some web content! The Apple screen looks positively DIM in comparison to the bright super AMOLED screen on my Samsung. Apple has no bragging rights other than having the Apple logo...is that a bragging right? :roll:

 

[EvilSpaceAlien]

Its disgusting. What I love is to be at Starbucks with those morons flashing their iPhones and comparing the iPhone shells they got from some online store, then asking them if iPhones ever "solved the Flash issue". Or, casually tell them just to pause their app and open another (no multitasking). Apple even filters some web content! The Apple screen looks positively DIM in comparison to the bright super AMOLED screen on my Samsung. Apple has no bragging rights other than having the Apple logo...is that a bragging right? :roll:

Of course it is. Apples are delicious don't ya know?

 

[Graybrew1]

Of course it is. Apples are delicious don't ya know?
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I thought I remembered you saying you loved Strawberries? You are equal opportunity fruit lover I see.

 

[EvilSpaceAlien]

I thought I remembered you saying you loved Strawberries? You are equal opportunity fruit lover I see.

Damn straight!

 

[Bluce Ree]

I love blackberries.



So rich in antioxidants.

If RIM opens up BBM to other platforms as promised, I'll dump my Blackberry in a heartbeat for an Android. I'm tired of those two egotistical co-CEO clowns recycling the same old phones and re-releasing them with slightly different specs.

 

[Bluce Ree]

Its disgusting. What I love is to be at Starbucks with those morons flashing their iPhones and comparing the iPhone shells they got from some online store, then asking them if iPhones ever "solved the Flash issue". Or, casually tell them just to pause their app and open another (no multitasking). Apple even filters some web content! The Apple screen looks positively DIM in comparison to the bright super AMOLED screen on my Samsung. Apple has no bragging rights other than having the Apple logo...is that a bragging right? :roll:

Is it just me or are most Apple users almost like a cult?