There is a virtual stock exchange featuring The Simpsons, Futurama, South Park, Super 12 (NZ Rugby) and Formula 1 participants/characters as shares.
Just point your browser to:
http://www.xmoo.com/vse/index.html?referral=mic
There is "camps" for newbies. They are a lot of help. The site is New Zealand based, so the server time is GMT+12hrs / GMT+13hrs (Daylight Savings Late Oct - Early April)
Enjoy!
Referral troll :)
"mic" wrote in message news:[email]...
On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:35:45 GMT, "Doug Tabacco" wrote:
Who wants to bombard his ICQ #? ;)
TTYL
"AcK!" wrote:
Do and you die. I need more of an un-buddy list (people who I block out cos they spam me and piss me off.
BTW: I will sue you A$100.00 for every bit of spam you sent me for wasting my time, money on internet connection and lost bandwidth for receiving your crap.
Have a lovely day!
"mic" wrote in message news:[email]...
You twit. You can't sue over spam.
<< You twit. You can't sue over spam. >>
You can sue anyone for anything in America. And win. My friend and I joked that I should sue him for being Hispanic, and in the courtroom, he'd point out that I was half Hispanic. It would make a good comedy sketch, though.
"Robert J. Muldoon" posted this in alt.tv.southpark:
Uh...no. You can only win if you have a good attorney, and all the good ones will laugh at you for something like that.
<< Uh...no. You can only win if you have a good attorney, and all the good ones will laugh at you for something like that. >>
Two words: McDonalds. Coffee.
I rest my case.
Robert J. Muldoon wrote:
Not a very good case to rest, considering that woman got nothing after the appeal process was done.
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 04:08:18 GMT, "Robert J. Muldoon" wrote:
Look at this: http://lawandhelp.com/q298-2.htm
The lawsuit you are referring to has been sited thousands of times as examples of a legal system gone wrong. If you read the facts, you will see that McDonalds knew that there was serious injury risk from serving coffee more than 20 degree hotter than other places. The elderly woman sued after McDonalds refused to pay for her medical bills.
The final award was $480,000. Very likely, she got $320,000. This was after she had several operations to graft skin, spent a week in the hospital and endured severe pain.
You may still disagree with the award, but it is a far cry from "she got scalded and collected millions".
--Larry
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 04:08:18 GMT, "Robert J. Muldoon" spewed forth:
Er, except that for all the press that case got, the coffee was at the point of boiling, the employees didn't put the lid all the way on, and this made it spill on the woman *while the car was sitting completely still*. It was hot enough to cause third degree burns on her legs.
Sorry, pet peeve of mine that this is considered a frivolous lawsuit all the time when the pertinent facts weren't reported.
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:48:12 GMT, Rev. Bleech_ wrote:
Considering the heat capacity of water, 20 degrees can be quite a bit. Heat some water to 140F and feel it, then try 160F, big Difference.
There have been hundreds of injuries due to McDonalds coffee. This is not the fist time they've paid out. The woman was sitting in the passenger seat, holding the coffee in her hand when it spilled.
Under those conditions, coffee at the temperature of a typical restaurant would likely cause first and possible second degree burns. She would have needed some burn cream and bandages for a week or so. That's where the 20 degree difference came in. She suffered third degree burns on 6 percent of her body and now has permanent scaring on 16 percent.
The Shiner's burn center asked McDonalds to turn the heat down before this incident, but they didn't. Keeping coffee at a dangerous temperature is McDonalds' policy, not a one time slip up.
The top it all off, the reason for the higher temperature is so they can keep coffee longer before dumping it. It doesn't improve the coffee and most people put ice in it as soon as they get it.
In the final court decision, both McDonalds and the woman were partially to blame. She was awarded $480,000. After McDonalds threatened to appeal a second time, she settled for a "undisclosed" amount".
So, it was 480,000 minus some amount. then legal fees are generally 29 to 33% in that sort of case. After that, she had $20,000 in unpaid medical bills plus late fees, and other credit problems to deal with.
Some people may still feel that the woman was to blame and that she had no right to any award. However, this case is a very far cry from the "she got scalded and then she got millions.
Yeah, mine too . . .
--Larry
mic wrote:
You're not too bright, are you?
On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 13:09:09 -0400, Jason Saslow wrote:
Yeah, first you bill him for the spam, and *then* you sue him if he doesn't pay. ;)
TTYL
mic spewed forth in news:[email] on 20 Apr 2002:
Ok, mic, how about I sue you US$100 for the spam you sent to me? You wasted the 2 seconds it took to download your worthless drivel, another 10 seconds to realize it was spam, then another half a second to delete it. You stole 12.5 seconds of my life, and I want them back!
Eh, I'd only waste them anyway.
But still, buzz off, spam troll monkey!
Greg Bair wrote:
Well, it was stupid and spare of the moment that sueing thing....
Gee, ya think? Apparently discretion becomes the better part of valor three days after the fact for you.
Now, if only you could get discretion to kick in quicker than it takes you to formulate your future ridiculous responses, click on "reply, type them out and click on "send", you'll be golden...
rest assured, that your random flaming is certianly appreciated.
supdog
Thanks... that really brightened up my day. What a laugh! :)
"mic" wrote in message news:[email]...
Doug Tabacco wrote:
No, an honest game where I get extra points if you go on with that adress.
Under the futurama stock exchanges referral policy:
"Due to increasing spam activities on the internet, it's very important that you don't become one of the spammers, and it's even more important that XMoo is not affected by your spamming action. Anyone found/reported of spamming in newsgroups, forum, email etc will have their account removed.
Remember nowadays nobody responds to unsolicited messages, so it's pretty pointless to aggressively 'invite' strangers to join XMoo with you as their referral. A signature at the bottom of your messages/posts is considered passive and less offensive.
If you want to report inappropriate referral invitations (eg too often, too aggressive, not in related places etc), please contact me immediately with details of the location (if applicable) so that i can look into it and possibly post a apology message to those affected by that person's irresponsible action. "
Oh, and I'm already told will is aware of your newsgroup posting, so it was nice playing with you!
Plasma wrote:
Look out! He might sue/bite you.
Reminiscent of pancakes wrote:
Or byte me...
Plasma wrote:
Bugga, didn't read that far...