Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site frog.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!think!mit-eddie!cybvax0!frog!john From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.flame Subject: Re: Silly Lawsuits Message-ID: <254@frog.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 17:44:28 EDT Article-I.D.: frog.254 Posted: Mon Aug 5 17:44:28 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 02:52:03 EDT References: <743@infopro.UUCP> <4035@alice.UUCP> <350@varian.UUCP> <663@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> Organization: Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA Lines: 22 Xref: linus net.legal:1620 net.flame:10576 > *** ANTIMONY TODAY FOR TOOTH DECAY *** > records of lawsuits per annum by individuals. I've met at least one person > who was a habitual suer - she had developed the idea that there is no > justice for the average person unless you at least threatened court. > > And reality seemed to bear out her thesis - she once loaned her car to me > (very reluctantly) to move, and while I had it, another car skidded on a > ... > say the word "court" once to get me to pay up the 50 bucks. My point is that > to her the 50 dollars was apparently worth more than our friendship. I > really believe that if we had been able to go to a silliness counselor, I > could have saved at least half the cost, and possibly the friendship. No, no, no, no, you should have IMMEDIATELY sued her for mental anguish, harrassment, and failure to use dental floss! It would have served her right to get a $15,000,000,000.67 judgement against her! Or, take her to Stupid People's Court, and have her soundly gonged! -- John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101 ...!decvax!frog!john, ...!mit-eddie!jfw, jfw%mit-ccc@MIT-XX.ARPA