I'll be the first to admit that I am not exactly the neatest person around.  And  I'm sure my wife will be the first to agree.

I've been known to leave things on the floor.  In my car.  In the sink.  In my car.  On the counter.  In my car.

Sometimes I leave food in the refrigerator a bit too long.  Sometimes Tupperware stays in my car a bit too long.  (Okay...way too long.)  But I have never forced the evacuation of an entire building by leaving rotting food laying around.

This is what happened at an AT&T call center in San Jose ...<< MORE >>

Let's bring everybody up to speed, shall we?
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The bad news is the car in front of you just smacked into a tree and your friend in the passenger seat is stuck and may be in grave danger.  The good news is your friend can sue you because you tried to save her life.

What the fuck?

Back in 2004 this accident happened and the "rescue" also happened.  The one being pulled from the accident, Alexandra Van Horn, ended up as a paraplegic.  The cause of the accident and the cause of Van Horn's paralysis are unknown to me.  But I'll tell you what I do know:  this bitch has got some pretty big balls to sue someone who tried to save her life.

Oh but wait...it gets better.

The California Supreme Court ruled (unanimously, no less) that this fool could sue because the Good Samaritan Law doesn't protect you unless you are administering emergency medical care.  This instance did not qualify as such.

Lawsuits suck.  Everybody wants to sue somebody.  (Wasn't that a song?)  The same dumb stuff.  Dude trying to break in to a school falls through the ceiling and sues.  And wins.  Somebody gets shot and wants to sue the shooter, the gun manufacturer, the maker of the bullets...you see what I'm saying.  I used to work at Florsheim shoes and while I was there someone sued the company claiming the pair of shoes he was wearing were defective and that caused him to fall down some steps.  Turns out the dumb shit just couldn't walk right and broke the heel off of the shoe on his way down.

I'm not real keen on lawsuits.  They almost always seem like get rich quick schemes to me.  Sometimes they make sense though.  Tobacco companies lying about the dangers of smoking?  Sue 'em.  But they are not the ones that made you light up in the first place.  A crappy cooling system that causes the red ring of death?  Sue 'em.  Especially when it could've been fixed with a 50 cent piece of rubber.

I guess New Yorkers have always had the right idea after all:  Just don't get involved.

        

I like movies.  I know I've said it before but I feel the need to remind
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Increase your chances by Super-Sizing.
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If I'm going to spend the money I'd still rather have the CD.  Call me
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Does the word "prejudice" carry the same weight it used to?
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Who am I kidding?  That would be me now. ...<< MORE >>

Zachary looks at me (insert beat of silence) and says matter-of-factly, "You're
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Then, when you have more money, you buy property so you can make even more
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