Speaking of frivolous lawsuits....

Takeda Shingen · 01-26-11, 06:58 PM

....Dennis Kucinich is now suing Congress' cafeteria for $150k because he chomped down on an olive pit. This makes me think two things: He has very, very expensive teeth and we can now consider olive pits to be 'dangerous substances'. What the hell?

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...pit-lawsuit-/1

tater · 01-26-11, 07:07 PM

I was having lunch with my dentist (a very good friend of mine), and got a fragment of olive pit in some olive focaccia—broke my temporary crown.

They gave me a note for a free meal for 2 (food and drink, whatever we wanted). I thought that was just fine (went back and Steve made me a new temp, lol).

I could see a bill for a new temp if your dentist charged you, but nothing past that. Typical ambulance-chaser mentality.

Platapus · 01-26-11, 07:15 PM

I was really holding out for the Kucinich-Mckinney ticket for 2012.

That's the ticket America needs.

Tchocky · 01-26-11, 07:28 PM

krashkart · 01-26-11, 07:41 PM

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In the lawsuit, Kucinich alleges that the defendants served him food "that was unwholesome and unfit for human consumption" because it "contained dangerous substances" -- an olive pit.

Well gosh, Mr. Kucinich... it helps if you learn how to eat olives!

Better keep him away from cherries. And avacados - he could fracture his whole jaw on one of those pits.

Growler · 01-26-11, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

Well gosh, Mr. Kucinich... it helps if you learn how to eat olives!

Better keep him away from cherries. And avacados - he could fracture his whole jaw on one of those pits.

I'm not sure I'd trust him with anything past tapioca at this rate.

Platapus · 01-26-11, 08:23 PM

Pearson v Chung in 2007

aka "The Great American Pants Suit"

mookiemookie · 01-26-11, 08:47 PM

I love Kucinich, but this is just.....bizarre. Why file a lawsuit on this after 2 and a half years have passed?

Takeda Shingen · 01-26-11, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I love Kucinich, but this is just.....bizarre. Why file a lawsuit on this after 2 and a half years have passed?

I didn't mean the thread as a political attack, but rather as a 'what the hell' regarding a $150,000 lawsuit over an olive pit.

breadcatcher101 · 01-26-11, 10:31 PM

I think there should be a 3 day waiting period on the purchase of olive pits.

Silly lawsuit IMO.

ETR3(SS) · 01-26-11, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by breadcatcher101

I think there should be a 3 day waiting period on the purchase of olive pits.

Silly lawsuit IMO.

With a background check!

krashkart · 01-26-11, 10:47 PM

I say we ban olives altogether. Pitted or non-pitted, olives are a threat to our cherished, toothy way of life.

Gargamel · 01-26-11, 11:58 PM

Have you seen how small that guy is? And his wife?

That olive pit would Pwn him, and He needs all his mojo available to keep her around!

HunterICX · 01-27-11, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

I say we ban olives altogether. Pitted or non-pitted, olives are a threat to our cherished, toothy way of life.

I just think they are utterly disgusting....yuuch....can't stand olives.

*grabs Banhammer* Die Olive! *Smack!*

HunterICX

Platapus · 01-27-11, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Have you seen how small that guy is? And his wife?

What gets me is that he is 64 and his wife is 33. He must have something.

01-26-11, 06:58 PM	#1
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Speaking of frivolous lawsuits.... ....Dennis Kucinich is now suing Congress' cafeteria for $150k because he chomped down on an olive pit. This makes me think two things: He has very, very expensive teeth and we can now consider olive pits to be 'dangerous substances'. What the hell? http://content.usatoday.com/communit...pit-lawsuit-/1

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I was really holding out for the Kucinich-Mckinney ticket for 2012. That's the ticket America needs. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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01-26-11, 08:23 PM	#7
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Pearson v Chung in 2007 aka "The Great American Pants Suit" __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I love Kucinich, but this is just.....bizarre. Why file a lawsuit on this after 2 and a half years have passed? __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-26-11, 07:07 PM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I was having lunch with my dentist (a very good friend of mine), and got a fragment of olive pit in some olive focaccia—broke my temporary crown. They gave me a note for a free meal for 2 (food and drink, whatever we wanted). I thought that was just fine (went back and Steve made me a new temp, lol). I could see a bill for a new temp if your dentist charged you, but nothing past that. Typical ambulance-chaser mentality.

01-26-11, 10:31 PM	#10
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I think there should be a 3 day waiting period on the purchase of olive pits. Silly lawsuit IMO.

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krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I say we ban olives altogether. Pitted or non-pitted, olives are a threat to our cherished, toothy way of life. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

01-26-11, 11:58 PM	#13
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Have you seen how small that guy is? And his wife? That olive pit would Pwn him, and He needs all his mojo available to keep her around! __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.