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Madison, NJ | Can't reach the remote, but can reach a Lawyer EOM EOM | |
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 |  djtim21It's all goodPremium
join:2003-12-22
Lake Villa, IL | Re: Can't reach the remote, but can reach a Lawyer EOM This just proves our society is now "Blame anyone but yourself" This is just so stupid. I hope this guy looses (if he ever gets into court) and the cable company counter sues him for wrongful litigation. | |
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join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL | Re: Can't reach the remote, but can reach a Lawyer EOM Probably a diehard Dean supporter too. | |
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join:2003-11-06
Wellesley Hills, MA | Re: Can't reach the remote, but can reach a Lawyer EOM Well played. | |
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| | | revuney
join:2003-03-22
Somerville, MA | said by lesopp:
Probably a diehard Dean supporter too.
Wow, that statement was almost as pointless as the lawsuit that the doofus is filing.
And... Dean in 04! (or anyone but Bush) | |
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| | | |  ghostpainterI Write for the ApocalypsePremium,MVM
join:2002-05-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
kudos:3 | Re: Can't reach the remote, but can reach a Lawyer EOM said by revuney:
said by lesopp:
Probably a diehard Dean supporter too.
Wow, that statement was almost as pointless as the lawsuit that the doofus is filing.
And... Dean in 04! (or anyone but Bush)
I agree....Dean supporters are all such little thinkers...if you are gonna sue for something like this you file in State Appellate court and sue for $500 million for unspecified damages....Ghessh!!!! | |
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West | The court shouldn't have even taken his complaint. | |
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|  fartnessComputersoc Dot ComPremium
join:2003-03-25
Look Outside | guess bbr can be sued too for making us lazy and for taking away our responsibilities of life. | |
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Wickliffe, OH | This guy is a moron, I hope his family are not as stupid as him. | |
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| | | | Re: Can't reach the remote, but can reach a Lawyer EOM it's a shame they only give out darwin awards to people who die or come close to dieing. This guy deserves to have his genes taken out of the gene pool.
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Newport Beach, CA | Sadly, he has reproduced. | |
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| dellboyYeah...I Dont KnowPremium
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Topeka, KS | lawyer is the key problem about 10 million to may of them | |
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Mount Prospect, IL | hehe Awesome. | |
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join:2002-10-08
Hillsborough, NJ | Idiots This guy must be an idiot, if he wins I will seriously have no faith or trust left in the government. Unless the strapped his family down, they are not responsible.
What the judge should do if it makes it to court is force this guy and his family to run around the courthouse until the lose all the weight they gained form this service they're addicited to.
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|  53059959Temp banned from BBR more then anyone
join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | Re: Idiots maybe his family needs to go on that reality tv show where they try to live in the 1800s frontier. | |
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join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
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maybe his family needs to go on that reality tv show where they try to live in the 1800s frontier.
Good idea! Since PBS prevented the 1800's participants from using firearms to get food, they lost weight. A little of that "PC" might help him shed some pounds since all they will be able to eat is grass and leaves (actually they should sentence him to that show!). | |
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| | | "This guy must be an idiot, if he wins I will seriously have no faith or trust left in the government. Unless the strapped his family down, they are not responsible.
What the judge should do if it makes it to court is force this guy and his family to run around the courthouse until the lose all the weight they gained form this service they're addicited to."
You haven't lost trust yet? This fat woman sued mcdonalds because she was fat, supposedly from their food. Now I have issues with mcdonalds, but I admit that this is stupid. She woman a few million if I'm not mistaken. Maybe someone could dig up the story, or prove me wrong. | |
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join:2000-12-12
Wichita, KS | Re: Idiots Your mistaken. It was the idiot who spilled Coffee on herself that won and a fat ma that sued McDonalds. Case was thrown out as I recall. | |
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| | |  flarnNo Logic Left
join:2001-02-10
North Richland Hills, TX | Stella Liebeck »www.stellaawards.com/stella.html
In 1992, Stella, then 79, spilled a cup of McDonald's coffee onto her lap, burning herself. A New Mexico jury awarded her $2.9 million in damages. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States.
that's who you are thinking of. She didn't actually get the 2.9 mil in the end, but she still got a lot of money for herself.
flarn
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| | | | | | Re: Stella Liebeck In the case of Mcdonalds, they had been warned several time by previous injuries (McDonalds produced documents showing more than 700 claims by people burned by its coffee between 1982 and 1992),
»lawandhelp.com/q298-2.htm
I don't see the cable TV watcher having anything to base HIS lawsuit on. | |
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Collinsville, IL | Re: Stella Liebeck Isn't coffee supposed to be HOT !!! Duhhhhhhhhh | |
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| | | | | | | | Re: Stella Liebeck Now you know why each and every thing you purchase from an automobile to a bag of cotton balls has warnings pasted on every square inch. "WARNING: THIS CAN OF PEANUTS WAS PROCESSED ON MACHINERY THAT PROCESSES PEANUTS OR PRODUCTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT CONTAIN PEANUT OILS OR PEANUT BY-PRODUCTS"
Yes, coffee is supposed to be hot, and will burn you if spilled on you.
I'm relatively certain that in "Stella's" 79 odd years, this little factoid made it her way.
We live in an age of mindless garbage like this for one reason, common sense is dead and gone, replaced by the notion that anyone or anything else is to blame, and litigation is the most effective and lucritive way to prove it.
I'd go on but I need to make a claim against Al Gore for creating the internet, which eventually brought me to this site, where I read this story that made me this mad.
Wish me luck!
WARNING: THE PREVIOUS DIATRIBE SHOULD IN NO WAY BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY,BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PART WHICH REFERS TO AN ALLEGED LAWSUIT AGAINST ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHO ALLEGED TO CREATE THE INTERNET. TAKING ANY SLANDEROUS REMARKS MADE HERE TO ELDERLY OR INFIRM MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. | |
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Stella Liebeck This is a perfect example of our society becoming one in which everyone is responsible EXCEPT the person involved. It's now our duty to protect all people from themselves, and if we fail to protect them from their own idiocy, we're liable.
Is it any wonder the courts are so backed up?
by the way, speaking of warning labels, how about the one one a blow dryer my wife bought: "do not use while sleeping"
wtf? Is this REALLY a concern? | |
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join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Since people always have to go off about Stella Liebeck in these situations...
How many people expect to receive 3rd degree burns from a spilled cup of coffee? ("A burn involving destruction of the entire skin; deep third-degree burns extend into subcutaneous fat, muscle, or bone and often cause much scarring.")
How many people know that if you spill fresh McDonald's coffee on your pants, you need to take those pants off immediately to avoid said 3rd degree burns?
How would you feel if you were that person, and you found out that McDonald's had knowledge of this problem with their coffee and could have reduced the holding temperature to avoid this problem, but choose not to for financial reasons?
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Stella Liebeck "How many people expect to receive 3rd degree burns from a spilled cup of coffee? "
No where on the Mcdonalds cups does it currently say "IF YOU SPILL THIS ON YOU YOU WILL RECEIVE 3RD DEGREE BURNS SO STRIP IMMEDIATLY!!!" They still just say CAUTION, HOT! Or something to the effect of "Hey dufuss, it's coffee, it's hot, don't spill it on you" Which of course is common sense WHICH proves my point, that common sense is gone. Perhaps Mcdonalds decided not to lower the temp of the coffee because they mistakenly thought that ALL adults took responsibility for thier own actions. The only way that will happen is when we start forcing people to. Heres an example; Want people to stop having accidents behind the wheel while talking on the cell-phone? Dont make laws that punish people for it. Simply take away the airbags and anti lock brakes, and replace them with a 4 inch steel spike in the center of the steering wheel. Trust me, the sounds of screeching tires crunching metal would be replaced by the clicking of seatbelts everywhere.
Keep the coffee hot, the fast food fatty, the broadcast and DSL "addictive" and dear god PLEASE keep dodge ball in schools. Natural selection will take care of the rest. | |
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join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Re: Stella Liebeck said by copperdoctor:
No where on the Mcdonalds cups does it currently say "IF YOU SPILL THIS ON YOU YOU WILL RECEIVE 3RD DEGREE BURNS SO STRIP IMMEDIATLY!!!" They still just say CAUTION, HOT! Or something to the effect of "Hey dufuss, it's coffee, it's hot, don't spill it on you"
That would partly be because McDonald's lowered the holding temp of their coffee from 205 degree down to 185 degree in response to the lawsuit so that a similar incident (or rather a similar lawsuit) would not occur again.
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| | | | | | | | | | Yes but u have to realize to u said holding temp. for the coffee. How many people everyday get coffee straight from the pot at their home. who are they gonna sue there the electric company, the pot maker their wife husband kids,Ect. these people most of the time are not stupid or lack common sense. they are JUST PLAIN F---ING LAZY AND WANT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. | |
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| | | | | | | | | marigoldsGainfully employed, finallyPremium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Re: Stella Liebeck said by nctimaster:
Yes but u have to realize to u said holding temp. for the coffee. How many people everyday get coffee straight from the pot at their home.
Coffee brews at 205 deg. By the time you get it out of the pot it is significantly less than that unless you are drinking it as it drips out. McDonald's was holding their coffee at brewing temperature. Ends up tasting better, but also significantly more dangerous.
The woman in that case ended up in the hospital for 8 days with full thickness (through all the layers of skin) third-degree burns on her thighs, groin, and buttocks. She had to have multiple skin graft surgeries and had over $20,000 in medical bills. She did not sue until after McDonald's refused to pay a cent of her medical bills. Her final compensatory damages ended up at $160,000 ($200,00 with her found to be 25% at fault). Further, McDonald's was given triple punative damages totaling $480,000. McDonald's then settled out of court for an undisclosed sum rather than complete the appeals process.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Stella Liebeck Bottom line is this...the Mcdonald's coffee spilling story is referenced most often in these cases as an example of crazy lawsuits because on the surface it sounds as crazy as the rest. If I were related to or knew Stella, I would want her to win, too. But in this case(suing a cable company because your lazy,etc)the line is crossed. Is it a true story? I don't know. But thats the problem, It shouldnt be a true story, but we see this kind of garbage all the time now. If the story is a figment of someones imagination,then the lesson is that nothing surprises anyone anymore. That's a sad remark on our society. My personal pet peeve these days isn't so much the law suits, but "softening" of America's kids. Cutting out competetive sports because it ends in one child winning, and one losing. I wonder what these kids who never experience any kind of challenge will find when they graduate and apply for a job. Then again, maybe it's that kind of mentality that produces fat, lazy, law suit crazy people. We'll see. | |
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| | | | | Re: Idiots said by jsouth:
Your mistaken. It was the idiot who spilled Coffee on herself that won and a fat ma that sued McDonalds. Case was thrown out as I recall.
And don't forget the one where a guy called a lady ugly, she sued and won. Can we say frivolous. | |
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| | marigoldsGainfully employed, finallyPremium,MVM
join:2002-05-13
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | said by Lurkerer:
You haven't lost trust yet? This fat woman sued mcdonalds because she was fat, supposedly from their food. Now I have issues with mcdonalds, but I admit that this is stupid. She won a few million if I'm not mistaken. Maybe someone could dig up the story, or prove me wrong.
Maybe you are thinking of the lawsuit against Kentucky Fried Chicken?
Though in that case, I think they deserved to win. The gist of the case was that all of Kentucky Fried Chicken's numbers were based on eating the chicken after the skin had been peeled off and thrown away. They used this to make advertising claims that Kentucky Fried Chicken was an appropriate weight loss diet food. Unsurprisingly, people who attempted to use Kentucky Fried Chicken as part of a balanced low cal diet did not lose much weight.
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| | | This is in the fun category. DSLR 1, Readers 0. | |
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| |  insomniacOh YeahPremium
join:2002-09-22
Naperville, IL
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| Re: Idiots said by purplejello:
This is in the fun category. DSLR 1, Readers 0.
Check the link. This is real.
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he might just walk out with it????????? | |
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| | | Havn't you thought that maybe he is just trying the good 'ol 'get rich the american way - SUE SOMEONE' trick. That doesn't make him stupid for getting fat on broadband.. but if he can get all that stuff for free I'd say good for him, although not necessarily on a moral level... | |
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join:2002-11-12
Fort Wayne, IN
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| will the wonders never cease? i say we organize a group to ransack his house... take his tv's (and vcr's and dvd players) sell them on ebay, use the money earned to buy this guy a treadmill and a bowflex.... And maybe we can find a doctor willing to provide a lobotomy pro bono to this guy.
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CHEEEESE WI | he must of got moldy cheezeee he must of got moldy cheese  . it is damn funny though...
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join:2002-01-06
Vancouver, WA
kudos:1 | Hmmm..... Use the power .. The Power button! Just turn it off.
Or, just go and file that small claims already.
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join:2003-01-10
Prince George, BC | It makes me wonder Only in the U$A. | |
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join:2000-12-15
East Orange, NJ | NO F**kin Way! CAN'T BE REAL! NO WAY NO HOW!
How the hell can u sue the Cable company for making ya wife FAT and ya damn kids lazy and you being addicted to the TV and Internet?
This can't be real! Shit, if that's the case, then I need to start a clain against EarthLink and now CableVision.
JE
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| | To Sue Happy They will settle out fo Court with him. It will be cheaper for them to give him service for a year (instead of life) for free or pay him the $5000 than fighting the issue!
Does this mean we can sue the cable compnay during an outage for forcing us to go through withdrawls form our internet addiction? | |
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join:2000-12-15
East Orange, NJ | Re: To Sue Happy HELL, I know i'm gonna get me a lawyer now.
I think we all should sue, especially Comcast victims. This man gives me hope ....LOLLOLOL | |
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 AthlGrondPremium,MVM
join:2002-04-25
Aurora, CO | The "Why Not?" Principle Clearly this guy is operating on the "Why Not?" principle.
Why not sue, what's the worst that can happen to him? They say no? | |
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| mabusi make the fort glow
join:2002-11-12
Fort Wayne, IN | Re: The "Why Not?" Principle many recipients of the darwin award have also operated on the same "Why not?" principle and look where it has gotten them. | |
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| | AthlGrondPremium,MVM
join:2002-04-25
Aurora, CO | Re: The "Why Not?" Principle 15 minutes of flame fame? | |
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|  rpeAMP
join:2000-12-02
San Antonio, TX | The worst that could happen to him (and what I think should happen) is that they countersue for legal fees.
Ain't no body wanna pay corporate legal fees. | |
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| | AthlGrondPremium,MVM
join:2002-04-25
Aurora, CO | Re: The "Why Not?" Principle See the post below entitled "Loser Pays" by XRay, currently there is no recourse for filing a bogus lawsuit.
Ridiculous but true. | |
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 Wall9Tell Me, Did You See It Too?Premium
join:2002-06-25
Dupo, IL | It's the American way, don't you know.. Blame someone else.
Now all he has to do is spill some coffee on himself. | |
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join:2001-04-02
Mesa, AZ | Loser Pays This kind of crap wouldn't happen if we had a "loser pays" litigation system. You want to sue someone? You take the risk...
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join:2000-10-05
Wallingford, CT | Joke? This is one of those "joke" stories that fatness writes, right? Please tell me it is.....
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join:2002-02-02
Azle, TX
kudos:1 | This guy is a moron... I can't believe he is even trying this. All the judge has to do is take one look at the case and he can flat out drop it.
If I were Charter I would go to court just to watch the judge laugh his ass off at this lazy idiot.
All this guy is out for is some fast free cash. Guess he is to damn lazy and needs people to do things for him.
Todays society.... pathetic.
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| | | |  Re: This guy is a moron...
 If this moron win the case, then I am going to sue Charter for some extra cash too, I am happy to be a moron, why not?:p | |
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| davePremium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio
kudos:7 | Of course he's a moron. That's the basis of his suit. He's claiming that TV made him into a moron, and for all I know, he could be right. | |
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join:2002-03-05
The World | CNN would love this one! They should counter sue him for thief of service. This one is better than the lottery ticket lady. | |
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| Re: CNN would love this one! said by Rimi:
They should counter sue him for thief of service. This one is better than the lottery ticket lady.
Damn skippy! If the same thing happened with the electric company, they would at least bill him for back fees owed... | |
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join:2000-10-01
Broomall, PA Reviews:
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| WOW what a clown If this guy wins this case it opens the doors for everyone else. Geez people get a life. I have a cousin and his wife who decided to unplug the tv while their children are home. They use to watch to much TV. Now they don't watch any. If parents can't be responsible for themselves and their kids what do you want the cable company to do. Cable company is not in charge of your viewing habits. Unplug the TV duhhhhh!!!! I hope the Judge throws this case back in their face. | |
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join:2001-07-26
Clinton, NC | random thought What about the cable he was pirating? Will that be an issue in the courtroom?
Just curious.... | |
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|  mskittykatReality Bites...So I'm BackPremium
join:2002-10-17
Upper Marlboro, MD
kudos:1 | Re: random thought He wasn't pirating...he b!tched his way through those 4 years so they GAVE it to him.
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| | Early April fools joke right? This is an early April fools Joke right? Most likely not since people sued McDonald's for supposedly causing them to be overweight. | |
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join:2003-08-24
Fayetteville, AR | Re: Early April fools joke right? hah, they actually settled out of court too. Whats sad is those 4 fat people that sued GM for the seat belts being too small for there 500lb(just a guess) bodies.
::rolls eyes::
This would be another good laugh if it was true :-( | |
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And if you are 6' or taller, some of those seatbelts settle just right over your throat to nearly cause choking.
Just FYI. | |
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join:2001-03-16
Colorado Springs, CO | Re: Early April fools joke right? said by anonymouns:
And if you are 6' or taller, some of those seatbelts settle just right over your throat to nearly cause choking.
I'm 6'1" and not once have I ever had that problem with any make/model vehicle.
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kudos:1 | Hence they Dubbed the TV.. an "Idiot Box". it's SUPPOSED to make you fat, lazy, and stupid...geez get it right people! 
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