leeshez
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Registered: 3rd May 01
Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire
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The Stella Awards are named after 81-year old
Stella Liebeck... who spilled coffee on herself
and successfully sued McDonald's for millions.
This years runners up are:
Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas. Won
$14,500 after being bitten on the arse by his
neighbour's beagle. Mr Williams was shooting it
repeatedly with a pellet gun at the time.
Amber Carson was paid $113,500 by a Philadelphia
restaurant after she broke her back from slipping
on a soft drink... which she had just thrown at
her boyfriend.
Kara Walton of Delaware sued a nightclub and
won $12,000 after falling from a bathroom window
and knocking out her two front teeth. This
occurred while Ms Walton was trying to sneak
through the window in the ladies room to avoid
paying the $3.50 cover charge.
But the winner is:
Mrs Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma who purchased a
brand new 32-foot Winnebago. On her first trip,
she drove on the freeway, set the cruise control
at 70 mph and went out back to make a sandwich.
She crashed. Then sued for the manual not
advising her not to do this.
The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor
home. The company then changed their manuals
on the basis of this suit.
[Edited on 12-12-2005 by leeshez]
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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like the darwin awards.
everything's gay
[Edited on 12-12-2005 by myke]
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Americans are fucking clueless.
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Charlene
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Registered: 29th Sep 04
Location: Darlington
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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sad thing is UK is getting this way
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