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Devo suing McDonald’s over happy meal toy

June 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last April, McDonald’s issued a series of American Idol themed Happy Meal toys in the US based on musical genres such as disco, country, soul, and rock. Well, “New Wave Nigel” happens to sport an orange jumpsuit, pink shades, and Devo’s energy dome hat. That signature red flower pot hat is what distinguishes Devo from [...]

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Update: Guy loses lawsuit over fly in bottle of water

May 24th, 2008 · No Comments

We previously wrote about a stupid lawsuit from a Canadian man claiming extreme damage because he saw a fly in a bottle of water. The man saw two dead flies in an unopened bottle of drinking water, but never drank any of the water, and claimed that he had “suffered psychological damage, including depression, phobia, [...]

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Canadian suing for a “small problem” in a bottle of water

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Today Canada will rule on whether or not a man who found a fly in his bottle of water deserves compensation for anxiety and depression. We bet he’ll lose. Martin Mustapha of Ontario claimed that he was forever scarred when he saw a fly in his bottle of water, in spite of the fact that [...]

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LifeLock sued, couldn’t even defend its CEO’s identity

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments

If you’ve never heard of LifeLock, you obviously don’t watch too much TV or listen to the radio. The company has brazenly advertised their “identity theft protection” services, with Richard Todd Davis, the CEO of LifeLock Inc., publicly revealing his social security number everywhere (it’s 457-55-5462). They have a $1 million guarantee against any damages [...]

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When class has quiet time, this teacher means it.

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

New York’s Flushing Fields Play School apparently takes quiet time very seriously. At least that’s what poor 4-year-old Angela Amedeo learned when she wasn’t quiet enough on August 22nd. The child’s teacher decided to shut her up by taping her mouth with Scotch tape for about 10 minutes. Although it doesn’t seem like much time, [...]

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Land trust buys part of 11 backyards, tries to force owners to pay up

May 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Residents of 11 homes in Pasco County, Florida are pissed off at 818 Land Trust for trying to sell them a strip of their own backyards. The land trust recently purchased the land that borders the homes from the city and then sent the residents registered letters notifying them that they were trespassing. They would [...]

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Driver suing owners of dog he killed

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s a little warped, but Jeffery Ely believes that the Munthe family owes him $1,100 for the damage done to his car by their dog, a dog that he hit with his 1997 Honda Civic. Fester, the miniature pinscher, ran into the street and Ely apparently couldn’t avoid striking the dog. He is now suing [...]

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Worst landlords ever! The Tenant Terrorizers

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

A San Francisco couple has been charged with “waging a campaign of terror” on the tenants of one of their South of Market buildings. Among the charges on the couple are felony stalking, felony residential burglary, and conspiracy. That’s a decent amount of charges for the couple. See why they were charged below!

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