Today We Bestow Four Bonehead Awards

Doglips · 01-03-2003, 06:09 AM

TODAY WE BESTOW FOUR BONEHEAD AWARDS
Going Window Dropping

Bonehead award one, a “stupidest lawsuit in the world” bonehead award, goes to an 18-year-old college student who is suing New School University in New York for $10 million because she fell out of a window in Paris where she was studying abroad, while trying to climb down the third floor laundry room window to get to the second floor. She claims that it’s entirely the university’s fault for not properly supervising her after she was out drinking.

Courthouse News

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Some People Want All Problems To Be Black And White
Bonehead award two, a “government as good as it gets” bonehead award, goes to North Randall, Ohio, mayor Shelton Richardson who has decided that requiring people to pay ahead for gasoline at self-service gasoline stations is racist; that the policy was created solely to discriminate against black people. He is seeking to outlaw prepay in his city.

Prepayment is required by gas stations in Ohio white communities as well, some stations lose up to $2,000 a year because people drive off without paying, and driving off without paying creates an explosion hazard. Seems pretty black and white to us.

Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 12-Oct-02

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How You Can Tell When A Police Officer Shouldn’t Have a Gun
A Perrysville, Ohio police officer accidentally fired a shot through his cruiser’s window. To cover up the accident he drove to a country road and faked a traffic stop. While talking to the dispatcher about the stop he fired his gun into the ground to make it sound like someone was shooting at him. But he accidentally ejected the ammunition from his gun when he hit the magazine button. He then shot himself in the leg while trying to reload the gun.

The Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) 29-Dec-02
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It Must Be Easier To Brew A Cup Of Coffee At Starbucks Than Washing One's Hands
Reader Karin Heikkinen walked into a Starbucks’ ladies room and saw a sign providing, in great detail, complete with pictures, instructions for their employees on how to wash their hands:

Wet
Soap
Wash (for 20 seconds) [Can they really count to 20?]
Rinse
Dry, and finally
Turn off water
Ms. Heikkinen wonders, “Are people THAT moronic that they need to help to wash their hands?”

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WEIRD EXTRAS
Drink L'chai-im! To Life!

A woman who accidentally drank from a bottle of anti-freeze had her life saved when she was forced to down large amounts of whisky.

She wasn’t wearing her glasses when she grabbed what she thought was a fruit drink while helping a relative decorate her home. Because anti-freeze is bland and odorless she didn’t realize what she had done until she took three gulps.

Alcohol is the antidote for anti-freeze poisoning. She had to swallow a large cupful every hour for 24 hours.

Dr Shobhan Thakore, of Ninewells Hospital, said: "Anti-freeze is made up of two different types of alcohol, ethylene glycol and methanol. Even small amounts can kill you. Someone who takes only 100mls of anti-freeze could die."

When enzymes in the body break down the anti-freeze they produce poisons. By drinking alcohol, the enzymes are used by the body to break down the alcohol instead of the anti-freeze.

Scottish Daily Record 31-Dec-02
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01-03-2003, 06:09 AM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,082	Today We Bestow Four Bonehead Awards TODAY WE BESTOW FOUR BONEHEAD AWARDS Going Window Dropping Bonehead award one, a “stupidest lawsuit in the world” bonehead award, goes to an 18-year-old college student who is suing New School University in New York for $10 million because she fell out of a window in Paris where she was studying abroad, while trying to climb down the third floor laundry room window to get to the second floor. She claims that it’s entirely the university’s fault for not properly supervising her after she was out drinking. Courthouse News -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some People Want All Problems To Be Black And White Bonehead award two, a “government as good as it gets” bonehead award, goes to North Randall, Ohio, mayor Shelton Richardson who has decided that requiring people to pay ahead for gasoline at self-service gasoline stations is racist; that the policy was created solely to discriminate against black people. He is seeking to outlaw prepay in his city. Prepayment is required by gas stations in Ohio white communities as well, some stations lose up to $2,000 a year because people drive off without paying, and driving off without paying creates an explosion hazard. Seems pretty black and white to us. Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 12-Oct-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How You Can Tell When A Police Officer Shouldn’t Have a Gun A Perrysville, Ohio police officer accidentally fired a shot through his cruiser’s window. To cover up the accident he drove to a country road and faked a traffic stop. While talking to the dispatcher about the stop he fired his gun into the ground to make it sound like someone was shooting at him. But he accidentally ejected the ammunition from his gun when he hit the magazine button. He then shot himself in the leg while trying to reload the gun. The Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) 29-Dec-02 Click here for original story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It Must Be Easier To Brew A Cup Of Coffee At Starbucks Than Washing One's Hands Reader Karin Heikkinen walked into a Starbucks’ ladies room and saw a sign providing, in great detail, complete with pictures, instructions for their employees on how to wash their hands: Wet Soap Wash (for 20 seconds) [Can they really count to 20?] Rinse Dry, and finally Turn off water Ms. Heikkinen wonders, “Are people THAT moronic that they need to help to wash their hands?” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEIRD EXTRAS Drink L'chai-im! To Life! A woman who accidentally drank from a bottle of anti-freeze had her life saved when she was forced to down large amounts of whisky. She wasn’t wearing her glasses when she grabbed what she thought was a fruit drink while helping a relative decorate her home. Because anti-freeze is bland and odorless she didn’t realize what she had done until she took three gulps. Alcohol is the antidote for anti-freeze poisoning. She had to swallow a large cupful every hour for 24 hours. Dr Shobhan Thakore, of Ninewells Hospital, said: "Anti-freeze is made up of two different types of alcohol, ethylene glycol and methanol. Even small amounts can kill you. Someone who takes only 100mls of anti-freeze could die." When enzymes in the body break down the anti-freeze they produce poisons. By drinking alcohol, the enzymes are used by the body to break down the alcohol instead of the anti-freeze. Scottish Daily Record 31-Dec-02 Click here for original story