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11-30-2006, 07:25 PM
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"It just didn't taste avocadoey"
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11-30-2006, 07:50 PM
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Wow, this is worse than the person that sued (and won an out-of-court settlement) for being served coffee that was (gasp!) hot, instead of lukewarm.
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Stupid Americans and their lawsuits. How do the rest of you intellegent ones stand for this shit?
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Stupid Americans and their lawsuits. How do the rest of you intellegent ones stand for this shit?
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i don't stand for it. i want to slap her upside her face with an avocado.
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Stupid Americans and their lawsuits. How do the rest of you intellegent ones stand for this shit?
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I don't stand for it either.
And there's much more to be concerned about regarding the state of America than trivial lawsuits.
But that's okay, I'm only going to be an American until I can afford to get out of here, and decide where to go.
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oh my god.
Refund maybe but taking it to court???
Im sorry guys but your county is seriously sick
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Who cares?
She isn't going to win. She is just hoping that the company will settle out of court to avoid the negative media and financial costs of fighting this in court.
Perhaps the US government should force all matters of this nature to go to court, and reimburse the party that wins. That way people will actual have to sue for things they can either 1. prove, 2. things that break the law.. or gasp 3. both 
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wow some crazy bitch sues over something stupid and all of the sudden America is teh suck
that's neat.
don't be pissed at us because we rule the world, somebody's gotta do it
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hail the usa!
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hopefully somebody will kill this bitch and that will be the end of it.
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hopefully somebody will kill this bitch and that will be the end of it.
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with an avacado or two!
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that's what I'm talking about
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isn't this one of those fake news/streches the truth sites?
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isn't this one of those fake news/streches the truth sites?
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lol i wish
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just doesnt seem too official when it has articles titled "Hear the 911 tape: 'Help, a gator's got me!' screams naked man on crack" lol
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While I agree that there are a lot of fairly-frivolous lawsuits out there, keep in mind this is a class-action suit more about deceptive labeling than the individual's "damages" -- which, btw, I don't think there would be any unless she actually ate some of that shit.
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Stupid Americans and their lawsuits. How do the rest of you intellegent ones stand for this shit?
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i don't stand for it. i want to slap her upside her face with an avocado. |
98% of americans hat this shit! I know I do. she should never be able to procriate so her stupidity will die with her!
It 's b.s. But unfortunely 2% of amerians are looking for that free meal ticket at someone else's expense. Just look at how overly abused the wellfare system is. I'll admit, I'm a lazy american (and love it!  ), but most of use have some sense integrity. Unfortunately, these bad apples and their lawsuits always make the news. You just don't hear about the other 98% of americans that continue the daily grind with some integrity.
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While I agree that there are a lot of fairly-frivolous lawsuits out there, keep in mind this is a class-action suit more about deceptive labeling than the individual's "damages"
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While I agree.... come on, man! What's next? I someone going to sue bue SunnyDelight because their "orange juice" is not made with real oranges?
And as far as taste goes, that is pretty subjective. If it doesn't taste like what people want it to taste like, then they will not continue buying it... end of story.
I mean where does it end? Is someone eventually going to sue MLB becaues the World Series and the "World Champions" are not truely world champions since it is only played in the Americas?
And all the ingrdiants are printed right on the label! They are not hidding anything.
It is a stupid lawsuit.
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yes SunnyDelight could and should be sued if they called a product "orange juice" and it contained no orange juice.
The question at issue is whether the name "guacamole" implies that a product's primary ingredient is avocados. Or, at the very least, whether more than 3% of it will be...
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this is the best part:
"I looked at the ingredients and found there was almost no avocado in it."
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12-01-2006, 06:14 PM
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Wow, this is worse than the person that sued (and won an out-of-court settlement) for being served coffee that was (gasp!) hot, instead of lukewarm.
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Actually the point of that case was that it was "not fit for human consumption" at that temperature, and someone had written as much in a report for McDonalds.
The woman was also burned by the coffee when the car hit a bump and she spilled it on her lap.
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12-01-2006, 06:21 PM
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Wow, this is worse than the person that sued (and won an out-of-court settlement) for being served coffee that was (gasp!) hot, instead of lukewarm.
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Actually the point of that case was that it was "not fit for human consumption" at that temperature, and someone had written as much in a report for McDonalds.
The woman was also burned by the coffee when the car hit a bump and she spilled it on her lap. |
Also, after an appeal the woman's damages were reduced to her medical bills, which were around $14,000. If I remember the facts correctly, the burns left a scar on her genitals.
About the suit though, if the case is about deceptive advertising, it's not about the product, it's about the attorney's fees.
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12-01-2006, 06:54 PM
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Wow, this is worse than the person that sued (and won an out-of-court settlement) for being served coffee that was (gasp!) hot, instead of lukewarm.
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Actually the point of that case was that it was "not fit for human consumption" at that temperature, and someone had written as much in a report for McDonalds.
The woman was also burned by the coffee when the car hit a bump and she spilled it on her lap. |
Yes, I'm aware of the details of the case, and I still think it's retarded.
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12-01-2006, 07:14 PM
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Yes, I'm aware of the details of the case, and I still think it's retarded.
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All due respect, but I think that might be because you think serving someone a cup of coffee is a pretty trivial matter.
The thing is, serving a couple hundred millions of cups of coffee every day is an entirely different kind of flying, altogether. McD does an assload of usability & safety studies on every single aspect of their business.
And no, the remedy was not that the coffee has to be served lukewarm.
"McDonalds served the coffee at roughly 190 degrees. 190 Degree liquid will cause third-degree burns within 2-7 seconds of contact with the skin."
http://www.corpreform.com/2003/10/the_truth_about.html
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12-01-2006, 07:27 PM
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Yes, I'm aware of the details of the case, and I still think it's retarded.
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All due respect, but I think that might be because you think serving someone a cup of coffee is a pretty trivial matter.
The thing is, serving a couple hundred millions of cups of coffee every day is an entirely different kind of flying, altogether. McD does an assload of usability & safety studies on every single aspect of their business.
And no, the remedy was not that the coffee has to be served lukewarm.
"McDonalds served the coffee at roughly 190 degrees. 190 Degree liquid will cause third-degree burns within 2-7 seconds of contact with the skin."
http://www.corpreform.com/2003/10/the_truth_about.html |
holy crap i didn't know it was 190!!
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12-01-2006, 08:28 PM
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All due respect, but I think that might be because you think serving someone a cup of coffee is a pretty trivial matter.
The thing is, serving a couple hundred millions of cups of coffee every day is an entirely different kind of flying, altogether. McD does an assload of usability & safety studies on every single aspect of their business.
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Touche.
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holy crap i didn't know it was 190!!
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Ditto.
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I actually thing she has a point here. If the dip is less than 2% avocado it should not be labeled guacamole.
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And no, the remedy was not that the coffee has to be served lukewarm.
"McDonalds served the coffee at roughly 190 degrees. 190 Degree liquid will cause third-degree burns within 2-7 seconds of contact with the skin."
http://www.corpreform.com/2003/10/the_truth_about.html |
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12-01-2006, 10:22 PM
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And no, the remedy was not that the coffee has to be served lukewarm.
"McDonalds served the coffee at roughly 190 degrees. 190 Degree liquid will cause third-degree burns within 2-7 seconds of contact with the skin."
http://www.corpreform.com/2003/10/the_truth_about.html |
Trying to argue this point with a random person is as much fun as talking about poker with a random person.
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That the McDonald's case isn't an example of our legal system being fucked up. You tell a life donk that McDs coffes is served at 190 degrees, where as every other place serves their coffee at 175-180. Part of the suit was to get McDonald's to lower the temperature. Then lollifedonk replies "But dude, she spilled it in her lap and sued, what a dumb bitch". People suck.
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I actually thing she has a point here. If the dip is less than 2% avocado it should not be labeled guacamole.
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is that like the official definition of guac? at least 2%?
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Well if it's supposed to be an "avacado-based" dip, then 2% may be stretching the point a bit.
Still, since they have an ingredients list then I say buyer beware.
I'm still trying to work out whether the guys who put "may contain traces of nut" on their peanut butter jars are very smart or very stupid...
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