Posted by lionel319 @ Wed 11 Apr, 07, 10:49AM under Article
是一个十分有趣的心理测验，而且非常简单准确。
>>>
>>>要评估自己的性格，请看看以下的图
>>>片，并选出你最喜爱的一张。
>>>
>>>这些图片是科学家跟一位心理学家一
>>>起合作的成果，并且经过历时几年的
>>>全球性测试，他们收到这个研究的响
>>>应之后，再小心地调较各个图片的颜
>>>色及形状，然后再次进行测试，直至
>>>他们得到这些非常成功的图片，这些
>>>图片代表了九种不同的性格。
>>>
>>>据称这是全球最准确的性格测试。希
>>>望你喜欢这个测 验！
>>>快来看看你们的性格如何吧。测试图
>>>片如下，最好在5秒钟内选出你喜欢
>>>的图片，不要犹豫!
>>>附件此主题相关图片
>>>
>>>要评估自己的性格，请看看以下的图
>>>片，并选出你最喜爱的一张。
>>>
>>>这些图片是科学家跟一位心理学家一
>>>起合作的成果，并且经过历时几年的
>>>全球性测试，他们收到这个研究的响
>>>应之后，再小心地调较各个图片的颜
>>>色及形状，然后再次进行测试，直至
>>>他们得到这些非常成功的图片，这些
>>>图片代表了九种不同的性格。
>>>
>>>据称这是全球最准确的性格测试。希
>>>望你喜欢这个测 验！
>>>快来看看你们的性格如何吧。测试图
>>>片如下，最好在5秒钟内选出你喜欢
>>>的图片，不要犹豫!
>>>附件此主题相关图片
>>>答案：
>>>1.无忧无虑，顽皮，愉快的人
>>>你喜欢自由自在，无拘无束的生活。
>>>你的座右铭是：生命只能活一次，因此你尽量享受每一刻。
>>>你好奇心旺盛，对新事物抱有开放的态度；你向往改变，讨厌束缚。
>>>你觉得身边的环境都不断在变，而且经常为你带来惊喜。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>2. 独立，前卫，不受拘束
>>>你追求自由及不受拘束，自我的生活。
>>>你的工作及消闲活动都与艺术有关。
>>>你对于自由的渴求有时候会使你做出令人出人意表的事。
>>>你的生活方式极具个人色彩；你永远不会盲目追逐潮流。
>>>相反地，你会根据自己的意思和信念去生活，就算是逆流而上也在所不惜。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>3. 时常自我反省,敏感的思想家
>>>你对于自己及四周的环境能够比一般人控制得更好更彻底。
>>>你讨厌表面化及肤浅的东西；你宁愿独自一人也不愿跟别人闲谈，但你跟朋友的关
> 系
>>>却非常深入，这令你的心境保持和谐安逸。
>>>你不介意长时间独自一人，而且绝少会觉得沉闷。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>4. 务实，头脑清醒，和谐
>>>你作风自然，喜欢简单的东西。
>>>人们欣赏你脚踏实地，他们觉得你稳重，值得信赖。
>>>你能够给予身边的人安全感，你给人一种亲切，温暖的感觉。
>>>你对于俗气的，花花绿绿的东西都不屑一顾，对时装潮流抱着怀疑的态度；
>>>对于你来说，衣服必须是实用及大方得体的。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>5. 专业，实事求事，自信
>>>你掌管自己的生活，你相信自己的能力多于相信命运的安排。
>>>你以实际，简单的方式去解决问题。
>>>你对日常生活中所遇到的事物抱有现实的睇法，并且能够应付自如。
>>>人们知道你可担重任，因此都放心把大量工作交给你处理。
>>>你那坚强的意志使你时刻都充满信心。
>>>未达到自己的目标之前，你绝不罢休。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>6. 温和，谨慎，无攻击性
>>>你生性随和，但处事谨慎。
>>>你很容易认识朋友，但同时享受你的私人时间及独立生活。
>>>有时候，你会从人群中抽身而出，一个人静静地思考生活的意义，并自娱一番。
>>>你需要个人的空间，因此有时会隐匿于美梦当中，但你并不是一个爱孤独的人。
>>>你跟自己及这个世界都能够和陆共处，而你对现状亦非常满意。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>7. 具分析力，可靠，自信
>>>你对事物的灵敏度令你可以发现到旁人忽略了的东西。
>>>这些就是你的宝石，你喜欢发掘这些美好的东西。
>>>你的教养对于你的生活有很特别的影响。
>>>你有自己高雅独特的一套，无视任何时装潮流。
>>>你的理想生活是优雅而愉快的，而你亦希望跟你接触的人们都是高雅而有教养的。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>8. 浪漫，爱幻想，情绪化
>>>你是一个感性的人。你拒绝只从一个严肃，理智的角度去理解事物。
>>>你的感觉亦十分重要。事实上，你觉得人生必需要有梦想才叫活得充实。
>>>你不接受那些轻视浪漫主义及被理智牵着鼻子走的人；
>>>而且不会让任何事物影响到你那丰富的感情及情绪。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>9. 精力充沛，好动，外向
>>>你不介意冒险，特别喜欢有趣的，多元化的工作。
>>>相比之下，例行公事及惯例会令你没精打采。
>>>你最兴奋的是可以积极参与任何比赛活动，因为这样你就可以在众人面前大显身手
>>>了。
>>>1.无忧无虑，顽皮，愉快的人
>>>你喜欢自由自在，无拘无束的生活。
>>>你的座右铭是：生命只能活一次，因此你尽量享受每一刻。
>>>你好奇心旺盛，对新事物抱有开放的态度；你向往改变，讨厌束缚。
>>>你觉得身边的环境都不断在变，而且经常为你带来惊喜。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>2. 独立，前卫，不受拘束
>>>你追求自由及不受拘束，自我的生活。
>>>你的工作及消闲活动都与艺术有关。
>>>你对于自由的渴求有时候会使你做出令人出人意表的事。
>>>你的生活方式极具个人色彩；你永远不会盲目追逐潮流。
>>>相反地，你会根据自己的意思和信念去生活，就算是逆流而上也在所不惜。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>3. 时常自我反省,敏感的思想家
>>>你对于自己及四周的环境能够比一般人控制得更好更彻底。
>>>你讨厌表面化及肤浅的东西；你宁愿独自一人也不愿跟别人闲谈，但你跟朋友的关
> 系
>>>却非常深入，这令你的心境保持和谐安逸。
>>>你不介意长时间独自一人，而且绝少会觉得沉闷。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>4. 务实，头脑清醒，和谐
>>>你作风自然，喜欢简单的东西。
>>>人们欣赏你脚踏实地，他们觉得你稳重，值得信赖。
>>>你能够给予身边的人安全感，你给人一种亲切，温暖的感觉。
>>>你对于俗气的，花花绿绿的东西都不屑一顾，对时装潮流抱着怀疑的态度；
>>>对于你来说，衣服必须是实用及大方得体的。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>5. 专业，实事求事，自信
>>>你掌管自己的生活，你相信自己的能力多于相信命运的安排。
>>>你以实际，简单的方式去解决问题。
>>>你对日常生活中所遇到的事物抱有现实的睇法，并且能够应付自如。
>>>人们知道你可担重任，因此都放心把大量工作交给你处理。
>>>你那坚强的意志使你时刻都充满信心。
>>>未达到自己的目标之前，你绝不罢休。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>6. 温和，谨慎，无攻击性
>>>你生性随和，但处事谨慎。
>>>你很容易认识朋友，但同时享受你的私人时间及独立生活。
>>>有时候，你会从人群中抽身而出，一个人静静地思考生活的意义，并自娱一番。
>>>你需要个人的空间，因此有时会隐匿于美梦当中，但你并不是一个爱孤独的人。
>>>你跟自己及这个世界都能够和陆共处，而你对现状亦非常满意。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>7. 具分析力，可靠，自信
>>>你对事物的灵敏度令你可以发现到旁人忽略了的东西。
>>>这些就是你的宝石，你喜欢发掘这些美好的东西。
>>>你的教养对于你的生活有很特别的影响。
>>>你有自己高雅独特的一套，无视任何时装潮流。
>>>你的理想生活是优雅而愉快的，而你亦希望跟你接触的人们都是高雅而有教养的。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>8. 浪漫，爱幻想，情绪化
>>>你是一个感性的人。你拒绝只从一个严肃，理智的角度去理解事物。
>>>你的感觉亦十分重要。事实上，你觉得人生必需要有梦想才叫活得充实。
>>>你不接受那些轻视浪漫主义及被理智牵着鼻子走的人；
>>>而且不会让任何事物影响到你那丰富的感情及情绪。
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>9. 精力充沛，好动，外向
>>>你不介意冒险，特别喜欢有趣的，多元化的工作。
>>>相比之下，例行公事及惯例会令你没精打采。
>>>你最兴奋的是可以积极参与任何比赛活动，因为这样你就可以在众人面前大显身手
>>>了。
Posted by lionel319 @ Wed 28 Feb, 07, 04:49PM under Article
In an archery contest, when the prize is earthenware a contestant shoots with skill. When the prize is a belt buckle, he becomes hesitant, and when the prize is pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skill but, because there is something he desires, he allows outward considerations to weigh on his mind.
Those who consider external things important are become weak within. - Chuang-Tzu
Posted by lionel319 @ Fri 16 Feb, 07, 06:16PM under Article
LIFE IN THE 1500'S
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about Britain in the1500s:
These are interesting...
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water.
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying . It's raining cats and dogs.
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a thresh hold.
(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old..
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.
Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
Educate someone. Share these facts and challenge a friend.
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about Britain in the1500s:
These are interesting...
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water.
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying . It's raining cats and dogs.
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a thresh hold.
(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old..
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.
Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
Can you add any more “Truths” to this list?
Educate someone. Share these facts and challenge a friend.
PS (a) Uninvited guests got the cold shoulder. The meat that was hung from the rafters as left overs from the previous few days meals.
Posted by lionel319 @ Wed 27 Dec, 06, 10:03AM under Article
Quote 1:
Ever hear the story of the giant ship engine that failed?
The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work.
He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer
away. The engine was fixed!
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars. "What?" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer $2.00
Knowing where to tap $9998.00
________________________
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.
________________________
Quote 2:
One of the most memorable case studies I came across on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty.
Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. The engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed
through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and fast but they have to spend many hours looking at boxes.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc. but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
________________________
Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem. Learn to focus on solutions not on problems. Be simple, solve simply
Ever hear the story of the giant ship engine that failed?
The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work.
He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer
away. The engine was fixed!
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars. "What?" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer $2.00
Knowing where to tap $9998.00
________________________
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.
________________________
Quote 2:
One of the most memorable case studies I came across on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty.
Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. The engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed
through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and fast but they have to spend many hours looking at boxes.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc. but instead came out with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
________________________
Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem. Learn to focus on solutions not on problems. Be simple, solve simply
Posted by lionel319 @ Mon 27 Mar, 06, 11:03AM under Article
This is the transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation of a US
naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of
Newfoundland in October, 1995.
Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to
avoid a collision.
Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the
South to avoid a collision.
Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again,
divert YOUR course.
Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND
LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE
ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS
SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES
NORTH, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL
BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
Canadians: We are a lighthouse. Your call.
Posted by lionel319 @ Mon 27 Feb, 06, 10:26AM under Article
'Justice' In America - The Stella Awards for 2006
It's once again time to review the winners of the annual Stella Awards. It
is named after 81 year old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and
successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the
most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States.
THIS YEAR'S AWARDS GO TO...
5TH PLACE (TIED): Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $780,000
by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who
was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were
understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving
toddler was Ms. Robertson' son.
5TH PLACE (TIED): 19 year old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and
medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord.
Mr Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the wheel of the
car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.
5TH PLACE (TIED): Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving
the house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not
able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not re-enter the house because the door connecting
the house and garage had locked when he pulled it shut.The family was on
vacation and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8 days. He
subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large bag of dry dog food. He
sued the homeowners insurance, claiming the situation caused him undue
mental anguish. The Jury agreed to the tune of$500,000.
4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500 and
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's beagle dog. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might
have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams, who had climbed
over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
3RD PLACE: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier, during an
argument
2ND PLACE: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a Night Club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor
and knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was
trying to sneak in the window of the Ladies Room to avoid paying the $3.50
cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
1ST PLACE: This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor home.
On his trip home from an Oklahoma University football game, having driven
onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the
driver's seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski
sued Winnebago for not advising him in the owner's manual that he could not
actually do this.
The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor home. The
company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in
case there were any other complete morons buying their recreational
vehicle.
It's once again time to review the winners of the annual Stella Awards. It
is named after 81 year old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and
successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the
most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States.
THIS YEAR'S AWARDS GO TO...
5TH PLACE (TIED): Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $780,000
by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who
was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were
understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving
toddler was Ms. Robertson' son.
5TH PLACE (TIED): 19 year old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and
medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord.
Mr Truman apparently did not notice there was someone at the wheel of the
car when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.
5TH PLACE (TIED): Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving
the house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not
able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was
malfunctioning. He could not re-enter the house because the door connecting
the house and garage had locked when he pulled it shut.The family was on
vacation and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8 days. He
subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large bag of dry dog food. He
sued the homeowners insurance, claiming the situation caused him undue
mental anguish. The Jury agreed to the tune of$500,000.
4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas was awarded $14,500 and
medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door
neighbor's beagle dog. The beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced
yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might
have been a little provoked at the time, as Mr. Williams, who had climbed
over the fence into the yard, was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.
3RD PLACE: A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and
broke her coccyx (tailbone). The beverage was on the floor because Ms.
Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier, during an
argument
2ND PLACE: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a Night Club
in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor
and knocked out two of her front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was
trying to sneak in the window of the Ladies Room to avoid paying the $3.50
cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
1ST PLACE: This year's runaway winner was Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new Winnebago Motor home.
On his trip home from an Oklahoma University football game, having driven
onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the
driver's seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not
surprisingly the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski
sued Winnebago for not advising him in the owner's manual that he could not
actually do this.
The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new Winnebago Motor home. The
company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in
case there were any other complete morons buying their recreational
vehicle.
Posted by lionel319 @ Fri 25 Nov, 05, 01:43PM under Article
Cockroach that can fly are actually pregnant. According to a documentary
film, their ability to fly stem from a survival instincts to protect
their eggs while incubating. So it's a natural progression of their
ability when a female cockroach gets pregnant. So when you do see a
flying cockroach, be sure to send it flying to heaven before it spills
its evil spawns out!!!
To totally eliminate their race, after killing the pregnant cockroach,
use alcohol to burn it, so as to totally wipe out the eggs (remember the
movie Aliens, where Sigourney Weaver burns the eggs??) that's the only
way to totally kill out these roaches.
Do not, I repeat, do not attempt to flush the dead cockroach down the
toilet without burning it or totally squashing it! The eggs will still
hatch and climb out to spread their evil around and you'll have more to
deal with in time.
Also, do not use insecticide on the pregnant cockroach cos it will only
help the eggs to develop resistance against the insecticide in future.
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