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    trying to find the oklahoma amber alert web site?

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    There you go. That's all that was available. http://www.oklahomaamberalert.com/

    how do i find a certain story in oklahoma city on a certain person amber barker missing 12-18-1997 want to r
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    i want to read about her disapperance and the story on her thought to be killer

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    Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: December 18, 1997 from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: October 14, 1987 Age: 10 years old Height and Weight: 4'11 - 5'0, 70 - 80 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair, brown eyes. Barker's ears are pierced. Her nickname is Amby. Clothing/Jewelry Description: A long-sleeved beige shirt with a brown collar, light blue or black jeans and tennis shoes. Details of Disappearance Barker was last seen at approximately 6:00 p.m. on December 18, 1997 in her hometown of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She left a friend's residence and was riding her blue ten-speed bicycle in the 3000 block of northwest 45th Street at the time. Barker phoned her mother prior to departing from her friend's home and said that she would return to her family's residence in the 3100 block of northwest 39th Street. She has never been heard from again. Barker's bicycle was discovered abandoned in Denniston Park in Oklahoma City on December 19, the day following her disappearance. The bike was located near northwest 27th Street and Drexel Boulevard, which is one mile from her home. Barker's sweater, shoes and ring were found along Drexel Boulevard and northwest 12th Street on December 20. One of her shoes was a block away from the other one. Investigators stated that blood, hair and fiber evidence was discovered near Barker's possessions. There were blue fibers and vomit on her sweater, and a speck of blood on her shoe, but the blood spot was so small that authorities could not link it to any specific person. Daniel John Smith, Barker's sister's common-law husband, was previously convicted for attempted kidnapping in 1995. He admitted that he assaulted a woman in Oklahoma City while he was intoxicated and tried to steal her car keys. The woman says he tried to rape her. Smith pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a five-year deferred prison sentence and four months at a boot camp in Oklahoma, where he earned excellent reviews. The police had been summoned to another of Barker's sisters' homes in November 1997, approximately one month before the child disappeared. Her sister claimed that Smith hit her after she refused to have sexual relations with him. He was given a citation by authorities but was not arrested. Smith was allegedly at Barker's residence when she called her mother to say she was returning home. He left the residence immediately afterwards and headed west, the same direction Barker was coming from. Smith was questioned about Barker on the day after her disappearance, and authorities wanted to interview him further, but he discovered hanged from a tree in at Ray Trent Park in Del City, Oklahoma at 11:30 p.m. on December 22, 1997, four days after Barker was last seen. Investigators determined he committed suicide. Smith was not labeled as a suspect at the time; authorities simply said they wanted to question him regarding Barker's case. Barker's disappearance remains unsolved. She was a fourth-grade student at James Monroe Elementary School at the time of her disappearance. Her loved ones stated she was not having any personal problems when she went missing, nor does she have a history as a runaway. Foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved in her case.

    No Jokes.The Amber Alert. Help???
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    For all those that read the earlier alert on my daughter. I am not joking. The case worker will not put her on the national Amber alert. That's their way. She was in Oklahoma and I'm in North Carolina. I am trying to get her out of the system. It's her dad that got her in it (not with him any more). I did call him and there isn't any answers. She is 4'9 to 5'0. blonde hair shoulder length, blue eyes, is about 95 lbs and age 14. Loves the color blue. last seen in Ponca City. This is another avenue of getting others attention of others to keep their eyes peeled. I don't want her out of the Amber alert, I have called the police, but beings I am not her legal gardian, I have no authority in this situation. I also have called the news, but they have to have a police report on the matter. Please help me find her!!! I am out there searching. I was told to go home and wait for her while the reat of the family searchs. I decided not to do nothing, but this is a way to get out there while waiting. she did not run from her dad, but from the DHS custody.In which was her dad's fault she was in there and nobody is doing a thing. That is why I need your help!!! I think she went to her dad's and I cannot get a hold of them, he has a court order not to be around her. The state thinks she came out to North Carolina, but she is not out here.

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    Sometimes it goes by how long she has been missing and her age believe it or not. When my sister ran away when she was 15, they wouldn't start looking for her until after 24 hours. Call your local T.V. news. Good luck, I hope you find her.

    Funny outrageouse people suing companies for a dumb reason?
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    The “Stella Awards” are named after the 81-year-old woman, Stella Liebeck, who spilled hot coffee on herself and success-fully sued McDonald’s in New Mexico for 2.9 million dollars. Ever since, the name “Stella Award” has been applied to any wild, outrageous, or ridiculous lawsuits - including bogus cases! Here are this year’s winners… 7th Place - Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle when she tripped over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson’s son. 6th Place - Nineteen-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 didn’t notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor’s hubcaps. 5th Place - Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a 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 couldn’t re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, so Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the home owners’ insurance company, claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000. In my opinion, this is SO outrageous that it should have been 2nd Place. 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. The beagle was on a chain in its owners’ fenced yard. The award was less than originally sought, because the jury felt that the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and 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 (tail bone). 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, successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked 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. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses. 1st Place (drum roll, please) - This year’s runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand-new, 32-foot-long Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home from an OU football game - having driven onto the freeway - she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver’s seat to go into the back to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs.Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner’s manual that she couldn’t actually do that. The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed its manuals on the basis of this law suit, just in case there were any other complete morons around.

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    How does it feel to post something that was debunked six years ago? If I did it, and it was pointed out in front of everyone, I'd feel pretty stupid. Limestoner62, and anyone else who missed it, and whoever gave me the thumbs down if it was someone else, nobody paid out a dime in any of these cases, as none of these cases actually happened. They're all made up. Not true. Lies. Phonies. False. Mythical. I'm not sure how else to say it. They didn't happen!!!

    Why are ALL amber alerts made not made?
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    statewide? Last night we had one in my city for 3 children who are missing and 2 were found in oklahoma, and the spanish girl is still missing. Lubbock Police have issued an alert for three children. LaShawnda Annice Theriac, a black female, age 14; Jasmine Nichole Bazan, a Hispanic female, age 11; and Angel Contreras, a Hispanic Male, age 8. The two youngest are siblings, but all three reside in the same apartment. Lubbock Police say a man who lives at the same apartment complex as the three, was supposed to be taking them to Six Flags over Texas in Arlington along with his son over the weekend. They believe the man left his son in Amarillo and then headed east, spending some time in Arlington. Police believe the man was headed to East Texas or Shreveport, Louisiana, with the children The Ponderosa Apartments on East 29th Street in Lubbock are the last place where family members saw Theriac, Bazan, and Contreras. That was on Friday, before they left on a trip to Arlington to go to Six Flags with the suspect, Kenneth Michael Wilcox. Lubbock Police suspect the children are in danger. They couldn't comment further, but family members say the suspect's ex-wife told them he can't be trusted with children. "His ex-wife told us that he's not supposed to be around little girls," Bazan's and Contreras' Aunt Kristal Ortiz said. She tells NewsChannel 11 they never suspected Wilcox to be anything, but a family friend until Sunday evening. Authorities say they've known Wilcox for the past five months, so when he planned a trip to Six Flags with Therica, Bazan, and her brother Contreras, the families let them go. "My sister said he called up there and made the reservations for that right in front of her," Bazan's and Contrera's Uncle Mario Ortiz said. The children left with Wilcox Friday afternoon. Police say Wilcox's son was also with them at the time. The crew was supposed to return around 5 p.m. Sunday. More than 24-hours later, still no sign. "They've called the cell phone. He has it disconnected," Kristal Ortiz said. Now, police say Wilcox dropped off his son with his ex-wife in Amarillo. "Based upon the information that the detectives have received, up to this point, they do believe that the children are in some degree of danger," Lubbock Police Capt. Greg Stevens said. "If you all are hearing this, just call collect, let us know what's going on, just call home. They know the number, that's how we know something is wrong, because they're not calling," Kristal Ortiz said. The person of interest in this case, Kenneth Michael Wilcox, is a white male, 5'5" tall and 150 pounds. He has blue eyes and blonde hair with a gray stripe. He is believed to be possibly driving a 2004 Blue Ford Focus with California tags, 5GTX 090. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call Lubbock Police at (806) 775-2865. UPDATE: they caught the guy just now in ok. and they found all 3 kids. The issue is that children are missing, and the guy is traveling across the state, thats the issue!

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    can someone please help me find an email add for astasha holliday in oklahoma- she was my juliet... now lost?
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    astasha amber holliday 22 or 23 years old.. i loved her and she loved me.. a romeo and juliet.. now my hearts been broke for 6 years.. i was expelled, and her family moved and so did mine... i cant find an email or telephone number... and i need to.. just to talk to her.. even if she moved on, she was still my best friend... can someone please find it in them to perform this unselfish act in helping someone else.. or if you have msn IM you can add me.. my msn is allalongisallweare@hotmail.com, or blankpage17@hotmail.com thank you peoplez.. peace, Devon

    Answer:
    I did a bit of search on the internet. I only found one reference to an Astash Holliday and she is in this college: http://www.ozarkacademy.org/index.htm I hope this is helpful. Good luck anyway.

    It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after
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    It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between Her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get Burned doing that, right? That's right; these are awards for the most Outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S. You know, the kinds of cases That make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratcher handy. Here are the Stella's for the past year: 7TH PLACE : Kathleen Robertson of Austin , Texas was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son. 6TH PLACE: Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles , California won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead, grab your head scratcher. 5TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson, of Bristol , Pennsylvania , who Was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the Automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he Could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house Because the door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental Anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching. There are more... 4TH PLACE : Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas, garnered 4th Place in the Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. Williams did not get as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr ... Scratch, scratch. 3RD PLACE : Amber Carson of Lancaster , Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch. Hang in there; there are Only two more Stella's to go... 2ND PLACE : Kara Walton, of Claymont , Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. 1ST PLACE : (May I have a fanfare played on 50 Kazoos please) This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. Are we, as a society, getting more stupid...? I'd like to get a bat and hit these jurors on the side of their head and ask," What were you thinking?" when awarding these IDIOTS!

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    I laughed til I realized this was real.....Now I am just pissed. Email this to me please. So I can print it out...promise I won't sue you. And you get a star for your efforts to educate us.

    legal question about child custody?
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    my sister and her boyfriend had a baby together. he left her for somebody else. my sister moved out of state with the baby. (from oklahoma to washington state) she was told it was okay since they were never married. well he called and told her that she had to be in court in in oklahoma on a certain date. she didnt show because she never got any legal papers or anything telling her about court. now he is telling her that since she didnt show they rescheduled the court date and if she doesnt show up to this one they will put out an amber alert on the baby. can they really do this? doesnt she have to be sent some kind of legal papers if she has to go to court?

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    Your sister need to get a lawyer fast, to deal with this issue in Oklahoma, One factor is how long has your sister been living in Washington state with the child? There is something called the uniform child protection act which deals with child custody issues, under that if the child has been living within the state of Washington for six months or longer state of Washington can exercise jurisdiction under the child even if another state had original jurisdiction, you will need a lawyer either way to exercise rights under Washington state if applicable six months or if not Oklahoma but get a lawyer and where ever you have to fight the custody at the same time the lawyer can hit the boyfriend for child support let him chew on that

    do you know what the 2005 Stella Awards are??
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    Just when you think you have seen it "all".... 2005 Stella Awards! Time once again to review the winners of the Annual "Stella Awards." The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's (in NM). That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United State s Here are this year's winners: 5th Place (tie): Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000. 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 little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. 5th Place (tie): 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 didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. 5th Place (tie): Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a 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 couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed, to the tune of $500,000. In my opinion this is so outrageous that it should have been 2nd Place! 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. 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 just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and 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. 2ndPlace: Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked 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 . She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses 1st Place: This year's runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, (from an OU football game), having driven onto the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000. plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete idiots around.

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    That's hilarious....idiots.....thanks!

    True court cases, funny, but crazy. lol?
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    Sorry it so long, but well worth it. Courts gone mad. lol >>>Time once again to review the winners of the Annual >>> >>>"Stella Awards." >>> >>>The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled >>>hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's (in NM). That >>>case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, >>>successful lawsuits in the United States. According to reliable legal >>>analysists, for every idiot who wins a case, thousands of other >>>imbeciles don't make it that far. We can thank our lucky stars for that, >>>because it's you and me who end up paying for these mental midgets >>>awards as companies pass the cost on to the consumers. >>> >>>When I was growing up, my folks told me that if I did something stupid, >>>I'd have no one to blame but myself. I guess the Stella awards prove my >>>folks, and every other law-abiding, intelligent person who takes >>>responsibility for his or her own actions, dead wrong! AND I firmly >>>believe that everyone on these juries should be locked up and the keys >>>thrown away!! >>> >>> >>>Here are this year's winners: >>> >>>5th Place (tie): >>>Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 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 >>>little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. >>> >>>5th Place (tie): >>>19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses >>>when his neighbour ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman >>>apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when >>>he was trying to steal his neighbour's hubcaps. >>> >>>5th Place (tie): >>>Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a 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 couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and >>>garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and >>>Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He >>>subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. >>>He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him >>>undue mental anguish. >>> >>>The jury agreed, to the tune of $500,000. This is so outrageous >>>that it should have been 2nd Place! >>> >>>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 >>>neighbour's beagle. 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 just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who had >>>climbed over the fence into the yard and 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, successfully sued the owner of a >>>night club in a neighbouring city when she fell from the bathroom window >>>to the floor and knocked 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. She was awarded $12,000 and dental >>>expenses. >>> >>>And drum roll please........... >>> >>>1st Place: >>> >>>This year's runaway winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, >>>Oklahoma. >>> >>>(This one sounds eerily familiar, like an urban legend, but it is a >>>mater of public record in 2005 at the Superior Court in Oklahoma City. >>>And it just goes to show that you can't protect stupid people from >>>themselves.) >>> >>> >>>Mrs. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On >>>her first trip home, (from an OU football game), having driven onto the >>>freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the >>>driver's seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich. Not >>>surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. >>>Mrs.Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner's manual >>>that she couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus >>>a new motor home. >>> >>>The Winnebago company actually changed their vehicle operating manuals >>>on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete >>>morons in the world! Lets all hurt ourselves, then sue someone else. Lol

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    LMAO!! Not only is it hard to believe the stupidity of the people who instigate these lawsuits-but it makes me wonder how brain dead you have to be to be a juror that allows these idiots to win these cases!

    Anyone heard of Stella Awards?
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    This is not a question, just thought I'd share Stella Awards It's time again for the annual 'Stella Awards'! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing that, right? That's right; these are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S . You know, the kinds of cases th at make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratcher handy. Here are the Stella's for the past year: 7TH PLACE : Kathleen Robertson of Austin , Texas was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son. 6TH PLACE: Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles, California won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead, grab your head scratcher. 5TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, who was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching. There are more... 4TH PLACE : Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas , garnered 4th Place in the Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. Williams did not get as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr. Scratch, scratch. 3RD PLACE: Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. Whatever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch. Hang in there; there are only two more Stellas to go... 2ND PLACE: Kara Walton, of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. 1ST PLACE : (May I have a fanfare played on 50 kazoos please) This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just in case Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. Are we, as a society, getting more stupid...? Ya think??!! More than a few of our judge's elevators don't go to the top floor either! WHAT'S EVEN SCARIER - THESE JURORS AND JUDGES MAY VOTE ON ELECTION DAY!!!

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    stella awards?
    Question:
    It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald's in New Mexico where she purchased the coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing that, right? That's right; these are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S. You know, the kinds of cases that make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratcher handy. Here are the Stella's for the past year: 7TH PLACE: Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was run ning inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son. 6TH PLACE: Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles, California won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead, grab your head scratcher. 5TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, who was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the do or connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental Anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching. There are more... 4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas , garnered 4th Place in the Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard. Williams did not get as much as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yard and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr ... Scratch, scratch. 3RD PLACE: Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch. Hang in there; there are only two more Stellas to go... 2ND PLACE: Kara Walton, of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a nig ht club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. 1ST PLACE: (May I have a fanfare played on 50 kazoos please) This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahoma jury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just incase Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. Are we, as a society, getting more stupid...?

    Answer:
    Sad but funny! Good awards! 100! Ha! Ha!

    Stupid Lawsuits & VERY FUNNY?
    Question:
    1. Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a nightclub in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked 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. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses. 2. 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. 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 just a little provoked at the time by Mr. Williams who was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun. 3. A 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 didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hub caps. 4. A. Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink spill 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. 5. Terrence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a 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 couldn't reenter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed to the tune of $500,000. 6. A jury of her peers awarded Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, $780,000 after breaking her ankle by 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 little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son. 7. This year's favorite could easily be Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly, the R.V. left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the owner's manual that he couldn't actually do this. The jury awarded him $1,750,000 plus a new 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 recreation vehicles.

    Answer:
    omg...i can't stop laughing my co workers are wondering what is so funny...i have to show these to everyone i know...thank you this is the perfect way to end a work day :-)

    what is the most retarted lawsuits you have heard of that acutally won? the best gets 10 points?
    Question:
    7TH PLACE: Kathleen Robertson of Austin,Texas was awa rded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were u nderstandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son. 6TH PLACE: Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angeles, California won $74,000 plus medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Truman apparently didn't notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps. Go ahead, grab your head scratcher. 5 TH PLACE: Terrence Dickson, of Bristol,Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just burglarized by way of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn't re-enter the house because the door co nnecting the garage to the house locked when Dicks on pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight, count 'em, EIGHT, days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner's insurance company claiming undue mental Anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish. We should all have this kind of anguish. Keep scratching. There are more... 4TH PLACE: Jerry Williams, of Little Rock , Arkansas , garnered 4th Place in the Stella's when he was awarded $14,500 plus medical expenses after being bitten on the butt by his next door neighbor's beagle - even though the beagle was on a chain in its owner's fenced yard Williams did not get as m uch as he asked for because the jury believed the beagle might have been provoked at the time of the butt bite because Williams had climbed over the fence into the yar d and repeatedly shot the dog with a pellet gun. Grrrrr ... Scratch, scratch . 3RD PLACE: Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania because a jury ordered a Philadelphia restaurant to pay her $113,500 after she slipped on a spilled soft drink and broke her tailbone. The reason the soft drink was on the floor: Ms. Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument. What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions? Scratch, scratch, scratch. Hang in there; there are only two more Stella's to go... 2ND PLACE: Kara Walton, of Claymont,Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the ba throom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000....oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure. 1ST PLACE: (May I have a fanfare played on 50 kazoos please) This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City,Oklahoma, who purchased a new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of th e Winnebago to make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the motor home left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Also not surprisingly, Mrs. Grazinski sued Winneba go for not putting in the owner's manual that she couldn't actually leave the driver's seat while the cruise control was set. The Oklahomajury awarded her, are you sitting down, $1,750,000 PLUS a new motor home. Winnebago actually changed their manuals as a result of this suit, just incase Mrs. Grazinski has any relatives who might also buy a motor home. honestly what is our world coming too anyways.

    Answer:
    Sadly, and I know it will hurt, but any REAL lawsuit will beat these. Why? They are Urban Legends. The first time I heard the motor home tale was in 1980. It was a van. The cop that told me swore it was true. It wasn't then, it isn't now. Why would these fail? There would be a motion to dismiss any of these. It would be granted. Check Snopes.com and you will find them false. In law school, there was a case of a burglar who was injured by a spring loaded shot gun. The homeowner, a farmer felt that he could set up a spring loaded gun to shoot anyone in the legs, when the guy went to town. It is against the law to set possible fatal traps since you can use force, short of deadly force to protect property. Note: If you are home, you can use deadly force to protect you self or others.

    Christians what do you think of the lyrics to this country song? (brooks and dunn)?
    Question:
    That anchorman says they’re fighting again Somewhere in the Middle East The world prays for peace There’s a single mom, just got laid off Went and lost her job to foreign hands In some far away land Last night in Oklahoma Some twister took thirteen And they’re praying they find the missing three God must be busy That highway sign went from slow ahead To traffic’s dead, thought it couldn’t get worse Then that Amber alert They say she’s four, Colorado plates Heading out of state in a Chevy van It’s hard to understand You can see it in the faces Of all those highway strangers They’re praying that God keeps girl from danger God must be busy Chorus And I know in the big picture I’m just a speck of sand And God’s got better things to do Than look out for one man I know He’s heard my prayers ‘Cause He hears everything He just ain’t answered back or He’d bring you back to me God must be busy The evening news ain’t much changed Pretty much the same since I left home Yeah, that war’s still on They found that little girl She was soaking wet, half scared to death On the side of some road Them prayers work ya know And the blood and the cripes are at it And there’s a killer drought down south And old folks can’t afford the drugs they can’t live without God must be busy And I know in the big picture I’m just a speck of sand And God’s got better things to do Than look out for one man I know He’s heard my prayers ‘Cause He hears everything He just ain’t answered back or He’d bring you back to me God must be busy That anchorman says the fighting’s worse Cities burn in the Middle East The world prays for peace

    Answer:
    I think they need to realize that God does not get involved with us here in any way.

    Whats could be wrong!?
    Question:
    As long as i can remember, my friend Amber has a problem or two. Okay here it goes: she has a hard time paying attention, she has an unusually short attention span, she has a problem with keeping her mind on one thing at a time, she is easly distracted, she gets mad a little too easly, she forgets whutt were talking about, when im on the phone with her she forgets shes talking to me and gets frusterated when i try to explain simple things to her, she gets mad for small reasons, and her mood changes like the Oklahoma weather! Its just getting worse and worse and its starting to scare me a bit. Do you have any idea whutt might be wrong with her? I don't know if this helps... but her mom also seems to be struggeling mentaly, she holds up traffic, pays little attention to her driving, she gets mad easily also, and everyone that i know that know her all desribe her as "not all there."

    Answer:
    It sounds like she has some Attention Disorder.. Possibly ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Since she gets mad.


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