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   ...and the puishment fits the crime?

   

   OldYeller, Jan 8th, 2004 @ 10:46am

   
   

   Not a joke, I'm afraid. The real punchline is that the guy's proposed "remedy" for being turned into TV-watching couch potatoes is to be set up for life as web-browsing couch potatoes.
   
   Not that this should ever reach a court, but in a perfect world the "remedy" would simply be disconnecting their cable and providing them each with a new set of walking shoes.
   
   Of course, you could always send them a punitive message by hooking them up with Richard Simmons...

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   Cigamit, Jan 8th, 2004 @ 12:03pm

   
   

   So does the guy just not know that the TV has both a Power Button and a Power Cord? Both are effective in turning off the TV. And if that doesn't stop the situation, there is always the ability to unscrew, or heaven forbid, cut the cable line. But ofcourse, just from him filing this lawsuit, I can tell that he doesn't have enough intelligence to know about these complicated methods.
   
   What is the world coming too?

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   Re: No Subject Given

   

   msykes, Jan 8th, 2004 @ 2:59pm

   
   

   Forget unplugging it, if this guy really cared about his family he would take an f-ing hammer to the TV. I think that we need a new law where if you file a lawsuit and it's found to be completely without merit like most of these new-wave american lawsuits are, you have to pay some fraction of the amount sought in the suit to some charity, or the government or someone.
   
   msykes

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   Dan, Jan 8th, 2004 @ 8:20pm

   
   

   I like the fact that he wants $5,000 or 3 computers with internet access for life. I'm sure that will make his family healthy if they can't turn off a TV.

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   People this stupid shouldn't be allowed to breed

   

   LittleW0lf, Jan 8th, 2004 @ 9:08pm

   
   

   This guy gets 4 years of free cable, and he threatens an employee of the cable company and demands $5000 or three computers and a life time supply of cable internet. The good thing is that there is a police report on his threats, so a judge can laugh him out of court.
   
   I hope his lack of intelligence was a fluke in his family tree and that his kids drank far more from the IQ juice than he did.
   
   If anything, the cable company should send him a bill for four years of free cable...sure, he won't pay for it, and no judge would force him to pay because it was their screw-up...but he obviously didn't complain to them about receiving cable for free over the past four years. If I didn't want the cable, I'd unplug it, and if I noticed that they still hadn't shut it off, I would tell them every week that it is still active.

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   Re: People this stupid shouldn't be allowed to bre

   

   hmm, Jan 9th, 2004 @ 11:41am

   
   

   I think cable company can sue him. It's like someone leaves a wallet at your house, and you start using their credit cards and stuff. Assuming that the card owner does not notice the transactions - it's very similar to this case...

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   Techdirt

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jan 10th, 2004 @ 11:19pm

   
   

   You know, you're providing Techdirt for free and I do nothing but sit around and read it all day instead of working or exercising. Techdirt must be the reason I'm fat and broke! It's... an attractive nuisance! Expect to hear from my lawyer in the morning.
   
   

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   Sven, Jan 12th, 2004 @ 9:30am

   
   

   I live by the fat ass that this is about, His wife was fat and ugly b-4 cable and the guy drinks so damn much cause he is a lazy fat-so himself

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   Free Cable for 4 years

   

   Tracey Stevens, Jan 16th, 2004 @ 12:56pm

   
   

   I found this story intriguing because last year I called the cable company to shut off my cable because I was addicted to TV. Now I still have a TV but no rabbit ears or cable and my quality of life has improved immensely. However, a week after I had the cable company pick up the box, they called to offer me FREE CABLE for a YEAR. After I said no thanks, they sent a letter with the same offer. I think the cable companies are conspiring to control what's left of our minds. They don't care if we pay for it, as long as we watch plenty of commercials. People, if you want free cable, tell the cable company you want to shut it off because it's rotting your brain. They'll give it to you for free so you can get out there and buy a bunch of s**t you don't need.

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    mike, Feb 28th, 2005 @ 3:49am

    
    

    this poor man is obviously a VICTIM. where is the government? we pay taxes so that the government will protect us. i think the fcc and cable company are both responsible. also tv manufacturers should be held liable for the damages caused by their products

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    Fat and Lazy

    

    Jim Kotsonis, Mar 22nd, 2006 @ 5:18pm

    
    

    Nope, no joke. The, very intelligent and straight faced, judge in charge of this waste of time lawsuit told the gentlemen in question that he and his family have nothing more to blame then themselves. In my opinion the lawyer of this case should be disbarred and publicly flogged. This is the kind of problems that our society on a whole is suffering from. We are amongst the fattest people in the world and all we do is blame others for it. Take a stand and get the heck out of your homes and play ball, walk, anything. Don’t blame others for your lack of self control.

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    This is stupid!

    

    Rachel, Jun 3rd, 2006 @ 10:08am

    
    

    When will people take responsibility for their actions?! If he was so worried about having a fat wife and lazy kids, then why not offer to take them to the park for a walk. Or take them out for excersise and unplug the TV. It is not TV's problem that people get fat.

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    ONLY IN AMERICA!!!!

    

    Torill, Aug 23rd, 2006 @ 7:22am

    
    

    I'll say: ONLY IN AMERICA!!!!
    Thank GOD that we don't waste time and money on stupid lawsuit like this in Europe.

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    Hell yeah

    

    Laleisha Jenkins, Dec 6th, 2006 @ 9:18pm

    
    

    I know this bitch ain't talking I will whip her motherfuckung ass on this hoe.

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    Community for People that Have Fat wives/husbands

    

    Fatsuperman, Nov 21st, 2007 @ 7:15pm

    
    

    There is a web based support site of sorts for people with fat spouses.
    
    It isn't judgmental like most web sites where they accuse the thin spouse of being shallow, and you don't see the "dump the fat bi**ch rhetoric that is so common too. Real people with real fat spouses.
    
    myfatspouse(dot)com
    
    its not spam, the web site isn't selling anything so there is nothing to gain , I'm just trying to help people out

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    Paul, Apr 2nd, 2008 @ 12:27am

    
    

    What a fat Fuck. I hope he dies with from heart attack before a judge even gets the chance to laugh at him.

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