Joe DiMaggio

Which member of the prestigious 3000 hit, 500 home run club will never be in the Hall of Fame? No, McGwire has nowhere close to 3000 hits.

Will Corky Miller reach the 500 home run club this year? I say yes, he has an outside shot.

Value of 500 Home Run Club Baseball for Insurance - 11 signatures? own a ball signed by 11 members of the 500 home run club; it is in decent shape, on an "American League" baseball from early 90s or late 80s, comes with a hand-signed COA and hologram, and contains signatures of players who have since passed-away (Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle are on sweet spot and Eddie Mathews is on side). I will need to value for insurance and want to get some thoughts on what it is worth today. The other signers are Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mike Schmidt, Ernie Banks, Reggie Jackson, Harmon Killabrew, Frank Robinson, and Willie McCovey). Thanks!!

Who were the first three members of the 500 Home Run club?

HONESTLY how many of you can name every single player in the MLB thats in the 500 home run club? and if you can name the active players? theres 25 over all and 6 active players. Good luck lol ment to put this in the baseball section haa

Value of 500 Home Run Ball - 11 signatures? I own a ball signed by 11 members of the 500 home run club; it is in decent shape, on an "American League" baseball from early 90s or late 80s, comes with a hand-signed COA and hologram, and contains signatures of players who have since passed-away (Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle are on sweet spot and Eddie Mathews is on side). I will need to value for insurance and want to get some thoughts on what it is worth today. The other signers are Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mike Schmidt, Ernie Banks, Reggie Jackson, Harmon Killabrew, Frank Robinson, and Willie McCovey). Thanks!!

Trivia: Of those in the 500 or more home run club...? which player had the: 1. most runs scored 2. most hits 3. best average 4. worst average 5. most RBI's 6. most SB's 7. most BB's 8. most strikeouts 9. least strikeouts Just a fun trivia question if you're bored. I know all the answers so best answer is awarded to the first person that gets them all right. Good luck all! You can look it up if you want. Use http://www.baseball-reference.com. It'll still take a while to find these answers so whoever gets them all right first will get best answer.

Which member of the 500 club with highest percentage of home runs at home?

What are your most cherished autographed items? I work in the entertainment industry and have had the ability to get lots and lots of stuff autographed. I have too many to count but my best ones are my 500 home run club ball, my HOF ball and my 1990 topps set with about 500+ signed. What say you?

who is the better athelete Alex Rodriguez or David Beckham? A-Rod is a baseball player that is the highest paid in american pro sports and has been playing since 1994 and is also on the 500 home run club he currently plays for the New York Yankees David Beckham is an English soccer player that has played for Manchester United and Real Madrid and has played in the world cup for england also he signed a 5 year $250 million dollar contract with the LA Galaxy

Does anybody know where I can find an autograph of Jimmie Foxx or Mel Ott for $300 or less? I need these two autographs to complete my autograph collection of every 500 home run club member. Preferably from JSA or PSA but will look at all possibilities

The 500 club in baseball? Who are the players that are still active, is next in line to hit 500 home runs

Can you name this baseball player? He hit a homerun off the all-time strikeout king in his first-at-bat, won the Golden Spike award in College, and played college ball with a member of the 500 home run club Also, this is one of my teacher's favorite athlete as a kid and he is around in his 30's i think if that helps [: Okay thank for the help [: i'm going to say it's Will Clark since you guys think so too

How much is this card??? How much is a 2001 topps Babe Ruth card?? It has something on it like 500 Home Run Club. On the back it says 2001 Collector's Series-1of 6 Cards. Is it worth anything??????

Which active players will reach the 500 Club? Opinions on who makes it and who doesn't make it to 500 career home runs assuming A-Rod, Manny, Thome and Sheffield are shoe-ins this year or next who comes after them? Carlos Delgado? Andruw Jones? Vladmir Guerrero? Albert Pujols? Adam Dunn? Miguel Cabrera? Mark Teixeira? Only answer this if you have a real opinion... unlike that first guy

Does Fred McGriff deserve to be in the Hall of Fame? Here are his numbers: Played 19 seasons, career .284 hitter, 2,490 hits, 441 doubles, 493 home runs, 1550 RBI, 5-time All Star, 3-time Silver Slugger Award winner, 1 World Series Ring, .992 career fielding percentage, led the AL in home runs and OBS in 1989 and led the NL in home runs in 1992 An outstanding and Hall-worthy career in my opinion. He was just 7 homers away from 500, which is virtually an automatic ticket to the Hall. He's the highest player outside the 500 home run club. I think he is a no doubt Hall of Famer, not a first ballot Hall of Famer, but I think he should be in the Hall by now. He's been eligable for a few years now since he retired in 2004. What's your opinion on him?

what is the answer? Who was my favorite athlete as a kid? Clues:Hit a homerun off the all-time strikeout king in his first at-bat, Won the Golden Spike award in College, played college ball with a member of the 500 home run club

Borderline Hall-of-Famers? Who will make it? Gary Sheffield (part of the 500 home run club, but he really isn't that good) Chipper Jones Jim Thome Jimmy Rollins Sammy Sosa (granted he had the stuffed bat) Troy Glaus Ichiro (c'mon, you've gotta take his Japan stats into consideration, he was outstanding) Jeff Bagwell Jason Giambi

Manny or Mantle... who will end up with the better career? I saw this debate last night on ESPN, and wanted to get some additional opinions on the subject. Here's the argument: Sports writer 1: Manny is better because he is a "clutch" hitter, he has more home runs, hits, doubles, rbi's, average, slugging %. All in fewer at bats. And thinks that Mantle is only "worshipped" and held in higher regard because he was a Yankee. Sports writer 2: Mantle is better because he didn't cheat to get his "numbers". That was basically their entire argument. Keep in mind that I see both sides. I think that Mantle was a great player, but I don't think he would be "put up on a pedestal" (so to speak) if he didn't play for the Yankees. Had he played for anyone else... say the Tigers or Cubs, he might not be AS recognized as a "great" player like he is now. However, I also think that Manny wouldn't be where he is now without the PED's that he took. Sure he was batting against a lot of pitchers who took them too, but would he be in the 500 home run club without them? Probably not. At least not yet. So who do you think will end up with the "better" career? I guess I should have said "and why?"

How much are all these cards? A 1992 Topps NL ALL STAR Barry Bonds Stadium Club, 1990 Donruss Diamond Kings Barry Bonds, 1994 Conlon Collection Ty Cobb, 7 2007 Topps Ted Williams, 2000 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr., Donruss Diamond King 1986 Roberto Clemente, 1998 Alrora Ken Griffey Jr., 2004 Fleer Ken Griffey Jr., 1991 Donruss All Star Ken Griffey Jr., 1990 All Star Topps Cal Ripken 1989 Topps Cal Ripken, 1988 Score Reggie Jackson, 1992 Megacards Babe Ruth, Babe Ruth collection, 2001 Topps Babe Ruth 500 Home Run Club,

The Hall of Fame and batters milestones ? A lot of fans argue that players are not judged by the numbers that they reach(the numbers are not that important in the grand scheme of things). The magical 500 Home Run club, how about 3000 hits and .300 Batting Average, 1500 RBI's and the list goes on. When it comes to the baseball writers in all of us here is the difference between making the Hall of Fame and being ousted in your 5th year of eligibility. I want to show you that in fact it does. Here are two similar players (their names are not important) with similar counting stats, one is a member of the Hall of Fame and the other well........will have to buy a ticket like you and I. I will list their numbers in this order: Seasons/Hits/HR's/RBI's and BA,SLG,OPS 22/2866/384/1628/.289/.356/.465 22/3007/399/1583/.297/.376/.480 Now tell me, why does one deserve a Hall of Fame plaque and the other doesn't ?? 140 Base Knocks ? 16 4 Baggers ? FYI: In player B's final year he was solely used as a DH and hit 146 hits and 13 HR's in 147 games, just something to chew on when commenting. Jim Kaat: 16 Gold Gloves and 283 wins, not in the Hall of fame. So this argument does not hold water. An interesting debate Diego, but i would argue that being 60 feet 6 inches from the batted ball is much more daunting then being in right field and handling (maybe) 33 percent of all batted balls ? Very good argument, and yes player B is Al Kaline. But this is my argument also that counting stats are to highly factored when making choices for the Hall of Fame. You are correct Chip, the other player is HB and i agree with your debate that AK was the better all around athlete completely.I am just trying to show that if HB had hit those last 140 base knocks or 16 more HR's, he would have been a first ballot guy like AK, and lets not forget someone who you support for eventual enshrinement EM was primarily a DH also.

Which Hall of Fame player am I? The first one to guess this player (using proper grammar and spelling) wins the ten points: * I am from Mobile, AL * I am a member of the 500 home run club * I wore number 44 my whole career. * I was a rookie of the year, beating out Vada Pinson who had better stats * I played a handful of games for the Oakland A's * I am in the Hall of Fame * I spent most of my career with the San Francisco Giants * My name rhymes with the words "Schmillie Schmocovey" * I own a restaurant in Walnut Creek called "Willie McCovey's" * My biography was called "The Willie McCovey Story" * When I would come to the plate, the PA would say "Now batting, Willie McCovey..." * I have never owned a unicorn. (remember, if you refuse to use the caps button correctly, you cannot win) Interesting how I point out to use proper grammar and use of the caps button, yet three people so far didn't abide. Just amazing. Please hit REPORT ABUSE on "MIKE" down there, folks, this is not the insult section. Thanks.

Was anyone here at the big football/baseball show in Santa Clara this weekend? I got Ernie Banks on my 500 home run club ball today (giving me 11 signatures on it), nicest guy ever. Lots of Giants and football greats. Anyone else here go? Fungo, someone was asking me that today and since the ball is not certified, probably nothing - however I obtained all the sigs myself and would never sell - if it was certified (which PSA DNA could do) I would estimated in the thousand dollar range. It does have the Mick on it, as well as Eddie Matthrews (who is deceased)), as well as Hank, both Willies, Schmidt, Murray, Banks, Reggie, Harmon & F. Robinson. Only a couple more needed (there will be no juicers on my ball). But honestly, if someone offered me $10,000 cash on the spot for it, I wouldn't take it. If there's a fire, it's the first thing I grab. And man, Banks was just the nicest guy, he was asking me how much I benched and I told him 1000 and he thought I was serious and there was a lot of laughing going on.

How much are these cards worth, please tell me if you know!!!!!!? babe ruth - boston red sox - pitcher - 1916 - 4 - hof 1936 - conlon collection - picture of him hitting jason giambi - new york yankees - ultra fine fabrics - 2006 - fleer ultra - fm-jg - mrzk - picture of him hitting the babe - new york yankees - 1993 - the ted williams card company - 121 - picture of him shaking hands with boston player jackie robinson - brooklyn dodgers - 2001 - upper deck legends - 65 - picture of him walking down a hallway frank robinson - baltimore orioles - 2001 - topps 50 years - 500 home run club- 5 of 8 - picture of him holding a bat hank aaron - atlanta braves - 2000 - topps - commemorative reprint - 250 - picture of his waist up swinging a bat

A-Rod just joined the 500 club, will he surpass Barry Bonds before his career ends? How many years has A-Rod played the game, and what does that make for his average number of home runs hit per season? How many years left do you think he has? When he retires, how many home runs will he have? How many will Bonds have?

What milestone is mor prestigis? 300 wins 755 home runs 500 home runs 30-30 club

Will Barry Bonds get into Hall of Fame if he never admits to steroids? I am just curious what other people think. I think it would be a shame if he doesn't I am not a Giants fan, and I've never cared for any of his late career home run records...but...he is the only player in the 500-500 club. I think that speaks volumes for the body of work regardless of late career home runs...or is that not enough?

Who are the three players who have more pinch hit homers than Ken Griffey Jr who have 500 homers? I was watching a ball game and I missed the answer to this aflac trivia question... Which three palyers have more pinch hit home runs than Griffey Jr who are also part of the 500 homer club? Perhaps even a list of pinch hit home run leaders would be good. Thanks. I was watching a ball game and I missed the answer to this aflac trivia question... Which three palyers have more pinch hit home runs than Griffey Jr who are also part of the 500 homer club? Perhaps even a list of pinch hit home run leaders would be good. Thanks. * Frank P - You sure? Just want to double check because I read somewhere that cliff johnson held the record with 20?

How much is Mark McGwire memorabilia going for these days? ? I have some items that I am wanting to get rid of and have ni idea how much to ask for them. I have Home Run # 70 Mark McGwire Beckett issue # 165. On the flip side of that same Beckett is Sammy Sosa home run # 62. I also have Gold Collectors Series Baseball Magazine "Tribute to the King os Swing", Sports Illustrated Extra Edition Mark McGwire # 62, Beckett Mark McGwire issue # 164. Then I have 3 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Stadium Edition news papers, Mark McGwire home run #62, USA Today Baseball Weekly Collector's Edition news paper with Mark McGwire #61 home run, St Louis Post-Dispatch "Mac joins the 500 club" , STL Post Dispatch home run #62, STL Post Dispatch "the summer of 70" w/ 24 page commemorative section inside (Mark McGwire) and last I have STL post dispatch Mark McGwire # 70. Are these worth anything or not worth the space they are taking up? Please help if you can!!

Aaron great hitter, but overrated HR hitter? First my thoughts.. Does anyone else think Hank Aaron gets a little too much credit as a home run man? Afterall he did bat 3965 times more than Babe Ruth and only hit 40 more home runs. Most players in the 500 club had a better homerune per at bat ration than he did. Your thoughts please. This is obviously an opinion, but I'm curious to see what you have to say.

What can I do at home to burn 500calories? I love to run, I would run about for 45mins or so everyday or speed walk and burn about 400-500calories a day. But my treadmill isn't working right so I can't use it. I have a bike but I only burn about 200calories and it takes an hour. Which is too long, I'm really busy with homework and school clubs. Are there things I can do at home which won't take more then an hour to burn 500 calories?

Do you think Barry Bonds will make the Hall Of Fame? I think he will. For these reasons. 1.) You don't steal 500 bases and win 8 Gold Gloves on Steroids 2.) He was a great player without steroids and would still be the only person to join the 500-500 club. 3.) He'd still have 3,000 hits when he does get those hits. 4.) He'd still hit 650 at least home runs without steroids. 5.) For those who argue he's played too long, then Ripken shouldn't have made the Hall. Ripken is way overrated. He wasn't that good of a player. 6.)Bonds hasn't tested positive to steroid use anyways.

Top 10 greatest sports performances of all time? My question for you is to look at this list and vote for 8 of these feats. After this is all said and done I will take the top 10 and make a youtube video honoring the feats. The decision is in your hands!! If you need clarification on anything just ask me about it! When you answer this just please list the eight you are voting for if you would. The list in random order Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 pts. Dale Earnhardt Sr. wins the 1998 Daytona 500 USA v. Russia, "Miracle on Ice" Nolan Ryan 7 No-Hitters Red Sox Break the WS Curse 2008 WCWS ASU 11, Texas A&M 0 Superbowl 42 "Eli's Triumph" Alan Kulwicki wins 1992 Nascar title as owner/driver Tiger Woods wins 2008 U.S. Open in pain Ricky Craven/Kurt Busch: "The Finish" Darlington 2003 Tom Dempsey 63 yd. field goal w/ a club foot Kirk Gibson's Walk-Off Pinch-Hit Home Run Don Larsen's perfect game 1956 World Series Jimmy Connors holds World Number 1 ranking for 160 consecutive weeks Evander Hollifield wins 4th World Title Substitute driver Jamie McMurray wins in second start… 46 year old Jack Nicklaus wins 6th Masters B uffalo Bills win 4 straught AFC titles NC State upsets Houston for NCAA title Joe Gibbs wins championships in two different sports 1988 Jamaican Bobsled team wins Bronze US Women win Soccer’s World Cup The Thrilla in Manilla Joe Louis 1st round Knockout of Max Schmelling Tony Stewart completes 1100 miles of racing in one day Danica Patrick wins at Twin Ring Motegi Michael Spitz wins 7 Gold Medals in Swimming at the 1972 Olympics Barry Bonds passes Hank Aaron Romania’s Nadia Comaneci scores a Perfect 10.0 on the uneven bars The Immaculate Reception Kyle Busch earns Toyota’s first win Miami Dolphins Perfect Season Bobby Thomson Shot Heard Round the World Michigan State vs. Indiana State Larry Byrd vs. magic Johnson A.J. Foyt becomes first person to win 4 Indy 500s #11 George Mason reaches Final Four Broadway Joe predicts Superbowl Win Secretariat wins Triple Crown in record fashion Affirmed and Allydar finish 1-2, 3 times US Women win Soccer’s World Cup The Thrilla in Manilla Joe Louis 1st round Knockout of Max Schmelling Tony Stewart completes 1100 miles of racing in one day Danica Patrick wins at Twin Ring Motegi Michael Spitz wins 7 Gold Medals in Swimming at the 1972 Olympics Barry Bonds passes Hank Aaron Romania’s Nadia Comaneci scores a Perfect 10.0 on the uneven bars The Immaculate Reception Kyle Busch earns Toyota’s first win Miami Dolphins Perfect Season Bobby Thomson Shot Heard Round the World Michigan State vs. Indiana State Larry Byrd vs. magic Johnson A.J. Foyt becomes first person to win 4 Indy 500s #11 George Mason reaches Final Four Broadway Joe predicts Superbowl Win Secretariat wins Triple Crown in record fashion Affirmed and Allydar finish 1-2, 3 times Bill Wambsganss’ Unassisted Triple Play Martina Hingis wins Wimbledon at 16 Mighty Muhammad Ali loses to Leon Spinks Douglas defeats Tyson for World Title Wendell Scott first black driver to win a race Al Kaline wins the 1968 World Series Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in Battle of Sexes Kurt Angle wins 2 Olympic Gold Medals in Wrestling Carolina Panthers make playoffs in second season Harry Gantt wins at age 52 Richard Petty wins 200th race 1969 Miracle Mets If you know of anymore just put it as one of your 8 and then I will add it to the list as well. Speed Skater Steven Bradbury wins olympic gold Joe Dimaggio 56 game hit streak has been added to the list. I'm sorry some got posted twice!!

Is a traffic fine of up to $3,000 a good idea...Would you/do you support that civil penalty against drivers? Virginians Face $3,000 Traffic Ticket By Dennis Cauchon,USA Today Posted: 2007-07-01 15:18:05 Filed Under: Law, Nation (July 1) - Virginia is for lovers, or so the state slogan has declared since 1969. Starting today, Virginia also will be the home of the $3,000 traffic ticket. In an effort to raise money for road projects, the state will start hitting residents who commit serious traffic offenses with huge civil penalties. The new civil charges range from $750 to $3,000 and be added to existing fines and court costs. The civil penalty for going 20 mph over the speed limit will be $1,050, plus $61 in court costs and a fine that is typically about $200. Virginia's traffic law is one of several thousand new state laws that take effect Sunday. Jan. 1 and July 1 are the most popular dates for state laws to become official. July 1 is especially popular for new taxes and fees because it's the start of the budget year in 46 states. For example, Arkansas will cut its sales tax on groceries from 6% to 3% Sunday. Virginia's new traffic penalties are expected to raise $65 million a year and are part of an effort to improve the state's roads without raising taxes. A first-time drunken driver will face a $2,250 civil penalty, plus fines and court costs that typically run about $500 or more. Driving without a license? That's a mandatory $900 civil penalty, in addition to the ordinary $100 for a fine and court costs. "It's outrageous," says traffic court attorney Thaddeus Furlong of Springfield, Va. "When Mr. and Mrs. Middle Class find out what they have to pay, there's going to be a backlash like you've never seen." Some other states impose extra civil penalties for traffic offenses, but the cost is usually $100 or $200, Furlong says. "What sets this apart is the Draconian size of the civil penalties," he says. Another difference: The civil penalties apply only to Virginia residents, not out-of-state drivers. Virginians must pay in three installments over 26 months or lose their licenses. The state Legislature didn't think it could enforce the extra penalties in other states. Motorist club AAA Mid-Atlantic supports the new penalties.

What are your opinions on the rap songs Pitchfork included in its "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s"? 499) N.E.R.D.-Run to the Sun [Electronic version] 491) Viktor Vaughn- Saliva 487) Jaylib- The Red 481) The Roots- Don't Feel Right 475) Kid Cudi Vs. Crookers- Day N Night Remix 469) Dj Shadow- You Can't Go Home Again 467) RJD2- Let the Good Times Roll pt.2 465) Cee-Lo ft. Timbaland- I'll Be Around 461) Scarface- My Block 448) Lil Kim- The Jump Off 433) Dj Khaled ft. T.I., Akon, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne- We Takin' Over 403) Freeway- Flipside 394) The Streets- Blinded By the Lights 381) Crime Mob- Knuck if You Buck 376) El-P- Stepfather Factory 373) Cannibal Ox- The F Word 371) Cam'ron- Get 'Em Girls 359) Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z- Go Crazy Remix 351) Rich Boy- Throw Some D's 349) Beanie Sigel- Feel It In the Air 348) Aesop Rock- Daylight 344) Lil Wayne- Hustler Musik 330) The Roots- The Seed 2.0 322) Wu-Tang Clan- Uzi (Pinky Ring) 306) Dr Dre ft. Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, and Nate Dogg- The Next Episode 303) Mystikal- Shake that A*s 291) Missy Elliot- Pass that Dutch 288) Fabulous- Breathe 278) Madvillain- America's Most Blunted 272) Nas- One Mic 268) Common- The Light 264) Baby ft. Clipse- What Happened to that Boy? 251) Eminem- Without Me 246) Lupe Fiasco- Kick, Push 240) Clipse- Zen 238) Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 222) Three Six Mafia- Sippin on Some Syrup 219) Lil Mama- Lip Gloss 214) Freeway ft. Jay and Beanie- What We Do 207) Outkast ft. Killer Mike- The Whole World 194) David Banner- Cadillac on 22's 193) Twista ft. Kanye and Jamie Foxx- Slow Jamz 190) Panjabi MC ft. Jay-Z- Mundian to Bach Ké (Beware of the Boys) 185) Dead Prez- Hip Hop 177) Eminem- The Real Slim Shady 175) Usher ft. Luda and Lil Jon- Yeah 173) M.O.P- Ante Up 171) Talib Kweli ft. Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Busta Rhymes- Get By (Remix) 169) Luda- Southern Hospitality 160) 50 Cent- In Da Club 157) Kanye ft. Lupe- Touch the Sky 136) Ghostface- Shakey Dog 134) Clipse- Trill 127) Ciara ft. Luda- Oh 123) Kanye- Jesus Walks 122) Cam'Ron ft. Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey, and Toya- Hey Ma 119) T.I- Rubber Band Man 110) Dizzee Rascal- Fix Up Look Sharp 104) Eminem- Lose Yourself 93) The Game ft. 50- Hate it or Love it 90) The Streets- Weak Become Heroes 87) Mike Jones ft. Paul Wall and Slim Thug- Still Tippin 80) Lil Wayne- A Milli 79) Jay-Z- Izzo (H.O.V.A.) 77) Three Six Mafia- Stay Fly 71) Kanye ft. Consequence and Cam'ron- Gone 68) Dr Dre ft. Eminem- Forgot About Dre 60) Ghostface- Nutmeg 56) Dizzee Rascal- I Luv U 55) Outkast- Ms Jackson 54) Missy Elliot- Work It 52) Kanye- Flashing Lights 51) Jay-Z- Takeover 43) UGK ft. Outkast- Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) 38) T.I.- What You Know 31) Jay-Z ft. UGK- Big Pimpin 27) Clipse- Grindin 26) Justin Timberlake ft. T.I.- My Love 25) Rihanna ft. Jay-Z- Umbrella 14) Jay-Z- 99 Problems 12) Outkast- Hey Ya 11) Gnarls Barkley- Crazy 7) Missy Elliot- Get Your Freak On 4) Beyonce ft. Jay-Z- Crazy in Love 3) M.I.A ft. Bun B and Rich Boy- Paper Planes Remix 1) Outkast- B.O.B I included songs featuring rappers as well.

Funny outrageouse people suing companies for a dumb reason? 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.

Need help with these math problem here? Interest rates 1) An insurance fund invests $ 100,000 in municipal bonds and earns 7% per year on the investment. How much money is earned per year? A. $ 142,857 B. $ 70,000 C. $ 7000 D. $ 1,428,571 2) A lab technician has 319 ml of a solution of water and acid. 4% is acid. How many milliliters are acid? A. 9.57 ml B. 15.95 ml C. 127.60 ml D. 12.76 ml 3) A chemical solution contains 4% salt. How much salt is in 4 ml of solution? A. 10 mL B. 1.6 mL C. 0.16 mL D. 100 mL 4) Juliette forgot to study for a test. Of the 200 question on the test, she answered only 35% correctly. How many question did she answer correctly? A. 70 B. 85 C. 35 D. 50 5) Alex and Juana went on a 30-mile canoe trip with their class. On the first day they traveled 27 miles. What percent of the total distance did she answer correctly? A. 100% B. 1% C. 90% D. 0.9% 6) Matthew has saved a total of $ 39,000, of which $ 3900 is invested in the stock market. What percent of his total savings is invested in the stock market? A. 5% B. 20% C. 10% D. 15% 7) In Little League, Andrew hit 5 home runs in 25 at bats. What percent of the at bats were home runs? A. 18% B. 25% C. 20% D. 30% 8) A banquet dinner is being organized by a club. The actual cost of the dinner is $ 16 per person. The members are to pay $ 4 to attend, with the club making up the difference. What percentage of the dinner's cost is the member to pay? A. 17% B. 25% C. 15% D. 20% 9) In basketball, Matthew made 255 baskets in 600 attempts. What percent of his attempts were made? A. 43 1/2% B. 42 1/2% C. 43% D. 41% 10) Matthew has $ 5000 invested in the stock market. This amounts to 25% of his total savings. How much has Matthew saved? A. $20,010 B. $ 200,000 C. $ 20,000 D. $ 20,100 Compound Interest Find the simple interest. Round your answer to the nearest cent. 1) Principal = $ 500 Interest Rate = 10% Time in years = 5 A. $ 25.00 B. $ 1000.00 C. $ 250.00 D. $ 10.00 2) Principal = $ 2900 Interest Rate = 1 1/2% Time in years = 8 A. $ 156.00 B. $ 15.60 C. $ 243.75 D. $ 69.33 3) Principal = $ 2900 Interest Rate = 7.8% Time in years = 1/12 A. $ 18.85 B. $ 188.50 C. $ 226.20 D. $ 1.89 4) Principal = $ 3200 Interest Rate = 5 1/2% Time in years = 8 A. $ 1548.80 B. $ 1408.00 C. $ 14,080.00 D. $ 1280.00 Assume that simple interest is being calculated in each case. Round your answer to the nearest cent if necessary. 5) Annie's cafe borrows $ 8300 at 8% for 150 days. Find the total amount that must be repaid after 150 days. A. $ 11,028.77 B. $ 8327.29 C. $ 8964.00 D. $ 8572.88 6) John forgot to pay his $ 397.00 income tax on time. The IRS charged a penalty of 15% for the 63 days the money was late. Find the penalty that was paid. ( Use a 365 day year.) A. $ 10.12 B. $ 2.61 C. $ 407.28 D. $ 10.28 7) Robert Hall opened a taxi service company. To pay for start up costs, he borrowed $ 74,000 from a bank at 6% for 1 year. Find the interest. A. $ 444.00 B. $ 5180.00 C. $ 78,440.00 D. $ 4440.00 2) Principal = $ 1300 Interest Rate = 1 1/2% Time in years = 8 A. $ 156.00 B. $ 15.60 C. $ 243.75 D. $ 69.33 5) Annie's cafe borrows $ 8300 at 8% for 150 days. Find the total amount that must be repaid after 150 days. A. $ 11,028.77 B. $ 8327.29 C. $ 8964.00 D. $ 8572.88

Home property theft insurance claim: proof item(s) received as gift? In August 2009 I had $4-5K of power tools, golf clubs, etc. stolen from my garage. It's been a huge pain dealing with the insurance company, but what's new? After weeks and weeks of teeth-pulling, I've gotten everything 'cleared' except the golf equipment. A friend of mine had two full sets of clubs that were pretty good and one set wasn't being used, so he gave them to me as a gift. He estimated the total value to be between $1,000-$1,500, due to the quality and since they were only 2-3 years old to begin with. I hadn't even used them, they just got tucked away in the garage waiting for a sunny day. When I was filling out my claim, I had to check in with him to get a full list of the items that were in the bag, and looked up pricing based on that. The claims rep is making me feel like the burglar here, not the victim. She won't approve the clubs because I didn't have a receipt (she thought it was odd my friend didn't give me a gift receipt - though I told her that he didn't get them for me originally), didn't have pictures (like I said, I never used them), etc. She wanted to know who the 'friend' (she continues to say friend sarcastically, as if she doesn't believe he exists) was, if we were still close friends, etc. She even asked for his phone number so she could talk to him. I of course refused; He gave me a gift, and I will not return the favor by sending an insurance rep to his front door to grill him like she was/is grilling me. Now she says if I get him to sign a statement saying that he gave 'xxx' to me, along with roughly when he originally got the clubs and when they were given to me, and have the statement notarized, she could approve the pending items and settle the claim for good. Is this really common practice, and was I in the wrong for refusing to give the insurance company contact information for a neutral party? And any ideas of how exactly to phrase the statement so that I don't run into any new bumps down the road?

Should I take my husband's second cousin into my home? I am 24, my husband is 26, we have been married for 2 years, and have known each other for 8 years and dated for 4 years. We have a strong relationship. We are 8 months expecting with a daughter, due at the end of December. He has a 6 year old cousin, she will be 6 on November 19th. I have known her since the day she was born, and I have babysitted her since she was 4 days old, each week for 4 hours. Her Dad died because he broke up with her mother one day and he ran off with his friends and got drunk. Too drunk. He drank while driving, too. Then he died, I don't know how but it was in the car and on the road. She was 2 months old at the time. And her mother lost connections with her family for having a baby at age 16. After her boyfriend died, she got kicked out of his parents house and had no one and tried her hardest for the first few years. She got a crappy apartment in a bad neighborhood, crappy items and everything was bad. The food amounts. My then-boyfriend, now husband and I always got the good items from the bad and she felt offended, and we had some hard fights. Her mother gave her the worse birthdays. No cakes, no presents (if you would call a ONE crayon a present) and just a piece of paper with a writing with a crayon. Nothing was special. But I would always invite the baby over for a birthday celebration. She could invite a few friends and I would have themed parties with gifts. Her mother got her nothing! We got her baby all the clothing, toys, college $$ and all and all. Just between the two of us, we have spent $25,000 on the girl with everything. Her mother, $500. Now her mother got fired for two reasons: Economy and Performance. She worked at a fast-food place. She did not finish school. Her work said the economy will not get better if she has performance she has currently. She skipped work and hung out at clubs and I babysit her daughter for free. She was not motivated or worked. They have her plenty of chances. And now she cannot keep up with the rent and is begging for the both of them to stay at our place. She has a lot of trash and is not responsible. Her 5 year old is good with cleaning up, and she is like 40 years old in the cleaning up level and maturity. Her mother is like a 5 year old with not cleaning up. I don't feel like I am actually babysitting this 5 year old, I feel like her mother is 5 years old and I am babysitting her. And plus I do not have room for her mother. Just the daughter could squeeze in. Her mother is a bad role model. She parties all the time, sleeps, hangs out with a gang, and is drunk. All in front of her daughter. And her mother gave up on her self. And now I hear is taking up a new carrer; robbing. And I feel like taking her daughter away. My husband and I are moving to Hawaii in February. My husband got transferred with his job. So I was thinking of setting a restraining order from her mother (all 3 of us) and report her and move there and start a new life. We got a home by the beach, by the shopping centers, good school, good neighborhood, good house, backyard and it is perfect. 5 bedrooms used for; My husband and I's bedroom, Her bedroom, Our newborn daughters bedroom, Guest Room and Office. It is spacious but small but sweet. We will love it. So should I take her or not? Because I know her mother will land in jail and all. Her mother has mental issues, I just found it out from her mother. So this is for good and we will welcome anyone, except the 5 year olds mother, to come and visit us anytime! 1st Answerer- What? Your either messed up or was talking about something else..? @Judith- It would be subspicous to ask her mother to have full custody. I have already asked her daughters grandmother and she said go for it and take her to Hawaii. My husband's cousin has told me since I am a good babysitter, if anything ever happens to her where she cannot come back, then I receive full custody. And I know she is going to jail, and I will receive custody. She never ever had an interest in her child at all. @Paul. I might. I will schedule a meeting with our attorney tonight and probably host it next week. We will discuss the matters and start from scratch. I do not think this 5 year old deserves any of what her mother provides. And I am for real now.

Why do Spurs hate Arsenal Part 2? 1929: Justice for the First of the Gooners - Henry Norris – a lifetime ban from Football – too little too late - Sir Henry got his come-uppance. In 1929 the FA banned him from soccer because he constantly flouted their rules and was also suspected of making illegal payments to players. A year after he was banned, Arsenal won the FA Cup for the first time and in 1931 became the first London side to win the Championship. Tottenham, meanwhile, spent most of the 1930s in the second division -- their glory days still in the future 1929: Herbert’s Legacy – Ex Spur Herbert Chapman managed to get some of the Spurs Lilywhite into their kit by making the sleeves white – but his other efforts to weaken Arsenal failed as they won the league a couple of times under his control 1968: Bob Wilson – Oriental spy 1971: George Graham - claimed a goal in some cup final or other that he blatantly did not get anywhere near to touching 1974: Don Howe – Criminally Insane individual 1979: Alan Sunderland - "and you're just a murderer, Sunderland" 1979: Peter Story - jail for running a brothel 1980: Peter Story - jail again, this time for counterfeit gold coins 1981: Kenny Sansom – played for England 1987: Paul Vassen - Drug stuff 1988: Paul Davis - breaking Glenn Cockerill's jaw during a first division game 1989: Paul Merson and Steve Bould are "disciplined by Arsenal" after late night incident at sponsor's function. 1989: Arsenal are fined £20,000 by FA for part in brawl during game against Norwich 1990: Peter Story - jail again - this time for porn smuggling conviction 1990: Merson, Groves , Winterburn & Richardson sent home from club tour of Singapore following another alleged "late night incident". 1990: Arsenal fined £50,000 by FA and docked two points after Old Trafford brawl. The Club in turn fined manager George Graham two weeks wages after holding him responsible for lack of discipline on the field. 1990: Tony Adams - Jailed on drunk-driving charges. 1991: Paul Merson, Ian Wright and David Seaman charged by FA with misconduct after incidents at end of first division match at Oldham. 1982: Lee Dixon – played for England, and even Adams used to sing “if Dixon plays for England so could I” to him in training 1993: Andy Linaghan makes anti Semitic remarks to Jewish Taxi driver 1993: Ian Wright banned for three games after FA commission upheld charge that he had directed a punch at Tottenham's David Howells during game at White Hart Lane. Commission also fine George Graham £500 for improper remarks to referee Alf Bush after same match. 1994: Paul Merson, probably for a bet or when he was pissed, was sent to drug addiction clinic 1994: David Seamen dumped his Mrs and Kids for some floozy 1994: George Graham's £430,000 bungs first reported 1995: Ray Parlour arrested after punch-up with Hong Kong taxi-driver on a club tour 1995: Graham found guilty by FA inquiry and banned from football for 12 months. 1995: David Hillier charged by police for credit card and luggage theft at airport. 1996: Donkey Adams confesses to his teammates that he is an alcoholic (and then puts his arm round them telling them they are his best mate). 1996: Nigel Winterburn under investigation by the FA after the police reported him to match officials for making inflammatory gestures towards rival supporters in the wheelchair section 1996: Ian Wright (again) on an FA Misconduct charge for calling Sheffield Wednesday manager David Pleat a pervert. 1996: Arsenal players involved in half-time scuffle with Coventry players in the tunnel & Ian Wright smashes and badly breaks Coventry goalkeeper Steve Ogrizivic's nose 1996. Unfounded & completely untrue rumours circulated about Arsene Wenger being a paedophile! which he most certainly is not. 1998: From the repulsive JVC, they are now sponsored by the Italian word for Wank, Sega. Apparently “Arsenal” means something disgusting in most languages 1998: Dutch winger Glenn Helder attempted suicide after becoming a compulsive gambler whilst at Scumbury 1999: Despite "New" Arsenal, they still have the worst disciplinary record in the league 1999: Ian Wright Chicken tonight advert 1999: Graham Rix - Old Gooner instincts die hard, as he joins the rest of his former team mates inside for a spot of under age sex 1999: Sheffield United in the Cup scandal - Typical example of their cheating ethos. It was the 5th round, it was 1-1. A Sheff United striker had gone down after a Grimandi challenge and the ball was cleared, eventually coming through to the United keeper and, as Bergkamp closed in, the keeper cleared into touch so his team-mate could receive treatment. There followed a break while the United man got treatment, and was substituted. Parlour then took the throw, but rather than give it back to United, as almost all honourable sportsmen will do, he threw it to Kanu who passed it to Overmars who scored the winner. Evil and wicked 2000: Patrick Vie We know we are not saints.....I just want people to know that Arsenal started it...we are just responding.......even if you murder someone in self-defence, you get away with it...i'm just defending myself!!

Is it wrong to buy someone w/o a lot of money an expensive gift? I've been dating a wonderful man for three months. He's good to me, but doesn't have a lot of money due to child support, paying rent (i live at home and only pay $500), student loans and other living expenses. So, when Christmas comes, I doubt he'll be able to get me a nice gift, which (because of the kind of guy he is) may embarass him. Well, I really want to get him a gift that would run me about $400 (gift would cost $34 a month). See, he likes to drink interesting and exotic beers and I found out about a beer of the month club where they'll send you a 12 pack of different exotic beers from other countries and stuff. I know he would love it, but I think if he can't afford to buy me a gift or if he has to get me something inexpensive, it'll make him feel bad. Rpr: that's a great point. i thought about that too -- like if we broke up or something and the beer is still coming. argh! i think going to an exotic beer store and getting him a nice 6 or 12 pack makes much more sense. thank you so much!

I'm thinking of running an underground business-could I get away with this? I'm a student and live in a large college town. I just inherited a cabin out in the country from my aunt. The cabin is about two miles from the nearest home and at night is not noticeable from the main road unless your looking for it. What I’m considering is opening a bar for the 18 to 20 year old college students, advertised by word of mouth direct invites. It would be run one night a week in said home. Again, due to the fact that it is far away from the nearest neighbors, barely visible from the main road at night, plus the fact that in the middle of the night, passing cars are few and far between, someone reporting the noise/party isn’t going to happen. A cop could drive by and not notice anything. I have no conscience objections, because I have a few BAC calculators and attendants would be handing over their keys at entry, getting them back when and only when their safe to drive. After looking at overhead (Cost of expenses for alcohol, dishes, heat/AC, and electricity) my projection is I can easily make 500 dollars tax free cash profit PER NIGHT. And that’s a conservative estimate. Sparing me lectures, could I get away with this? Again, think of this as an exclusive club. Atendents are able to come via direct word of mouth invitation from me ONLY, so no he said, she said, mama said about it. If I didn't invite you, you get to meet the exit door. Ergo, if some wrong person does hear about this occuring, they won't know the when, where and who. And, last but not least, if I'm caught, I can make a deal with the DA. Lets say I have a hundred plus people drinking underage weekly. I have the power to give up each and every one of them in exchange for dropped charges, and the DA will take my offer. Huge crackdown on underage drinking plus DA's name in the paper can only help him, especially in an election year. So, your thoughts?

would this fall under the castle doctrine in Louisiana? Ok your working as a security guard for a company who was contracted out to a night club. You have a wife or husband. The night starts off going like you expected breaking up a couple of fight. And its also your communities black dominate universities home come coming game day. Its a club that hold normally about 250 ppl but tonight theres atleast 500 or more. And the club is located in a corner of a bad neighborhood and on the side of the club leading to the parking area is a small street maybe 6-7 wide. Ok now its almost closing time the club owner asks you and your partner to go direct traffic away from the club. around 1:08 am you and your partner hear screaming and crying coming from the entrance. you tell your partner you will be back. So you start running down the street as you get closer the entrance you hear tires spinning and screeching and crashing sounds over and over again your close to the entrance of the parking lot when BOOM! an SUV knocks a truck out clear in front of you and turns your way. So you throw your hand up signaling for him to stop he rolls up slowly a few feet towards you so you pull your side arm out and point it to the ground. You see the driver put his head down. And then you hear the tires screeching again now the Suv is headed toward you. So you fire one shot at the hood of the car hoping he would stop so as you are running you fire 3 more round towards the driver seat of the windshield. The car keeps going hit another car about a block down the street and crashes. You give a report to the detectives and a whole 2 weeks later you are arrested for attempted 1st degree murder. Give me your opinion also do you think the charge is fair and the driver got nothing. Also when the police arrived to the scenne some of the passengers ran and were caught all had guns on the and they found 2 more guns in the car. 2 hours ago - 4 days left to answer. Additional Details Also there was people behind me who were intoxicated and in my mind the first thing to go when you are drunk is reflexes. And I was a law enforcement officer in Florida and is still certified in it. But my wife and I moved out here for her carer. I figured im in law enforcement i can get back in it anywhere.

When do you think i'be able to afford a horse? I working casual hours-sat-sunday most weekends about $23 per hour, i been ridding since 1999, although i have quit type session due to bad luck, but i now a confident rider who haas soft hands, walk, trot, canter, rein back, and figure of 8 who eager to get a horse of my dreams, i love trail riding, and just pleasure riding and the odd games days, he young but he look incrediable calm in the photo's, I looking for a calm large pony/galloway, as i'm pretty short for my age http://www.horsedeals.com.au/show_photo.php?pic=198276 http://www.horsedeals.com.au/show_photo.php?pic=198275 http://www.horsedeals.com.au/show_photo.php?pic=198274 I purchase a horse deal magazine just for fun and casual reading the articular, i came across a gelding, 14.3hh 4yo gelding. Safe, sensible and reliable allrounder. Very soft snaffle mouth with electric brakes. Behaves just as well at Pony Club or on outings as he does at home. Relaxed on trail, can be ridden with a loose rein on roads. May suit a child just out of the riding school system for Pony Club or pleasure. Wizard is not fazed by cars, trucks, dogs or motorbikes. Can be viewed being caught, led from the motorbike, handled, ridden on roads, washed and floated by a 14yo girl. $3,500. Ph 0433 953 818, Melbourne,$ 3,500 This is him http://www.horsedeals.com.au/horses-for-sale.php?horseTypes_id=&subType=&horsePrice1=2000&horsePrice2=5000&horseHeight1=14.2&horseHeight2=15&horseAge1=4&horseAge2=5&location=VIC&horseDesc=The+Wizard%22&doSrch=doSrch&page=1&srchStat=Y&catFlag=Y&withPreviews=&refNo=&sold=&createdById= I have enough money for the purchase price, but they would run me out to about 1000, which would leave little no money for boarding/agisting fees, so anyway to help contribue to my goal or a dream horse. What to you think of him and do you think this type of horse would be suitable? i'm 23, about 4'9 Lol i wish i had the money for him including the agistment fees Sensible answers ONLY please.

Are you a pessimist or an optimist? Some people notice the silver lining around every cloud; others watch the storm approaching. Do you see the glass of life as half full or half empty? Take this quiz to find out if you’re more of an optimist or a pessimist. 1. You’ve got a picnic in the park planned with your pals, but the weather forecast says there’s a 50 percent chance of rain. You a. cancel the feast. Who wants soggy sandwiches? b. go ahead with the idea, but have an indoor location ready — just in case. c. move full speed ahead with the outdoor bash — 50 percent is better than 100 percent chance of rain. 2. Your guy friend spills grape soda on your jacket. You a. figure it’s ruined and throw it out. Your time together is definitely over. b. forgive him and try to wash out the stain. c. say, “Don’t worry. I have an excellent dry cleaner,” and wear his jacket instead. 3. You entered a cool contest (with fabulous prizes) that was advertised in your favorite music mag. You haven’t heard anything yet, but decide a. you lost. You never win anything. b. there’s still a chance. Someone has to win — it might as well be you. c. you won! After all, you entered 35 times. 4. The drama club is putting on a production of “Cats.” You a. don’t bother to audition. Why pussyfoot around? You won’t be picked. b. try out for your favorite feline. You know you’re purr-fect for the part. c. try out for all the parts — meow! Broadway, here you come. 5. Happy 16th birthday! You blow out the candles and make a wish for a brand-new set of wheels. a. However, you know a car only exists in your dreams. b. Of course, you won’t really get a new car, but a used one is a possibility. c. You hope that little blue gift box contains the keys. 6. Your friend was late, and the evening went downhill from there. The movie was a bore, and the pizza was cold. Your friend suggests coffee. You say, a. “Sorry, but no.” The sooner this evening ends, the better. b. “OK, a quick cup.” It can’t get much worse. c. “Absolutely!” This may turn out to be a funny story the two of you can reminisce about for years to come. 7. You’ve been wanting to meet a particular guy at school. You a. avoid him like a bad habit. He’ll never talk to you. b. ask your best bud to make an intro for you — who knows? c. decide to get to know him and see if he’d like to join you and some other friends for a day at an amusement park. 8. You hear about a huge sale tomorrow morning at your local department store — everything’s half price! You a. sleep in. You’re sure the really good items will be gone before you get there. b. check it out. A trip to the mall is never a waste of time. c. arrive just as the doors open. You’re sure you’ll find great clothes for a great price. 9. It’s student council election time. You a. say, “Why bother to run? It’s just a popularity contest.” b. give it a try. It’ll be fun even if you lose. c. organize a class campaign, hand out flyers and write your acceptance speech. You’re going to win. 10. You’ve been called to the principal’s office. You a. start writing your will. b. rack your brain for something you did wrong, but figure it’s just a mix-up. c. imagine it’s to receive a special award, and they’ll need to take your picture for the paper. 11. Your school football team’s record is 1-6. Your best buds want you to go to the next game. You tell them a. you’d rather stay home and watch television. b. you’ll go along. The team will likely lose, but it’ll be fun to hang out. c. you’d love to go, and you offer to lead the cheering section. The team won before, and it could happen again! 12. You’ve been waiting at the movie theater for your sister to show up. You figure a. she got in an accident, and you’re ready to call the police. b. she’s probably running late. c. it’s no big deal. You can always catch a later show. 13. The junior class wants to raise $500 for a field trip to the beach by washing cars. You a. figure it’ll rain the day of the fund-raiser, and you’ll never see sand. b. find your sponges and old towels. It’ll be fun even if you don’t make enough money for the trip. c. start making travel plans. You’re ready to hit the waves! 14. An upperclassman from church said she might call you this Saturday to join some girls for a night out. You a. make other plans, doubting the phone will ring this weekend. b. hang around the house on Saturday. She’ll likely call. c. buy a new outfit on Friday because you’re going out tomorrow! 15. Your best friend invites you to join a group outing, and she points out that a guy who’s nice, funny and smart will be there. You just know a. it’s going to be a disaster. You pretend to be busy that night. b. it could be fun. Besides, it’s better than sitting at home. c. you’ll have a great time. The whole event sounds like a blast! Scoring Give yourself 1 point for “a” answers, 2 for “b’s” and 3 for “c’s.” 15 to 24 points: Gloom and doom. People recognize you because of the black cloud over your head and the frown on your face. Hey, cheer up. Remember, you can keep up your spirits by keeping the faith. 25 to 35 points: No problem. You’re the kind of person who sees both sides of the situation and then decides if it’s a bonus or a bummer. You know how to enjoy life — rain or shine. Keep on smiling. 36 to 45 points: Happy-go-lucky. You have a sunny personality and always see the good side of an event.

Can someone please explain the process of weight loss? I've been told weight loss consists of burning more calories than you eat and eating healthy. Also, losing any more than 1 or 2 pounds per week is unhealthy. There are 3600 calories in a pound. Divide that by 7(days a week) and you get about 500. That's how many extra calories more you'd need to burn each day to lose 1 pound a week. I'm 5 ft 2, female, 120 pounds. I should be eating around 1000 calories a day. Does that mean i'd have to burn 1500 calories a day to lose a pound each week? I want to slim down and get in shape, but I don't want to be really buff or anything. I don't see how I'll be able to burn 1500 calories. Walking at 4mph for an hour burns 260 calories. I'd have to walk 6 hours a day. Not only is that tedious but I don't have 6 hours. When school starts I'll get home at 3pm, and have homework to do. 1 hour run before school 5 hours run after school That brings me to 8pm I'd never get time to do homework or study which comes first. And if I join a club or stay after school, it would never work. Am I calculating something wrong? If I wanted id eat 300 calories a day, but people say you have to eat at least 1000 if you want to keep the weight off =/

Chances at UC Berkeley so far as a Junior.? So, UC Berkeley has been my top school since Sophomore Year. I am currently into my 2nd semester as a Junior. Overall weighted GPA: 4.385 Overall unweighted GPA: 3.923 Weighted GPA from Grade 10-11: 4.391 Unweighted GPA from Grade 10-11: 3.870 SAT I: (Only 1 attempted back in November. I will retake it in May) Reading=500 Math=610 Writing=470 Overall: 1580 Extra Curricular Activities: ASB (Will run for ASB President next year) Junior Class Vice President Camp LEAD - Staff at a leadership camp for students with problems at home Middle School AVID Tutor on minimum days AVID since 8th Grade Interact Club Kiwins Club Peer Mediation Former KPBS Teen Movie Critic I also played Freshman and JV Football, JV Baseball, and Varsity Track & Field my Freshman and Sophomore year. I am currently working on my personal statement. Both my AVID and AP US History teacher promised to write very good letter of recommendations. I took my SAT II (Subject Test) in January and awaiting for the score in about a week. I also do extra things with my time. I wrote a book describing my freshman experiences in high school. I rap (coming out with a mixtape). And I make videos with my friends. But I'm not sure if this will help me. I know this IS a lot, but I'm 100% telling the truth. So, what are my chances are UC Berkeley? or even UCLA too? I live in San Diego, CA. If that helps even a little.

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 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...?

long question, please help ladies? i met this girl a month ago. we go to different colleges. i live at home. we met at a college/club/dance event where there were about 500 or 600 people. i met her in the line outside the club, i began chatting with her and her friend and we talked for about 5 minutes. we were let in at separate times. i ran into her and her friend later and we laughed about it i danced with them for about 15 minutes. then we split up and i ran into her and her friend 3 more times like that and danced the rest of the night. at the end i was leaving. she saw me and asked if i was going, i said yeah, then i asked if they knew my best friend who went to their school and they said they did. i went home that night and added this girl on facebook because i found her on my friends page. i told her it was nice to meet her on her wall on facebook. she then messaged me two days later and we talked for about an hour, she said i was funny/entertaining and she wants to be around me and my friend at the same time. i got her number also. it has been about a month since then and she seemed like a pretty cool person who i would want to be friends with. any advice on what i should do? (that was the only time we have talked)

i need help on how i can become friends with her? i met this girl a month ago. we go to different colleges. i live at home. we met at a college/club/dance event where there were about 500 or 600 people. i met her in the line outside the club, i began chatting with her and her friend and we talked for about 5 minutes. we were let in at separate times. i ran into her and her friend later and we laughed about it i danced with them for about 15 minutes. then we split up and i ran into her and her friend 3 more times like that and danced the rest of the night. at the end i was leaving. she saw me and asked if i was going, i said yeah, then i asked if they knew my best friend who went to their school and they said they did. i went home that night and added this girl on facebook because i found her on my friends page. i told her it was nice to meet her on her wall on facebook. she then messaged me two days later and we talked for about an hour, she said i was funny/entertaining and she wants to be around me and my friend at the same time. i got her number also. it has been about a month since then and she seemed like a pretty cool person who i would want to be friends with. any advice on what i should do? (that was the only time we have talked)

Phillies/Yankees Player By Player Comparison? please compare the phillies and the yankees, who is better at each position. Teixeira/Howard Howard. Utley/Cano Close, but Cano after what happened tonight and his previous 2 years... Jimmy/Derek Historical, Derek, but since I am talking about now I say Jimmy. Rodriguez/Polanco Rodriguez, even though they are both top-notch players. Ibanez/Gardner Ibanez. Victorino/Granderson some people may think im wrong but i think victorino... faster, gets on base, higher average... Francisco-Brown/Swisher Swisher. Also give who you think the better team is, better fielding players/teams! Thank you and please answer!!! BONUS QUESTION: Do you think Howard will get in 500 club? 600? 700? Do you think A-Rod will get over 710 home runs? OMG YOU HAVE MET SHANE VICTORINO?!?!! Top 3 fav players: Victorino Flyin' Hawaiian Pineapple Express omg hes so nice and if i could meet one person it would be him lol he's awesome and i like how he plays like in little league he just has fun and acts like a youth player... Example? Getting thrown out in center for throwing his arms up! lmao.... little leaguers do that ALL THE TIME Polanco hasn't been good this year? Last time I checked he was an all star player...

ladies, i really need your help? i met this girl a month ago. we go to different colleges. i live at home. we met at a college/club/dance event where there were about 500 or 600 people. i met her in the line outside the club, i began chatting with her and her friend and we talked for about 5 minutes. we were let in at separate times. i ran into her and her friend later and we laughed about it i danced with them for about 15 minutes. then we split up and i ran into her and her friend 3 more times like that and danced the rest of the night. at the end i was leaving. she saw me and asked if i was going, i said yeah, then i asked if they knew my best friend who went to their school and they said they did. i went home that night and added this girl on facebook because i found her on my friends page. i told her it was nice to meet her on her wall on facebook. she then messaged me two days later and we talked for about an hour, she said i was funny/entertaining and she wants to be around me and my friend at the same time. i got her number also. it has been about a month since then and she seemed like a pretty cool person who i would want to be friends with. any advice on what i should do? (that was the only time we have talked)

Why is it so wrong to leave a child in a car for a few minutes if the window is cracked? Last week I was babysitting my 8 month old niece who is a pill AND a total drama queen. When my Sister left me with her she was supposed to be back by 3 PM, and she was not on time. At 4 PM I finally had to take off, Burdines was having an amazing sale on Dolce & Gabbana shoes. You know the boots and the heels. The shoes were marked down 40 to 75 % !!! Truly an amazing buy. I did not want to put off shopping any later because God knows the shoes were already picked over as the sale had already been going on for 6 hours- So I scooped up Morgan and we headed to the Mall. I could not bring her in with me because I am not equipped with a stroller and the kid is on the heavy side. I keep myself very trim standing 5'9 and weigh 111 Ibs so I am not strong enough to carry her. If I had gotten a space closer to the door, but as it was I had to park all they way down by the Best Buy...which, by the way...will NOT let you return CD's even if you mistakenly buy the wrong one. I had bought the Eminem CD that had the God awful edits that bleeped out all the cuss words and they refused to let me exchange it. Stay away from Best Buy everybody- They are a rip off. Well anyways, I had to leave Morgan in the car. Now I locked the doors and I cracked the window. It was only like 75 degrees out so it wasn't like so hot or anything. I was just going to run in and buy a short boot and see if they had the amber boot- Like the ones Demi Moore wears. So I shopped for about 45 minutes and was about to go back to the car but then I really had to use the bathroom - I mean the bathroom thing could NOT wait (red menace) and when I finally found the bathroom it was very very dirty so I went next door to 24 hour fitness and asked if I could just run in and use the batroom real quick. Of course they let me, but then tried to sell me a membership so I had to take the tour- and OH MY GOD ladies, they guy who gave me the tour was so cute. I mean SO cute. He had black hair and kind of looked like that one Jonas brother with the straight hair. We are going out tomorrow night and he is taking me to 4th street Shrimp house and you know...Shrimp speak for themselves (very expensive). He is like the kind of guy who I would definately like do heavy petting with and maybe more- The last time I was at 4th street shrimp house I got so drunk on Candy Cane Shnopps andf oh my God I think I did the deed with this guy who was also very cute who drove a very cool car. I think it was like a Fearri maybe. Anyway- So after the health club I went back to my car and there were like Police everywhere and a crowd of people. Everyone seemed very angry and nasty- I told the cops I just ran in to get some shoes and all about the sale and he was going on about keeping Morgan in the car and no car seat and just on and on and on. he literally gave me the worst headache you can imagine right behind my right eye. They we all completely over reacting because they're all a bunch of haters. Probably very jealous because I am very pretty and they all looked terrible. Like a bunch of fat mom's in sweats and elastic waist jeans and stuff. The cop was kind of cute in Sweedish kind of way, and I think he was eyeing me too. You know, he would just stare at me very very intense like. As if to say "you are beautiful, will you go out with me"...I'm sure he wanted to ask me out, but because of all the old fatties yelling and moaning he couldn't- So anyway, they called my Sister who had to come to the mall and bla bla bla- She started yelling at me but if she had been home when she said she was going to be, there would have been no issue. Those shoes are gorgeous and I could not pass that up and I know most ladies understand. So now there is an investigation. My Sister and Mom are acting very unreasonable towards me. My real problem is that I REALLY need my Mom to loan me $2,500 dollars to go to Jamaica with my friend Trina. Trina is fairly pretty and the t

It's time again for the annual "Stella Awards"! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 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!

do you know what the 2005 Stella Awards are?? 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.

what is the most retarted lawsuits you have heard of that acutally won? the best gets 10 points? 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.

Does this make any sense to anyone? 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 hersel f 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. 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 or 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 fter 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, yea h, 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??!! This e-mail has made me very depressed that I live in such a world. What do you think of this?

This is no Joke just Facts? This is all true. Believe or not to believe. 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 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: * SEVENTH 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. Start scratching! * SIXTH PLACE * Carl Truman, 19, of Los Angele's , 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. Scratch some more... * FIFTH PLACE * Goes to 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, and survive 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. Double hand scratching after this one.. * FOURTH 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. Pick a new spot to scratch, you're getting a bald spot.. * THIRD PLACE * Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania wins, 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? Only two more, so ease up on the scratching.... *SECOND 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. OK. Here we go!!!!! * FIRST PLACE 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 20' 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.

Anyone heard of Stella Awards? 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!!!

HONESTLY how many of you can name every single player in the MLB thats in the 500 home run club? try to name the 6 active players to. theres 25 all time players.

Is this not beyond a joke? THE 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 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. Here are the Stellas for the past year: * SEVENTH 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. Start scratching! * SIXTH 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. Scratch some more... * FIFTH 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 and survive 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..... Double hand scratching after this one.. * FOURTH 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. Pick a new spot to scratch, you're getting a bald spot.. * THIRD 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? Only two more so ease up on the scratching.... *SECOND 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. Ok. Here we go!! * FIRST PLACE * This year's runaway First Place Stella Award winner was: Mrs. Merv Grazinski, of Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , who purchased new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the free-way, 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..... or are more members of Congress serving on juries these days?

winners of the Annual Stella Awards? The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck of New Mexico who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the Stella awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United States. 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 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. 6th Place: 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: 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. 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. 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: 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 drivers 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 morons around.

I need some help setting up formulas for these word problems? Helen has a rectangular garden that measures 65 meters by 20 meters. How long is the diagonal length of the garden? A diagonal of a rectangular box is 12 inches long. One side of the box is 8 inches long. What is the length of the other side? A soccer field is 120 yards long and 80 yards wide. What is the length of the diagonal of the feild? The distance between consecutive bases in major league baseball is 90 feet. Find the distance from the home plate to second base. The length of a football field is 100 yards and the width is 53 yards. In the first game of the season, Joe Don catches the opening kickoff at the corner of the goal line and runs straight as a string the diagonal length of the field to score a touchdown. The next day the local paper credits Joe for a 100 yard touchdown run, but how far did he actually run? Larry bought a trampoline measuring 10 by 12 feet. What is the length of the diagonal of the trampoline? How long must a wire be to reach from the top of a 13 meter telephone pole to a point on the ground 9 meteres from the foot of the pole? A pool table is 95 inches long and 51 inches wide. What is the length of the diagonal of the pool table? The end zone of a football field is 10 yards deep and 53 yards across. What is the length of the dialgonal of the end zone? Dana drove her car from her house to her school. She went 7 miles due west and 3 miles due south. How far is Dana's house from the school? The distance fromt he ground to the roof of a house is 13 feet. There is a solid path 4 feet from the house. What would the minimum length of a ladder that would reach the roof while resting on the path? Two workers tied a 50 foot cable to the top of a pole they were going to cut down. The cable reached 40 feet from the base of the pole. How tall was the pole. Lance is swimming at the country club swimming pool. The pool is 30 feet wide and 100 feet long. If Lance swims the diagonal length of the pool, how far will he swim Selma is flying a kite. She lets out 80 feet of string. Her brother moves to a point where he is standing directly under the kite. He measures this distance to be 30 feet. How high is the kite? Jack has a 75 foot vertical TV antenna on his roof. He wants to connect a guy wire from the top of the antenna to a hook on the roof. The hook is located 15 feet from the base of the antenna. How many feet of wire will be needed? A 10 meter ladder is leaning against a building. The bottom of the ladder is 5 meters from the building. How many meters high is the top of the ladder? Mary walks 4 miles north and then turns and walks 5 miles west. How far is she from her original starting point? A surveyor has poles A,B, and C set to form a right triangle with the right angle at B. If the distance from A to B is 35 meters and the distance from B to C is 25 meters, what is the distance from A to C? He can't measure it because there is a deep pond between points A and C. An A-frame tent is in the shape of an isosceles triangle. (An isosceles triangel has two equal sides.) The base of the triabgle is 10 ft. and the two congruent sides are each 8 ft. What is the height of the tent? The distance between consecutive bases is 90 feet. An outfielder catches the ball on the third base line abotu 40 feet behind third base. How far would the outfielder have to be to throw the ball to first base? A high school basketball court is 84 feet long and 50 feet wide. What is the diagonal length of the court? A 12-ft ladder is leaning against a building. The bottom of the ladder is 7 ft from the building. How high is the top of the ladder? A hot air balloon rises straight up 500 feet, then catches a breeze and is blown west 1,000 feet. How far is teh balloon fromt he point of liftoff?