like the warning label on coffee cups which started showing up when a woman sued after spilling a cup oh hot coffee on her lap when she took the lid off of it and placed it on her dashboard and it fell off…..scalding her
If a man stopped doing a thing every time a woman said “It can’t be done”, we’d still be living in trees. If necessity is the mother of invention, testosterone is surely its father.
It’s just the flipside of the coin we’re playing with here. “All or nothing”, “Sink or swim”, “No guts, no glory”… That’s the male brain. Men take the biggest risks, men get the biggest rewards, men take the biggest falls. The spectacular successes are of course balanced by the spectacular failures, but men are overrepresented at both extremes…
I worked at McD’s for a bit in the late 80’s. I spilled coffee on my hands any number of times, and it was never a big deal. Now the time I spilled hot french fry greese on my hand, that hurt! And I never thought of suing them.
jimmywfl over 14 years ago
Sexist!!
Bill Hinds creator over 14 years ago
Sexist, huh? Where can I get some quick stats from orthopedic surgeons? That would be stats, stat!
g2buffett over 14 years ago
It’s a proven fact that over 90% of all warning labels relating to preventing injuries of kids were first required because a boy was injured first.
bald over 14 years ago
like the warning label on coffee cups which started showing up when a woman sued after spilling a cup oh hot coffee on her lap when she took the lid off of it and placed it on her dashboard and it fell off…..scalding her
yyyguy over 14 years ago
might be sexist, but it’s definitely true!
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
“They said it couldn’t be done, but I done it!”
If a man stopped doing a thing every time a woman said “It can’t be done”, we’d still be living in trees. If necessity is the mother of invention, testosterone is surely its father.
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
It’s just the flipside of the coin we’re playing with here. “All or nothing”, “Sink or swim”, “No guts, no glory”… That’s the male brain. Men take the biggest risks, men get the biggest rewards, men take the biggest falls. The spectacular successes are of course balanced by the spectacular failures, but men are overrepresented at both extremes…
Yakety Sax over 14 years ago
“bald 716” re: the warning label i thought she put the cup in her lap?
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Don’t give the facts, Fairport! They make it look like trial attorneys might not be agents of Satan, and that’ll just confuse people!
mrprongs over 14 years ago
Dang. Now Who’s doing steroids. First base must be one tough plate to catch at.
krisl73 over 14 years ago
I worked at McD’s for a bit in the late 80’s. I spilled coffee on my hands any number of times, and it was never a big deal. Now the time I spilled hot french fry greese on my hand, that hurt! And I never thought of suing them.