stupidity rewarded [bottle caps]

stucco toast (toad@cs.cmu.edu)
Tue, 31 May 1988 16:28-EDT

There was something about that on the RISKS digest a few months ago.
I've had a portion of it in my plan file:

An elderly woman recently won a lawsuit against a soda bottler because
her eye was hurt when a cap hit it. She was taking the cap off the bottle with
pliers, and the pliers slipped. Essentially, the "law" and the "lawyers" are
saying that it is permissible (even rewarded) to be stupid.

Next time you do something stupid, don't try to hide it; try to get
paid for it! Demand your due slack!

~~toasted