The Hit List: Volume II
Submitted by J Boogie [TLL] on Wednesday, 18 February 2009Comments
Welcome to the second edition of The Hit List. If you are new to TLL, please check out The Hit List: Vol. I. Basically a short collection of legal and/or political stories that are absurd, humorous or preposterous. Enjoy!
Cash4Gold threatens to sue for defamation: What do Ed McMahon and MC Hammer have in common? They are both advertising cronies for Cash4Gold! But now, Cash4Gold is threatening to sue bloggers for defamation. The cause of all this hoopla? A posting by Consumerist.com which listed 10 confessions of a former Cash4Gold employee, detailing examples of how the company actually works. Now, the company is threatening anyone who has reposted the list with a defamation suit! Well, truth is an absolute defense so only time will tell.
Not just passing gas: Now, cases like this one are the reason courts exist! iFart Mobile creator Infomedia has asked a Colorado Federal Judge to declare that the phrase “pull my finger” is a common phrase. Why? Because Air-O-Matic’s similarly juvenile iPhone application, “Pull My Finger” is locked in a legal battle to determine who shall reign as king of fart programs. The real stinker? There are apparently over 100 App Store apps that do the same thing! Perhaps the iPhone doesn’t just cater to high end hipsters after all.
Down for the Calorie Count: A Class Action Lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Weight Watchers customers, alleging that the ‘bee’s new Weight Watchers menu lists wrong nutritional information, thus screwing up customer’s ability to count the number of points needed to lose weight. To the Applebee’s/Weight Watchers customers, I say you are better off eating a bar of soap covered in vinaigrette. 1 Point. And it’ll taste better.
That’s all for now. TLL is rethinking the way it runs this section, so look for upcoming changes soon!
