In 2004, Timothy Dumouchel, from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin sued a television company for making his wife fat and transforming his children into “lazy channel surfers”. He said: “I believe the reason I smoke and drink every day and my wife is overweight is because we watched the TV everyday for the last four years”. The case kept at least two of America’s then 1,058,662 lawyers occupied for a while, but did not go to the Supreme Court.
In 1991, Richard Harris sued Anheiser-Busch for $10,000 for false advertising. Harris (no relation to the above-mentioned burglar) claimed to suffer from emotional distress in addition to mental and physical injury. Why? Because when he drank beer, he didn’t have any luck with the ladies, as promised in the TV ads. Harris also didn’t like that he got sick sometimes after he drank. The case was thrown out of court.
In 1995, Robert Lee Brock, a Virginia prison inmate, decided to take a new approach to the legal system. After filing a number of unsuccessful lawsuits against the prison system, Brock sued himself. He claimed his civil rights and religious beliefs were violated when he allowed himself to get drunk. After all, it was inebriation that created his cycle of committing crimes and being incarcerated. He demanded $5 million from himself. However, since he didn’t earn an income behind bars, he felt the state should pay. Needless to say, the case was thrown out.
27 comments:
I suppose if you're bored and have nothing better to do than complain, these lawsuits would make sense. They're silly and don't make any sense if you really think about them. The guy suing the TV company.. His wife and kids could've gone out and done things other than watching TV "everyday" for the past 4 years...
These are ridiculous. All three of these people must have mental health issues. If any one of them actually thought they would get away with such a retarded lawsuit, they should be put in prison or be neutered so they can't breed any more idiots as stupid as they are.
Idiots. another case of just stupid people trying stupid things because they don't know any better. It's really just sad that anyone can even let them do anything remotely close to that stupid. They all should just be committed. I mean come on. Sue yourself? Just go hang out in prison where you should be.
These people are retarded and need to quit wasting everyones time... GET A LIFE PEOPLE!!!
WOW, this seems like a huge waste of time. These people are wanting money for random thing, yet are spending it on lawyers and court fees? However, as am Americans,these people have the right to do whatever they want with their time and money, and if that means taking these random cases to court, go for it.
This seems to me like a big waste of time. People need to get a life. But the people are bored and have nothing else to do but complain.
Some people are so stupid that it's unreal. Why would anyone sue themself, and how can you sue someone because you got drunk and no ladies? That is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.
HAHA this is great! People are so rediculously stupid its funny. I agree with basically everyone else that has posted something on this subject!
these suits are ridiculous cuz they basically mean nothing. People thinking they can get the best of the court system are retarded and should be taken out of this society
Some people are just sue happy its stupid!! Come on sue because your wife is fat and kids are lazy.... CRACK THE WHIP its not the tv's or beer companies fault... They arent forcing you.
It is your own stupid fault for letting yourself do that kind of stuff. Quit wasting the courts time and sue yourself right out of the door and get your big a** (BUTT) working.
SICK! Thats what I say. Some people definatly NEED to get a life. You make choices, you get consequenses. A person should not blame it all on someone else because they are too lazy for their own shoes!
i think that these people have nothing else better to do than complain these lawsuits make sense but they are super silly. I think that the guy suing the TV company his wife and kids could have done something way better and other things instead of watching tv every day for the past 4 years i think people just want money and they shouldnt get it..
These people are so ridiculous!! Its a huge waste of time for somebody to actually sit down and read these lawsuits.
Wow. What some people do to blame somebody for their problems. I cant believe they actually think they will get something out of these lawsuits. I think they should find something else to do with their time them just making some kind of excuse.
These people need to realize that they are the ones to blame. At least the court system threw these cases out. The people that proposed the cases are just stupid and shouldn't have the right to be heard..
i think that these lawsuits are dumb because this dude wife and kids got fat because they made themselves that way and because they choose to watch tv and not go out and do anything that had to do with exercising
these are absolutely retarded! i can't believe people have the time to sit and think about every plausable way to sue someone, especially with such rediculous ideas as these!
these suits are stupid I agree what the others have posted. Why on earth of all stupid things to do, would somebody want to sue themself?
wow these people are freaken stupid. you knwo this proves that there are alot of dumb people in the world. lets kill em all and burn their cars. yay!!!!!! dummys.
These people are stupid. No wonder the one guy is behind bars. These people must be really desperate for money by trying to use these as cases. At least none of them won though so that good.
dude drinking beer wont make you look any better or have more luck with the ladies your suppose to make them drink a ton than you will look better you dummy.
wow yeah people really need to get a life. they are just wasting everyones time and money. its their own fault
I think this is the stupidest thing i have ever heard! It's sad to think people actually think like that. They have the decision to do what they want, the t.v. company has nothing to do with these people.
i think that people are LAYZE
people just want to find a way to make easy money
life sucks so go and work
this stuff is freaking hilarious... hahahaha a guy tried to sue himself... and a fat guy and his fat wife and kids trying to sue because they are a pack of lazy slobs.... gimee a break... these people need to go eat a cheese burger.
The is so stupid these people have major problems they don't have lives. They are wasting everyones times grow up and get a job do something!!
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