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| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 10:53 AM
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| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 10:56 AM
Man sues grocery store chain over tuna can assault By Associated Press, 12/22/2002 18:02 NASHUA, N.H. (AP) A New Hampshire man is suing Demoulas Super Markets, claiming the grocery store chain failed to protect him from a customer who attacked him with a can of tuna. Kevin Shea, of Merrimack, who worked at the Massachusetts-based chain's Market Basket store in Londonderry, argues the company had a duty to prevent the attack because he warned his manager that someone had threatened him. According to the lawsuit, Timothy Filteau Jr. entered the store on Oct. 4, 1999, picked up a tuna can from a display and threw it at Shea's face. Shea suffered a fractured nose and bruises to the ribs and lower back. Shea said the attack left him disfigured and that he continues to suffer from his injuries. Filteau pleaded guilty in 2000 to second degree assault in the incident. He was sentenced to a year in jail with all but 60 days suspended. The company argues it was not responsible for his actions. In court documents, the store argued that Shea shouldn't be allowed to sue the company because he was at least partly to blame for what happened. Demoulas also points out that employers generally can't be held responsible for another person's criminal actions. ''The New Hampshire Supreme Court has held that, as a matter of public policy, employers do not owe a general duty to protect their employees from the criminal conduct of third persons simply by virtue of the employment relationship,'' the company's attorney wrote. Demoulas argues that Shea failed to pursue his only, remedy worker's compensation, and therefore has been barred from filing suit. It is requesting a jury trial Demoulas Super Markets is based in Tewksbury, Mass. The company has 58 stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. |
| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 11:00 AM
Sorry Isn't Always Enough in Politics Politicians Find That Expressing Remorse for Transgressions Has Mixed Results The Associated Press WASHINGTON Dec. 23 — Trent Lott joins a long line of politicians who tried to apologize their way out of tight spots, with mixed results. Sometimes, it turns out, saying you're sorry isn't enough. President Clinton's nationally televised mea culpas for his affair with Monica Lewinsky helped him withstand impeachment. And Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., managed to turn his role in the Keating Five influence-peddling scandal into a platform for campaign finance reform. But Bob Packwood's public regret for "stupid and boorish" behavior toward women didn't save his Senate seat. John Sununu lost his job as chief of staff to the first President Bush despite his tepid remorse for "the appearance of impropriety" in his use of government jets and limousines. Words that sounded nostalgic for segregation cost Lott his post as the Senate's Republican leader despite multiple attempts to explain them away. Making matters worse for themselves, politicians as a group are notoriously bad at shouldering blame and voicing remorse. Few can muster a straightforward apology along the lines of "I'm sorry. I was wrong. I will never do it again." Instead, it comes out more like "mistakes were made." "There's a tendency to try to use rhetoric to weasel out of the situation," said University of Pennsylvania professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, who studies political communication. Confronted with a report blaming him for the swapping of arms for hostages in Iran, President Reagan found a fuzzy way to retract his long-standing insistence that no such deals were made. "My heart and my best intentions still tell me that is true," Reagan told the nation in 1987. "But the facts and the evidence tell me it is not." About his violation of House rules on the use of tax-exempt funds, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich offered: "To whatever degree, in any way that I brought controversy or inappropriate attention to the House, I apologize." "The car that I was driving went off a narrow bridge," Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said in 1969 in his roundabout explanation of the death of his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, at Chappaquiddick. Then-Rep. Wilbur Mills blamed a drinking problem as he tried to say why an exotic dancer named Fanne Foxe jumped from his limousine into Washington's Tidal Basin in October 1974. "I now believe that the fatigue and pressure built up by years of dedicated work for my constituents and for the whole nation had an impact on me far beyond what I suspected," Mills said. "We don't want to hear a bunch of excuses," said Bill Benoit, a communications professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia. "We just want to hear 'I'm sorry.' Then we want to hear 'I'm going to fix it.'" Even a sincere apology can't guarantee forgiveness, despite the Washington myth that just the right words can slide a smooth politician out of any predicament. "Apologies have their limits," said Eric Dezenhall, a Washington damage-control consultant. "And some things are unspinnable." A wrongdoer who is well-liked and makes a convincing case that the misdeed was an aberration has the best chance of survival, he said. But, "if the public views the sin in question as part of a larger problem, you're in trouble." Lott's remarks praising Sen. Strom Thurmond's 1948 pro-segregation presidential campaign would have been more easily forgiven if Lott had a strong civil rights voting record, Dezenhall said. Some politicians remain defiantly unapologetic. Years after resigning in disgrace, President Nixon made clear he wouldn't apologize for Watergate, saying: "If they want me to get down and grovel on the floor, no. Never." The senator at the heart of Lott's remarks, Thurmond of South Carolina, long ago condemned segregation and endorsed racial equality. Yet, in a 1998 interview marking the 50th anniversary of his presidential campaign, Thurmond told the Charlotte Observer he wasn't sorry about his past. "I don't have anything to apologize for," he said. "I don't have any regrets." |
| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 11:03 AM
Sunday, December 22, 2002 Arabs threaten to bomb plane over in-flight food 2 in custody after meal dispute leads to remarks about blowing up aircraft © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Two Arabs are in custody for allegedly threatening to blow up a Royal Jordanian Airlines plane because they were unhappy with the in-flight meal. Reports indicate the jet, carrying 173 passengers, was forced to make an emergency landing in the United Arab Emirates following the threat by two men. One of the suspects is Libyan, and another is said to be either Libyan or Jordanian. Jordan's official news agency Petra identified the men as Mohammad Ramadan and Abdul Naser Faraj and said both were Libyans. It said they were transit passengers from Tripoli. "A few minutes before landing in Abu Dhabi one of the Libyan passengers Mohammad Ramadan said they had bombs and planned to hijack the plane," Petra said. "One of the passengers had an argument with a crew member over his meal requirement and told the crew that if he had a bomb he would blow up the aircraft," Abu Dhabi's Civil Aviation Department said, according to Agence France-Presse. "We received information there was a bomb on board, the plane was taken to an isolated area and searched and nothing was found," airport Director Khaled al-Muhairabi told Reuters. "Two passengers were detained and they are in custody. They are detained for issuing a threat." Earlier this month, two alleged operatives from the al-Qaida terrorist network were arrested in Jordan on suspicion of killing an American diplomat in Amman in October. In Amman, Royal Jordanian President and CEO Samer Majali told Reuters the incident was a prank. "We are very relieved," he said. "We are awaiting a full report from the Abu Dhabi authorities on the incident. Jordanian authorities will be fully involved in the investigations as soon as is practically possible." The incident caused minor disruption to air traffic at the airport, which was light due to the early hour. It comes at a time of heightened security concerns in the Gulf region and rising tension as the U.S. threatens military action against Iraq if it does not disarm. |
| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 11:05 AM
Shop owner tricks suspected thief into posing for picture A South Wales shop owner has made a poster with a picture of a man she suspects stole goods from her store. Kay Parkin says she got the man's picture after he returned to her shop in Gorseinon and tricked him into posing for the camera. Kay, who owns the West End Wedding Shop, had bought a camera in case she ever saw the man again. She alleges he's the same man who stole earrings and a necklace from her wedding accessories shop six weeks before. She said: "I picked up the camera, told him I didn't think it was working and could I try it out on him. He posed while I took his picture. Then I told him I recognised him and was calling police. His face was a picture as he fled." Kay has given the photo to police and distributed the posters to warn other shopkeepers, says the Sunday Mirror. South Wales police say Kay's poster could be illegal. Story filed: 09:39 Sunday 22nd December 2002 |
| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 11:07 AM
HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?" Customer: "I can get in through the driver's side door just fine, but I can't open the passenger's side." HelpLine: "How did you try to open the passenger's side?" Customer: "I pulled up on the handle, just like on the other side." HelpLine: "People are always making that mistake. You have to push on the passenger's side. Remember, you're always moving the handle toward the left of the car. It's more consistent that way." HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?" Customer: "How do I turn my windshield wipers on?" HelpLine: "There's a little button on the radio console . . ." Customer: "Radio console??" HelpLine: "Yes, it's more efficient to have all the controls in one central position. Look for the one with a shape like a piece of pie on it." Customer: "And that's the windshield wiper button? I was always wondering what that did." HelpLine: "People are always asking that. You'd think they'd be more familiar with the principles of graphic design." HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?" Customer: "My car will go forward, but when I put it in reverse, nothing happens." HelpLine: "What model do you have?" Customer: "It's a brand new 1994 Mongoose." HelpLine: "Yes, but it is a 1994R with a big R or 1994r with a small r?" Customer: "I don't know. Let me find out and I'll call you back." HelpLine: "Alright, but let me tell you you've probably got the small r model. You'll need to upgrade to the big R version to go in reverse." HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?" Customer: "I just called about the car that wouldn't go in reverse." HelpLine: "Well, yes, we get a lot of calls about that." Customer: "It turns out I have the small r model. But I bought the one with the 'Reverse gear option'." HelpLine: "Yes, that's the option to upgrade to a reverse gear." Customer: "Why don't they all just come with a reverse gear in the first place?" HelpLine: "Well, that's very difficult to do, even for our world-class engineers, and not everyone may want it. Also, it makes the car more complicated to drive. So we offer it as an option to our 'power drivers'." Customer: "How come all the Jupiters have had it standard since 1974?" HelpLine" "Ahem. Well, yes, they're not a market leader, they're just for people who really like working on cars. If you really want to get involved in those kind complicated details, go right ahead . . ." But really, we're leaving out an important part: HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?" Customer: "My car just caught fire." HelpLine: "I see. And what model was it?" Customer: "1994r Mongoose." HelpLine: "Big or small . . ." Customer: " . . . small r." HelpLine: "And your registration number?" Customer: "426917-woof-271828-arf-314159-spam." HelpLine: "And where did you buy your car?" Customer: "Fast Eddie's Sports-o-rama in Glendale." HelpLine: "And what was the name of the salesman?" Customer: "I don't remember." HelpLine: "I see. Are you sure you didn't steal this car?" Customer: "Of course I didn't steal it!" HelpLine: "And would you be interested in purchasing our extended service contract?" |
| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 11:11 AM
Here's a look at how shrewd American business people translate their slogans into foreign languages: When Braniff translated a slogan touting its upholstery, "Fly in leather," it came out in Spanish as "Fly naked." Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea." Chicken magnate Frank Perdue's line, "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken," sounds much more interesting in Spanish: "It takes a sexually stimulated man to make a chicken affectionate." When Vicks first introduce its cough drops on the german market, they were chagrined to learn that the german pronunciation of "v" is f - which in german is the gutteral equivalent of "sexual penetration." Not to be outdone, Puffs tissues tried later to introduce its product, only to learn that "Puff" in german is a colloquial term for a whorehouse. The English weren't too fond of the name either, as it's a highly derogatory term for a non-heterosexual. The Chevy Nova never sold well in Spanish speaking countries. "No va" means "it doesn't go" in Spanish. When Pepsi started marketing its products in China a few years back, they translated their slogan, "Pepsi Brings You Back to Life" pretty literally. The slogan in Chinese really meant, "Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back from the Grave." When Coca-Cola first shipped to China, they named the product something that when pronounced sounded like "Coca-Cola." The only problem was that the characters used meant "Bite the wax tadpole." They later changed to a set of characters that mean "Happiness in the mouth." A hair products company, Clairol, introduced the "Mist Stick", a curling iron, into Germany only to find out that mist is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the manure stick. When Gerber first started selling baby food in africa, they used the same packaging as here in the USA - with the cute baby on the label. Later they found out that in Africa companies routinely put pictures on the label of what's inside since most people can't read. |
| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 11:55 AM
What part of Popeye does not rust? The part he puts in olive oil! The Hiker A father came home from a long business trip to find his son riding a new 21 speed mountain bike. "Where did you get the money for the bike? It must have cost $300," he asked. "Easy, Dad," little Johnny replied. "I earned it hiking." "Come on Johnny," the father said. "Tell me the truth." "That is the truth!" Johnny replied. "Every night you were gone, Mom's boss, Mr. Reynolds, would come over to see Mom. He'd give me a $20 bill and tell me to take a hike!" THE RIGHT AGE FOR CUSSING A 5 year old and a 4 year old are upstairs in their bedroom. "You know what?" says the 5 year old, "I think it's about time we start swearing.". The 4 year old nods his head in approval. The 5 year old continues, "When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'm gonna say 'hell', and you say 'ass', OK?" The 4 year old agrees with enthusiasm. The mother walks into the kitchen ans asks the 5 year old what he wants for breakfast. "Aw hell Mon, I guess I'll have some Cheerios." WHACK! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor, gets up and runs upstairs crying his eyes out. The Mom looks at the 4 year old and asks with a stern voice, " And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?" " I don't know ," he blubbers, "but you can bet your ass it won"t be Cheerios! |
| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 12:02 PM
Freudian Slip A man goes to a train station to visit a friend in Pittsburgh. He gets to the ticket window where the agent is a busty woman, and stammers "I want a picket to titsburg, uh, uh, I mean a ticket to Pittsburgh, sorry". The agent says "don't worry, I get that all the time". Later at his friend's house, the man tells the story of his mistake. His friends says "That's called a freudian slip. It happens all the time and nobody minds. Why, just last night I was having dinner with my wife. I meant to say pass the salt, but instead it came out as you freakin bimbo you ruined my life!" Elevator Ride A blonde & brunette are in an elevator. On the third floor a man gets in who looks perfect -- 3-piece suit, great build, nice butt. The bad part is they both noticed he had dandruff. The man got off on the 5th floor. Once the doors closed, the brunette turned to the blonde and said, "Someone should give him Head & Shoulders." To which the blonde replied, "How do you give Shoulders?" Online too Long You know you've been on-line too long when... * You start introducing yourself as Jim at aol.com. * Your wife drapes a wig over the monitor to remind you of what she looks like. * You check your mail. It says "no new messages" so you check it again. * You name your children Eudora, Mozzilla, and Dotcom. * All of your friends have an @ in their names. * You tell the cab driver you live at http://123.elm.street/house/bluetrim.html * You tell the kids they can't use the computer because "Daddy/Mommy's got work to do". * You get a tattoo that says "This body best veiwed with Internet Explorer 5.0." * You ask the plumber how much it would cost to replace the chair in front of the computer with a toilet. * You start tilting your head sideways whenever you smile. :-) * As your car crashes through the guardrail on a mountain road, your first instinct is to search for the "back" button. |
| Koko | Posted
on 23-Dec-02 02:49 PM
Dumb as cattle. Bête comme ses pieds. (French) He's as stupid as his feet. Zu dumm, einen Eimer Wasser umzostoßen. (German) To be too stupid to knock over a bucket of water. Muet comme une carpe. (French) Dumb as a carp. Some of our Favorite Headlines "Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms" "Eye Drops Off Shelf" "Teacher Strikes Idle Kids" "Clinton Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead" "Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax" "Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told" "Miners Refuse to Work after Death" "Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant" "Stolen Painting Found by Tree" "Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years in Checkout Counter" Some Boeing employees recently "liberated" a life raft from one of the 747s on the company's production line. Later, they took it for a float on the Stilliguamish river. Imagine their surprise when a Coast Guard helicopter "rescued" them after homing in on the emergency locator beacon that activated when the raft was inflated. Not surprisingly, they no longer work at Boeing. |