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Lawsuit contends no-slip floor on cruise ship works too well
WSET ^ | Sunday, July 8th 2018

Posted on 07/08/2018 8:36:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 07/08/2018 8:36:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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What an idiot!


2 posted on 07/08/2018 8:39:21 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: BenLurkin

Dude should be cornholed.


3 posted on 07/08/2018 8:41:13 PM PDT by mindburglar (I missed my flight...)
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[[He says the no-skid floor made it impossible for him to properly shift his weight while stepping to throw a beanbag.]]

Why not sue the ship for going to fasts making it impossible to get the exact same amount of air per breath as on land while he’s at it too?


4 posted on 07/08/2018 8:42:06 PM PDT by Bob434
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The defense should consist of an accusation that the tread design of his shoes exceeded the traction allowance of the floor specifications. Such conditions should only be attempted by 2 year old toddlers.

Freegards


5 posted on 07/08/2018 8:43:11 PM PDT by Ransomed
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that's why it's called non-skid...
6 posted on 07/08/2018 8:48:26 PM PDT by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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Just sayin' but I had never heard this game referred to as cornhole until this July 4th at a party I attended.

Now just 4 days later I hear it for only the second time.

Dr. Kammerer's theories on Synchronicity might have some validity after all.

(See 'The Case of the Midwife Toad')

7 posted on 07/08/2018 8:48:41 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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The plaintiff, 66-year-old Jeffrey Makuch, says he took a cruise on the ship in June 2016 and fell while playing cornhole. He says the no-skid floor made it impossible for him to properly shift his weight while stepping to throw a beanbag.

Seems like the Makuch should have been playing a game more appropriate to his age...
Who held a gun to his head?

Was any other player of either sex as inept?

8 posted on 07/08/2018 8:49:30 PM PDT by publius911 (Rule by Fiat-Obama's a Phone and a Pen)
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9 posted on 07/08/2018 8:52:59 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Old people sometimes fall. Just ax me. I’m 73 and have probably fallen 10-12 times in the last 5 years.

Once INTO the bath tub. I even fell once at Wal- Mart. Nope, I didn’t sue them, I just got my clumsy and bruised a$$ up and walked away.


10 posted on 07/08/2018 8:59:00 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.)
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“Just sayin’ but I had never heard this game referred to as cornhole until this July 4th at a party I attended.
Now just 4 days later I hear it for only the second time.”

That word used to mean something completely different. The current usage defines a game for those too irresponsible for horse shoes or lawn darts.


11 posted on 07/08/2018 9:10:40 PM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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I'm sure I was playing the exact same game on the 4th as this guy was on the cruise ship.

Rather rude term for such a tame game.

And yes, it is lawn darts for the short bus set.

12 posted on 07/08/2018 9:12:59 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Graybeard58

The falls are not so bad. It’s the landings that hurt!


13 posted on 07/08/2018 9:13:31 PM PDT by FreeperCell
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To: mindburglar

Dude shouldn’t be playing cornhole in the first place - unless he IS Cornholio!


14 posted on 07/08/2018 9:14:14 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: bk1000
That word used to mean something completely different. The current usage defines a game for those too irresponsible for horse shoes or lawn darts.

I thought it's what happened when you bent over to retrieve the beanbag. Include me out. Rather take my chances as a lawn dart catcher.

15 posted on 07/08/2018 9:23:20 PM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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16 posted on 07/08/2018 9:34:21 PM PDT by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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"And yes, it is lawn darts for the short bus set."

It's a serious game at $50 a point. I've seen a few people get hustled out of some serious cash playing that child's game.
17 posted on 07/08/2018 9:46:51 PM PDT by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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To: BenLurkin

Actually, the guy suing has a point. Of course a cruise ship isn’t going to have slippery floors, and that might affect normal movement for some activities. Probably should be a warning sign.


18 posted on 07/08/2018 9:57:55 PM PDT by grania (President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
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I always ask this from bar managers and owners here in South Carolina do the ever worry about guys from San Francisco starting fights when they find out that cornhole wasn’t what they thought it was.


19 posted on 07/08/2018 10:03:39 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (When words can mean anything, they can also mean nothing.)
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I know how he feels. Years ago, playing basketball, I tried to get back on a fast break after a steal. I turned, started running and got ahead of myself, and stumbled and went down due to the stupid rubber floor we were playing on. The pass sailed past me and went out of bounds. Of course, I heard about that for a long time!

At least the tumble didn’t really hurt since the floor “gave” pretty easily. I did have a skinned knee (the 10,000th of my life at the time).


20 posted on 07/08/2018 10:07:19 PM PDT by 1L
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