Cleveland man,disgusted watching contestants eat dead rats, sues NBC $2.5m

BBC On-Line ^ | Thursday, 6 January, 2005 | staff writer

[KC_Conspirator]

And he could not change the dial. This joker ought to be fined by the judge for wasting tax payer dollars.

[rocksblues]

Austin, Do you know what the off button is for?

[7.62 x 51mm]

Definitely a "blue voter" in a red state.

[DTogo]

CHANGE - THE - CHANNEL!!

[rhombus]

The legal assistant said NBC was "sending the wrong message to viewers that cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning".

One wonders what message is sent by the filing of bogus lawsuits?

[international american]

I hope he wins...reality shows are brain$hit!!

[RockinRight]

Eating rats is sick, but there's no reason he couldn't have changed the damn channel.

[EBH]

With all the channels available these days this guy couldn't change the channel?

[Indy Pendance]

Change the channels dufus.

[george wythe]

Quick, find the jury that awarded monetary damages to a lady who bought hot coffee from McDonald's. The restaurant had made the mistake of serving the plaintiff hot coffee after she asked for it.

[RockinRight]

And a blue county. Cuyahoga County (where Cleveland is) is deeeeeeep blue.

[RockinRight]

sending the wrong message to viewers that cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning

Wrong message? Right or not, it's true. Lots of people will do anything for the right dollar amount.

[RockinRight]

Had the coffee been too cold, she would have bitched about that and found something to sue for.

[rhombus]

He said watching the show caused his blood pressure to rise so high that he became dizzy and light-headed.

Hey the same thing happened to me watching Michael Moore and "Catty" Couric. Clearly I deserve lots of cash for my suffering... ah do I have to prove I saw the show? /sarcasm

[rabidralph]

I wonder what his FReeper name is?

[mlbford2]

I watched a kid last week on the 6o'clock news eat his boogers at the Pasadena Livestock Rodeo. I wonder how much I can get.

[The Teen Conservative]

You know what can solve this...DON'T WATCH THE SHOW!

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

I agree, he could have changed the channel.

But you have to admit, the programming on TV these past few years, is getting outright disgusting.

[RockinRight]

Gee...I never would have thought of that!

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