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Claim: beer label a hate crime
OverLawyered ^ | 5/13/05 | Walter Olson

Posted on 05/13/2005 11:31:00 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember

The Lost Coast Brewery in Humboldt, Calif. says it will take off the shelves its Indica India Pale Ale, whose label currently depicts the Indian elephant-god Ganesh "holding a beer in one of his four hands, and another in his trunk". Although brewery co-owner Barbara Groom said her Hindu friends don't mind the label, a California man named Brij Dhir sued the brewery, along with other defendants such as the Safeway supermarket chain, claiming that it is offensive and intimidates Hindus from practicing their religion. "Dhir seeks at least $25,000 and his lawsuit mentions that $1 billion would be appropriate to compensate Hindus around the world." "It's a hate crime", Dhir told the Contra Costa Times. ("Brewery pulls label showing Hindu god", RealBeer.com, May 9).


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beer; buzzoffbrijdhir; frivolouslawsuit; hinduism; idiot; lawsuit; pc; shakedown; shysters
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To: FormerACLUmember

Oh my. A little cartoon elephant with little cartoon beer bottles. I think I am now too intimidated to practice ANY religion after being forced to view that. I'm offended that you offensively posted this offensive offense!


61 posted on 05/13/2005 12:06:31 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama (Will work for cool tag line.)
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To: OXENinFLA
Hey. Cut it out. I'm offended by boob cleavage.

You'll be hearing from my lawyer.

62 posted on 05/13/2005 12:06:33 PM PDT by Cobra64
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To: FormerACLUmember
I find for the beer company and award them ten swift kicks at the ass of the plaintiff.
63 posted on 05/13/2005 12:07:26 PM PDT by Sthitch
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To: FormerACLUmember

LOL!!!


64 posted on 05/13/2005 12:07:31 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama (Will work for cool tag line.)
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To: PistolPaknMama

Make mine a Leinenkugel's.


65 posted on 05/13/2005 12:10:17 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: FormerACLUmember

I am honored that you think so. You're very kind.


66 posted on 05/13/2005 12:11:29 PM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: FormerACLUmember
This'll upset the witches......
67 posted on 05/13/2005 12:11:56 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s......you weren't really there.)
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To: Petronski; JustAmy; Monkey Face; Mama_Bear

Rolling on laughing floor looking for butt!!

""Dhir seeks at least $25,000 and his lawsuit mentions that $1 billion would be appropriate to compensate Hindus around the world." "It's a hate crime", Dhir told the Contra Costa Times. ("Brewery pulls label showing Hindu god", RealBeer.com, May 9)."

I telling you now, I Singh I will not tolerate whoringly slut for money named Dhir. He caring hate crime not! He after cash flowing now! Dhir trying to bankrupting beer firm now! Pay not attention to Dhir, as he is not a dear to us!

Habitually yours,

I Singh I



68 posted on 05/13/2005 12:12:53 PM PDT by international american (Tagline now flameproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
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To: raivyn
Stories like this make me wonder if there is some secret society that does nothing but search for ways to be offended by anything... then "they" pass the info on to the local liberal union... voila! insta-cash!

The secret society is the American Bar Association.

69 posted on 05/13/2005 12:18:23 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (Honoring Saint Jude's assistance every day.)
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To: FormerACLUmember; ganesh

Pinging FReeper Ganesh.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

70 posted on 05/13/2005 12:20:36 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: FormerACLUmember
Jesus Made Beer!


71 posted on 05/13/2005 12:24:21 PM PDT by HEY4QDEMS
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To: FormerACLUmember
The secret society is the American Bar Association.

I think you may be on to something friend!

72 posted on 05/13/2005 12:29:00 PM PDT by raivyn (I love the smell of FUMING LIBERALS in the morning, but I hate the noise. (Don't you?))
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To: Phantom Lord

Truer words never spoken. Wish I'd saved an empty or two for my shelf.


73 posted on 05/13/2005 12:34:11 PM PDT by P.O.E.
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To: FormerACLUmember

Tell Mr. Dhir not to buy that brand.


74 posted on 05/13/2005 12:35:33 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: caver

I'm just glad they'd didn't see a cross in there somewhere or the ACLU would really be pissed.


75 posted on 05/13/2005 12:42:42 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (The MRS wanted to go to an expensive place to eat so I took her to the gas station.)
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To: international american; Mama_Bear
"I telling you now, I Singh I will not tolerate whoringly slut for money named Dhir."

LOL

I telling now you, I Jamy I, will tolerate not slut whoring for money named Dhir.

I Singh I, Thank you pinging me for.
76 posted on 05/13/2005 1:02:08 PM PDT by JustAmy (Remember our President and our troops in your prayers. God Bless America.)
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To: FormerACLUmember

For the wine lovers...

77 posted on 05/13/2005 1:19:21 PM PDT by mc5cents
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To: FormerACLUmember
I can't believe that Hindus would sue over a likeness of a diety.

I thought that religion treated its deities as symbols and was opposed to literalism.

Shows what I know--maybe I should sue my college professor for teaching me bad information about Hinduism. ;-)
78 posted on 05/13/2005 1:24:31 PM PDT by cgbg (When do I wake up from this socialist nightmare?)
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To: FormerACLUmember

I'll bet this beer is expecially good with steaks and hamburgers!

Mark


79 posted on 05/13/2005 1:38:58 PM PDT by MarkL (I've got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL!!!)
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To: Larry Lucido
"Beyond the Pale Ale

Beyond 'the pale stale ale with the foam on the bottom'..........Old Frothingslosh.

;-)

80 posted on 05/13/2005 4:15:24 PM PDT by beyond the sea (Cops to Jenn: Can we stop looking for the blue van now and talk about the flatware deficit?)
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