Shrek nearly kills a little girl

[Calhoun07]

Ok, this story is old news, but I guess it's gotten renewed attention since most of the Shrek DVDs and video tapes come with a free ice cream cone from the store named in the article. For full details click here (http://www.bergen.com/morenews/fifi19200107197.htm)

[Captain Caps]

It's an exchange between Ben Stein (Economics Teacher) and Kristy Swanson (Simone) from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

Economics Teacher: Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

Simone: Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

Economics Teacher: Thank you, Simone.

Simone: No problem whatsoever.

Sincerely,

John "Captain Caps" Kilduff

[Joe Tully]

Geez, these parents need to get it together. "How many kids does it take before they can pull an ice cream flavor?" How about more than one? I guess if they bought the kid a bike and the kid crashed it, they'd go after the bike company. If this was a recurring thing, I'd agree with them, but this sounds like a freak accident. I mean, swollen stomach and compressed lung? Firstly, I'm not so sure that I can believe that, and even if I did, it's not Baskin-Robbins fault that the kid can't burp. The Mikey legend aside, this is the first such story I've heard of a Pop Rocks injury, and it's dumb to blame them for one freak accident.

Are you sure this story is real? It just sounds so ridiculous.

[The Mad Hatter]

Geez, that poor kid... having to be put through an irrational lawsuit like that. Honestly, that can't be good for her. Poor Fifi...

(Hatter turns blue, then gasps for air)

*Whew!* Barely suppresed that s******...

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Joe Tully
Are you sure this story is real? It just sounds so ridiculous.

Seeing that this article came from a real news paper and not some rag like the Sun or World Weekly News, it does give it a sense of credibility, but who knows if the reporter got all the facts straight before making the report? There maybe truth to it (heck, people sue and get mad over stupid stuff all the time. The kid probably got sick from something else and they are blaming it on a Sherk ice cream treat. Maybe she developed an allergy to dairy products? Lactose intolerant?) but I doubt we know all the facts from one news paper article.

[Kero]

But if only Fifi had a problem with it then why recall it.

Kero

[Calhoun07]

Maybe they got scared cuz of the lawsuit? Of course, McDonald's didn't stop serving coffee after that woman sued them becaues it was too hot, they just put up a disclaimer sign in their store saying coffee is hot. Maybe Baskin Robbins should have just put up some kind of disclaimer. It's not fair to the rest of the nation to get rid of a flavor because one kid can't fart. The disclaimer could have read: WARNING: Do not buy this flavor for kids who can't pass gas.

[Karkull]

That ice cream flavor sounds pretty good.

[Calhoun07]

Actually, it does. Makes me want to go to the store and get some pop rocks and the flavors used in the treat and make my own!

[The Mad Hatter]

What the? The auto censor actually covered up snig ger? (space added so it wouldn't get hit again) That's a legitimate, harmless word! Ah, the literalness of computers...

[langden alger]

that ice cream is evil i tells ya! EVIL!!

grandpa, you said that about all the gifts.

i just want some attention... :(

[Joe Tully]

Some have suggested that the flavor was discontinued just because it was unpopular and not as a result of the lawsuit.

I wonder if this story has been updated? Maybe it was just settled out of court.

I spent quite some time yesterday trying to figure out what that "swear" word was Hatter! :D

[DR. BELCH]

That, plus I didn't like paying membership fees, was why I got out of the legal insurance sales business.

To Hatter: as Archie Bunker said to Meathead, "They prefer the term "snegro". ;)

I'm reminded of a story idea I had along those terms, inspired by those inane "Powered by Zoog!" ads they run on ABC Saturday morning. A boy of eight begins to be curious about, then to obsess about this mystery power element Zoog. He pesters his mother to buy him some, but is told it doesn't exist; it's just a marketing ploy. "What's that mean, Mommy?" "It's just pretend...like the dancing kitties."
Not dissuaded by the paternal rebuff, Junior decides if he can't buy Zoog, he'll make it. So he mixes together a bowlful of household cleansers, spices from the pantry, and half a bottle of his father's cheap burbon, christens it Zoog...then drinks it.
The boy survives, but his homemade Zoog causes him to have an anuerism that paralyzes his whole left side. His parents figure out that Disney's irresponsible advertising crippled their son and sues Disney for an exhorbitant amount.
I abandoned the idea because I couldn't make it dance--no real ending, and the copyrights would be hard to negotiate around. But now upon reading this Shrek thing I realize that some dang fool might actually try this! Why? Because people are greedy, lawsuits are cheap and easy money, and The Mouse has deep pockets.