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Virginia woman sues Outback Steakhouse after slipping on mashed potatoes (www.pilotonline.com)

submitted 1 day ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 80 points 1 day ago (19 children)

I'm hesitant to say this is silly. It reminds me of the McDonald's hot coffee incident.

For those unaware, in that case a woman had coffee spilled on her, and she sued saying it was "too hot". What is lesser known about it was:

McDonalds frequently kept coffee at near boiling temperatures to keep it longer
McDonalds had been warned numerous times that this was extremely unsafe and that it was going to hurt someone
The woman's labia was fused shut because the coffee was so hot it melted her underwear and caused permanent scarring
McDonalds is heavily thought to have caused the smear campaign against her to protect their image, shifting blame and making her out to be an idiot who was only looking for a payday.
The woman was asking only for McDonalds to cover her medical bills in her lawsuit.

So jumping out ahead of this one, it seems like she's an idiot, but history tells us that corporations are very cunning and quick to blame the victim.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I agree, it's not a silly story, in spite of the headline. I do hope that people are inspired to read it.

FWIW the rules right now don't mention criteria for articles, just for the headlines. I would be on board for stricter standards in article content, if that's what the comm wants though.

[–] Harelipsteve@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I read the article and as someone who is chronically dumb, when I slip on something I don’t fall face first. It’s more of a prat fall and I wing up on my ass.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Congratulations. Not everyone is you.

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