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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 6:13 am
Is it just me, or is this whole thing totally insane?
Why would anyone believe that advertising slogan was literally true?
"Giving you wings" is a common figure of poetic speech, for fuck's sake.
But even crazier is a court taking the suit seriously.
But finding for the plaintiff is just mad beyond belief.
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 7:02 am
(October 10, 2014 at 10:50 pm)ForumMember77 Wrote: You mean this post or the last one, because both seem "pretty fucking stupid" and intentionally abrasive........... forgive me for not noticing the subtle undertones and double meanings to your 3-5 word posts. 
You're the one who asked a stupid question in the first place. I gave you the obvious answer and you then gave a snarky response.
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 7:25 am
I guess they agreed to pay because:
- Less hassle
- More publicity
- Loads of personal details of common folk, which they can now sell to companies and get most of the sum back.
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 9:11 am
Open your wings and let me come inside
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 10:24 am
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide.
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 10:32 am
(October 11, 2014 at 6:13 am)Chas Wrote: Is it just me, or is this whole thing totally insane?
Why would anyone believe that advertising slogan was literally true?
It reminds me of the (hopefully apocryphal) story that supposedly happened in the nineties, after the release of one volume of "The best air guitar album in the world". Apparently, some music chains were selling it with the tongue-in-cheek offer of a free air guitar, until one lady went in to buy one for her son and threatened to sue when there was no actual guitar forthcoming. Had it been me, I'd have mimed handing over an invisible guitar.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 10:35 am
(October 11, 2014 at 10:32 am)Stimbo Wrote: (October 11, 2014 at 6:13 am)Chas Wrote: Is it just me, or is this whole thing totally insane?
Why would anyone believe that advertising slogan was literally true?
It reminds me of the (hopefully apocryphal) story that supposedly happened in the nineties, after the release of one volume of "The best air guitar album in the world". Apparently, some music chains were selling it with the tongue-in-cheek offer of a free air guitar, until one lady went in to buy one for her son and threatened to sue when there was no actual guitar forthcoming. Had it been me, I'd have mimed handing over an invisible guitar.
I would have mimed the guitar handover, and then charged her sales tax on it.
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 10:38 am
She'd only have complained about being charged for a free gift.
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 3:19 pm
(October 11, 2014 at 7:02 am)Napoléon Wrote: (October 10, 2014 at 10:50 pm)ForumMember77 Wrote: You mean this post or the last one, because both seem "pretty fucking stupid" and intentionally abrasive........... forgive me for not noticing the subtle undertones and double meanings to your 3-5 word posts.
You're the one who asked a stupid question in the first place. I gave you the obvious answer and you then gave a snarky response.
No, I asked a rhetorical question that you answered with an abrasive response for no reason.......... who in their right mind made you a mod ?
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RE: Red Bull doesn't give you wings, 13 million payout for lawsuit. Claim your money
October 11, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Hmmm, sorry for this lame attempt of dark humour. Can families of victims of suicide sue Nike over the "just do it" slogan? 
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