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jfc there was some kids across the lake looking at my house so I decided (because my hair was stringy and wet and my shirt was white) to stare out the window all creepy like and all of a sudden a fuCKING IMPALA DRIVES DOWN THE ROAD BEHIND THEM I THINK I STARTED THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF A SUPERNATURAL EPISODE
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whoa canada
someone needs to turn down that sass level
Two things to know about Canada!
We are smart enough to know hot things should be hot.
We are sorry if you don’t
fun story about the reason they do that (at least in America)
once this lady spilled her McDonald’s coffee on herself and ended up getting like 3rd degree burns and since there was no warning on the cup she was able to claim she didn’t know it would be hot (or at least that hot) and won a lawsuit against McDonald’s for $1 million
That’s what the media smear campaign against her would have you believe, anyway. The truth of the matter is that the McDonald’s in question had previously been cited - on at least two separate occasions - for keeping their coffee so hot that it violated local occupational health and safety regulations. The lady didn’t win her lawsuit because American courts are stupid; she won it because the McDonald’s she bought that coffee from was actively and knowingly breaking the law with respect to the temperature of its coffee at the time of the incident.
(I mean, do you have any idea what a third-degree burn actually is? Third-degree burns involve “full thickness” tissue damage; we’re talking bone-deep, with possible destruction of tissue. Can you even imagine how hot that cup of coffee would have to have been to inflict that kind of damage in the few seconds it was in contact with her skin?)
Yeah I’m tired of people joking about either the “stupid” woman who didn’t know coffee was hot or the “greedy” woman making up bullshit to get money.
She was hideously injured by hideous irresponsibility, it was an absolutely legitimate lawsuit and the warning on the cups basically allows McDonalds to claim no responsibility even if it happens again. Every other company followed suit to cover their asses.
So they can still legally serve you something that could sear off the end of your tongue or permanently demolish the front of your gums and just give you a big fat middle finger in court. “The label SAID it would be HOT, STUPID.”
obligatory reblog for the great debunking of the usual ignorance spouted about this case
obligatory mention that the media smear campaign to twist teh facts on this case and get public opinion against the victim was deliberate and fueled by the right wing tort reform movement
it was seized upon to limit the rights of consumers to hold giant corporations accountable for wrongdoing
watch the documentary Hot Coffee, it lays out all of the facts and examines the response to this case and explains why everything you think you know about this case is bullshit, and explains why tort reform is bullshit in an entertaining and informative manner
The woman injured in Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants was 79 years old at the time of her injuries, and suffered third-degree burns to the pelvic region (including her thighs, buttocks, and groin), which in combination with lesser burns in the surrounding regions caused damage to an area totaling a whopping 22% of her body’s surface. These injuries that required two years of intensive medical care, including multiple skin grafts; during her hospitalization, Stella Liebeck lost around 20% of her starting body weight.
She was uninsured and sued McDonald’s Restaurants for the cost of her past and projected future medical care, an estimated $20,000. The corporation offered a settlement of $800, a number so obviously ridiculous that I’m not even going to dignify it with any further explanation.
The settlement number most often quoted is not the amount that the corporation actually paid; the jury in the first trial suggested a payment equal to a day or two of coffee revenues for McDonald’s, which at the time totaled more than $1 million per diem. The judge reduced the required payout to around $640,000 in both compensatory and punitive damages, and the case was later settled out of court for less than $600,000.
Keep in mind that at the time, McDonald’s already had over 700 cases of complaints about coffee-related burns on file, but continued to sell coffee heated to nearly 200 degrees Fahrenheit (around 90 degrees Celsius) as a means of boosting sales (their selling point was that one could buy the coffee, drive to a second location such as work or home, and still have a piping hot beverage). This in spite of the fact that most restaurants serve coffee between 140 and 160 degrees Fahrenheit (60 to 71 degrees Celsius), and many coffee experts agree that such high temperatures are desirable only during the brewing process itself.
The Liebeck case was absolutely not an example of litigation-happy Americans expecting corporations to cover their asses for their own stupidity, but we seem determined to remember it that way. It’s an issue of liability, and the allowable lengths of capitalism, and even of the way in which our society is incredibly dangerous for and punitive towards the uninsured, but it was not and is not a frivolous suit. Please check your assumptions and do your research before you turn a burn victim’s suffering into a throwaway punchline.
#don’t fricking get me started on Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants the level of misinformation floating around is staggering#I know that it’s an older case but it still makes me really mad that people treat it as this big dumb thing?#the fact that the media took a serious case and turned it into what it is to us today should piss people off#the level of distortion of facts is astonishing and upsetting and nobody seems to hear about it?#sorry I’m done I just#it upsets me when a legal travesty like this is just dragged out for some#’haha americans are sOOOOOOOo dumb!!1!’ humor#I MEAN GODDAMN IF YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE FUN OF AMERICANS AT LEAST MAKE FUN OF US WITH FACTS OKAY
jesus, i actually didn’t know about any of this, thanks for clearing that up
hey king, how's is going in the fungeon?
Oh it's going swimmingly! I've been doing some very nice renovations...But Sour Bill and I are just pleased as punch at the progress!! How have things been here since my unscheduled absence?
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THIS
Call in the science side of tumblr!
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SQUAND!!! GAHDAMMIT IT' SQUAND!!
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excuse me but you’re missing the best one
I HAVE NEVER REBLOGGED SOMETHING SO FAST IN MY ENTIRE LIFE
((My lovely mun, where have you gone~?))
I was busy having a baby!! But I'm here now! *hug*
I know I've missing, and it may seem crazy, but i really miss you guys, so requests maybe?
Hey guys...
what's going on...?
It's been forever...
for-ev-er
I miss you
is there anything you guys wanna see me draw? I wanna draw...but I am lost as to what to do...
God, so I have been working on this for WAAAAAAY too long, this has been sitting on my art desk for longer than I’d even like to think, and maybe it was being snowed in for the past 3 days, but I ended up cranking through the inks. Tomorrow I’ll scan and color this and hopefully add in the text. I’ll say this, in working on my stupid Turbo drawing I’ve earned a MASSIVE respect for Ed Roth. Studying his line work and then comparing it to my drunk looking scribbling blows my mind. The crispness and line control he had are just straight up incredible. There’s still a LOT of this I’ll end up touching up in photoshop, BUT ANYWAY, time for bed.
BABY BABY BABY BABY
MUN-UPDATE
Hello all...long time no see.
I miss you all. So much. But I have been SUPER busy doing the pregnant mun thing and dealing with all that comes with it...Like... the hormones, my eventual maternity leave, unit plans/lesson plans for my classes, the exhaustion, the inability to roll over or bend forward comfortably, the monies, the lack of energy, the cleaning, the prepping, the doctor appointments (yeeeesh), and just over all--a full time job. I haven't even been doing art, fanart, fanfic, reading fanfic, or trolling the net for other's arts in MONTHS!!
But HUZZAH!!
THE TIME HAS ARRIVED...and passed...
I AM NOW A MOTHER! I made and expelled a small human thing from my girl parts...and she is freakin awesome!!
We call her Josie or Joey and she is only 6 pounds. She also has red hair like meeeeeeeee and looks like me AND my hubs, and is awesome and tiny and makes the cutest noises, but sounds like a seagull when she cries, and makes stank face when she poops, and has the coolest little fingers and toes, and her round belly makes her skinny legs look like the bottom part of a frog, and I JUST ADORE HER!
The birth itself was a bit of a horror show...but if you know anything about what REAL labor and birth are like (NOT what they show you in movies or tv), then you already KNOW what I am talking about. Plus...had to have 2 epidurals...I will NEVER do natural-no-meds-birthing. Seriously.
Well there you have it.
I don't know when or if I'll be back on this account...I want to come back and just do more Candy things or Wreck-it things, but life has now turned into an ongoing Boss Level...and I must devote myself to Her now -^_^-
Feel free to watch me over at my art/main mun account if you wanna keep up with me or my arts...even those NOT WiR related. That account is theredheadedfangirl. (http://theredheadedfangirl.tumblr.com/)
I LOVE YOU ALL
I MISS YOU ALL
I WILL SEE YOU ALL LATER!
OTAKOOOOON!!
In the game room...woot...pre registration was the best idea ever...plus we got special needs passes cause I am preggers and can't do stairs. Also cause I tucked up my yailbone. Anyway...if y're here and wanna say hi, lemme know.re.
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Blab: Three secrets I'm keeping.
Mwah: Three people I'd like to kiss.
Similar: Three members of the same sex I find attractive.
Different: Three members of the opposite sex I find attractive
Pastime: Three hobbies I have that I would be embarrassed to know someone discovered.
Doing: Three habits that I have.
Psst: Three things that I've always wanted to tell you.
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Want: Three things I would do to you if we were alone.
Reblog if you wouldn't judge an RPer because they like to smut
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OH GOD WHY THE HELL DID I DOODLED THIS AT WORK!?!!??!!!AND IT’S IN FUCKING SALMON!!!
I am SO done with this world!!!!
why didnt i reblog this before g od bles
bless u
Damnit King Candy; I can’t draw Turbo right but this guy always makes it out perfectly! argh!
I saw Rock and rule for the first time and I love Moks suit. Now KC is pimping it out in style and he’s going to party all night. yay
Sorry if this is too shiny and colorful; I am addicted.
He looks so damn attractive!! *fangirling* ♡♥
I'm leaving the Fandom. (Some advice, and why fandoms suck)
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Bonny, my dear, I love you muchly. I love your characters, your writing, your WORLDS, and your attitude in RP. I Admire your creativity and I admire how much you love your creations. I hate to see you go, but I understand. I know how you feel about the fandom at large and fandoms in general, and I hate to think that it has come to this point. You know I have loved every second of rp'ing with you, and I hope to continue even if it is NOT on tumblr. It doesn't have to be your SR characters because I enjoy YOU as a writer and your beautiful and detailed skills in telling a story. I remember when we first started rp'ing and I was worried you'd be a MarySue...but I read through your bios, I started the rp, and within 2 posts i LOVED your character and your portrayal of her. Needless to say, I think I can SAFELY say, you are by far my favorite RP'er I have met here on tumblr...and you will be missed by those who saw you as such. Bonny Berry, you will always have a part in my Kinky Candy's world, and no matter what happens to this character in the future, you will be one of his and my favorite interactions. I. Fucking. Love. You.
Now for some Mun-Talk...Listen Up Kiddies!
Cliques are bullshit and the ones that have morphed in this fandom are sad and pathetic--full of people vying for attention that means NOTHING. Why start an rp blog if you're not going to give everyone a chance? I know I've been awol for a while, but that's all RL jank that can't be helped. Please take heed fandoms...or this one will continue to crumble around your heads until nothing is left but smoldering piles of regret, shame, and really bad memories of how you treated people who could have been AMAZING friends...just because you didn't agree with their character or their ship or their style of writing.
