On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:52:24 GMT, zadoc wrote:

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But SHE spilled it on herself.

Irrelevant and immaterial.

Hardly. That is a fact, and in many cases is called contributory negligence.

Had it been served at a drinkable
temperature, she wouldn't have been injured so severely.
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Besides serving hot coffee? She would have bitched if it had been cold.

An unverifiable supposition.

A safe bet, given her past behavior. She's failed to take responsibility for her
own actions at least twice, showing a remarkable lack of intestinal fortitude.
I'd say it wasn't too large a leap to guess she might complain if her coffee was
cold.

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Why should it? A product is supposed to be inherently safe for the
average user.

The average user is supposed to be smart enough to know you don't put a cup of
hot coffee between your legs in a moving vehicle. :/

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in nca

Actually, I'm surprised that people are willing to defend them.

Maybe people are not defending MacDonalds, but defending the concept of personal
accountability.