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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Iodized Salt (neckties, really)
Message-ID: <566@wjvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 16:41:34 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 23 16:41:34 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Sep-85 07:18:21 EDT
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Reply-To: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif.
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In article <1486@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes:
>Question: does this tie-cutting restaurant chain post some sort of
>warning sign outside the door, so people will know that they will be
>assaulted and their property destroyed if they venture inside? I would
>have expected that somebody would have sued them for $100K "pain and
>anguish" when their tie got chopped, claiming said tie was sentimentally
>valuable, or just that they got mugged for their $300 silly-designer-name
>tie or something...
>Will
>(I think I wore a tie once this year... maybe twice.... :-)

****

Oh, come now.  Let's not start another long lawsuit flame.  The $10M cow was
quite enough, thank you.  This restaurant has a prominent sign displayed outside
that says "No neckties allowed!" or something similar, plus some indication of
what would happen should you violate this rule.  The way I heard the story, you
get asked to remove your tie with great formality, then upon refusing you get
it hacked off.  If someone unintentionally lost a necktie under these circum-
stances he's a drooling dolt.  His guardian (:-) might try to sue, but I suspect
the case would get thrown out amidst much guffaws.

Next time I'm in the area, I'm going to wear the white with purple polka-dots.
Always wanted to get rid of that thing.  (A gift, you know..)


					Ron
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