N.C. Man Finds Finger in Frozen Custard (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050503/ap_on_fe_st/custard_finger)

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This has to be some sort of conspiracy.

The rest of the story the mass media decided not to report . . . .

The man who found the finger tip, Clarence Stowers, refused to give it back when asked. The finger tip was discovered within 30 minutes of it being severed and it could have been re-attached up to 6 hours later.

But this fine citizen instead refused to return it even when the Store manager begged him to, so that they could get it to the hospital the employee had been sent to.

The fact that the finger tip was in frozen custard was a positive as it was keeping it cold.

Instead this asshole took it home and stuck it in his freezer only pulling it out to show the media cameras and such.

Nice society that our litigious lawyers have help create.

Wil be interesting if there is anything good old Clarence can be charged with criminally or what kind of civil lawsuit he is going to be hit with from the real victim here. My guess is that he is going to need every penny he can get out of the ice cream shop in order pay off his own lawyer fees and judgement against him.

CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/06/finger.fight.ap/index.html)

So this guy wanted to come off like a victim, and now he's going to just look like a giant ass.

Hey, he bought the finger! :D

Hey, he bought the finger! :DNah! He just refused to leave a tip.

Nice society that our litigious lawyers have help create.


Lawyers aren't litigious, nor have they created a litigious society. Attorneys can't sue without clients...and their clients have to come to them.

Wil be interesting if there is anything good old Clarence can be charged with criminally or what kind of civil lawsuit he is going to be hit with from the real victim here. My guess is that he is going to need every penny he can get out of the ice cream shop in order pay off his own lawyer fees and judgement against him.

My guess is his insurance company will pay for the attorney and settle the case for what is ultimately a minor claim. On the other hand, he, himself, could file a claim for the refusal to return the fingertip ;)

If I was the customer, I'd given them ALL the finger. :tut: (for some reason, this looks like he's waving the bird...)

I don't understand the chronological events - so this guy in the back has his finger chopped off by this yogurt machine, and the guy out front sells the customer the stuff fast enough that the finger is salvagable? Something just seemed out of whack.

Nah! He just refused to leave a tip.

BOO!!!!

I don't understand the chronological events - so this guy in the back has his finger chopped off by this yogurt machine, and the guy out front sells the customer the stuff fast enough that the finger is salvagable? Something just seemed out of whack.

Yeah, it was known within 30 minutes apparently. Plenty of time.

Hey, I heard on the raidio yesterday that 5000+ fingers are cut off in work related accidents every year.

I don't understand the chronological events - so this guy in the back has his finger chopped off by this yogurt machine, and the guy out front sells the customer the stuff fast enough that the finger is salvagable? Something just seemed out of whack.

Have you ever had Frozen Custard Storm?

The machines they make it in are usually in view of the customers and they are scooping it out of the tub the Frozen Custard drops into pretty much as fast as they can make it.

What is kinda wacky is that they did not shut down the machine as soon as the accident happened.

Lawyers aren't litigious, nor have they created a litigious society. Attorneys can't sue without clients...and their clients have to come to them.

Exactly what world do you live in Aidon, or have you not heard the term "ambulance chaser" before?

Lawyers are coming up with new and creative ways and reasons for filing lawsuits everyday.

They only chase ambulences to beat out other lawyers. Don't tell me people wouldn't seek out a lawyer if they had to. They're just greedy, and the lawyers pander to that.

I don't understand the chronological events - so this guy in the back has his finger chopped off by this yogurt machine, and the guy out front sells the customer the stuff fast enough that the finger is salvagable? Something just seemed out of whack.30 minutes for frozen custard isn't bad. I mean... if it were HEALTH food, you might be right to wonder.Lawyers aren't litigious, nor have they created a litigious society. Attorneys can't sue without clients...and their clients have to come to them.Yeah! I mean... it's not like they advertise in TVGuide, on billboards or on TV! That might be considered "creating" clients.


Oh wait! They DO. :/

Well I'm sure it's because all their clients get together and INSIST that they advertise. Surely a lawyer wouldn't try to drum up business for himself by searching for class action suits or anything. That would be tasteless and downright unprofessional. Especially if their target audience was lower income out of work individuals scraping to make ends meet who happened to stop worrying about their bills long enough to watch "Partridge Family" reruns in the middle of the day. I doubt that an audience like that could be tempted with the prospect of easy money.

Actually, there are a ton of honorable lawyers out there. I even call a few of them my friends. But you can't say that lawyers don't create a market for their services, because some do. It only takes 3 or 4 vocal advertising lawyers in one large city to make a lot of people believe life owes them more than they have.

People will eat food. They have the innate desire to. So do billboards for chips make people buy food? No, they're there so people will buy that brand instead of another. While there may have been lawyers who convinced people to sue, they no longer need to. People are so greedy, and the new fast method to fortune is by lawsuits.

Lawyers are now like food companies: if they don't advertise, they don't get the pre-existing business. Though I do admit there have been some scumbag lawyers, just because they're on a billboard doesn't mean they're bad.

30 minutes for frozen custard isn't bad. I mean... if it were HEALTH food, you might be right to wonder.Yeah! I mean... it's not like they advertise in TVGuide, on billboards or on TV! That might be considered "creating" clients.


Oh wait! They DO. :/

Well I'm sure it's because all their clients get together and INSIST that they advertise. Surely a lawyer wouldn't try to drum up business for himself by searching for class action suits or anything. That would be tasteless and downright unprofessional. Especially if their target audience was lower income out of work individuals scraping to make ends meet who happened to stop worrying about their bills long enough to watch "Partridge Family" reruns in the middle of the day. I doubt that an audience like that could be tempted with the prospect of easy money.

Actually, there are a ton of honorable lawyers out there. I even call a few of them my friends. But you can't say that lawyers don't create a market for their services, because some do. It only takes 3 or 4 vocal advertising lawyers in one large city to make a lot of people believe life owes them more than they have.

No, creating a market for their services would be going out and inducing accidents, making doctors commit malpractice, or forcing companies to put out dangerous drugs or use carcinogenic materials.

Oh, by the by, when looking at it from a financial viewpoint, most of the money is in torts filed by corporations...and they don't go looking for attorneys in TV Guide.