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Re: Small Penis Rule

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Post by BuyMyBitcoins »

fragmede wrote: post #17

Then again, money. > A jury in New Mexico awarded $412 million to a man who sued over what he said were unnecessary erectile dysfunction shots that decimated his penis On the one hand, now you're famous for having a dick that doesn't work, on the other hand, $412 million. https://amp.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article296...

You could write a Seinfeld episode around this.

The defendant fears that the news coverage of his case means that no woman would ever be interested in him again. Once the judgement and the payout is announced he finds himself being constantly approached by gorgeous women.

Re: Small Penis Rule

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Post by cwmoore »

altmanaltman wrote: post #44
bellowsgulch wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

$412 million in actualized damages? That’s international dynastic money over a penis.

No they did not give him 412 million dollars. They appealed the judgement and will fight it out for years. The man is 72 years old. Of that 412, most of it is punitive damages which will be fought over. Interest would acrue and if the clinic loses, they could be on the hook to pay $500 million+ but that's really very unrealistic.

Justice is so rarely poetic.

Re: Small Penis Rule

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Post by to11mtm »

kps wrote: post #23
khurs wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's pretty amazing that South Park hasn't been sued (or lost?) I wonder if Peter Thiel took umbrage at how South Park portrayed him recently [0] and is lurking in the shadows planning Gawker v2 [1] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfSOC6-G044 [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2016/06/21/peter-thi...

> It's pretty amazing that South Park hasn't been sued (or lost?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell tl;dr: > Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell , 485 U.S. 46 (1988), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that parodies of public figures, even those intending to cause emotional distress, are protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the…

And indeed South Park has always made a point to have extreme satire that is implausible to help establish that such is parody. [0] The episodes in the last year have gone to extreme lengths to help make the distinction as clear as possible.

[0] - We can go back as far as, I don't think it has been established that Barbara Streisand can in fact turn into a robot...

Re: Small Penis Rule

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Post by cwmoore »

comrade1234 wrote: post #14

If you accuse someone (not me) of having a small penis (I don't) they (not me) don't have to show that they (not me) have a large penis (like me). Just the accusation they made (to you, not me) is slander enough. But I'd gladly drop-trousers in a court.

I don’t think you’d get to use the courts anymore.

Re: Small Penis Rule

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Post by cwmoore »

rsstack wrote: post #25

A Jewish comedian made a joke about how jews (only in the US*) were offended that Ferengi in Star Trek were based on them - "why would we assume these ugly greedy people are _us_?" *Outside the US, it looks like the Ferengi are mocking American capitalist culture.

Wish you’d been more specific, “a Jewish comedian” sounds like the setup for a joke.

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Post by cwmoore »

ryanmcbride wrote: post #41
secondcoming wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it true that the Ferengi were based on Jews? I suspected so, but then I also considered they may have been influenced by the Chinese.

No, it's cultural-other pareidolia

Mixed with a little synesthesia. It’s only natural.

Re: Small Penis Rule

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Post by rsstack »

cwmoore wrote: post #56
rsstack wrote: post #25

A Jewish comedian made a joke about how jews (only in the US*) were offended that Ferengi in Star Trek were based on them - "why would we assume these ugly greedy people are _us_?" *Outside the US, it looks like the Ferengi are mocking American capitalist culture.

Wish you’d been more specific, “a Jewish comedian” sounds like the setup for a joke.

I tried to Google his joke, but couldn't find it quickly enough. It might have been part of a longer special.

Re: Small Penis Rule

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Post by comrade1234 »

baobabKoodaa wrote: post #50
comrade1234 wrote: post #14

If you accuse someone (not me) of having a small penis (I don't) they (not me) don't have to show that they (not me) have a large penis (like me). Just the accusation they made (to you, not me) is slander enough. But I'd gladly drop-trousers in a court.

This is not the point. The point is about deterring lawsuits. The point is not about defending lawsuits. This is very clearly explained in OP.

Sounds very small-penis.

Re: Small Penis Rule

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Post by nhumrich »

khurs wrote: post #18
conartist6 wrote: post #10

I'm sure South Park had no idea about any of this

It's pretty amazing that South Park hasn't been sued (or lost?) I wonder if Peter Thiel took umbrage at how South Park portrayed him recently [0] and is lurking in the shadows planning Gawker v2 [1] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfSOC6-G044 [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2016/06/21/peter-thi...

South Park has been sued many times. A famous case vs Tom Cruise, in which their defense was that they make fun of everyone, so it's not libel.
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