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The discussion revolves around sharing unusual and funny news stories. One highlighted case involves artist Peter Doig, who is being sued for $5 million by a man claiming a painting is his, despite Doig's insistence that he did not create it. Another story features inmates in Texas who broke out of their cell to save an unconscious guard, raising questions about their behavior. Additionally, a couple of dogs in the UK were caught damaging cars, leading to their eventual capture and a search for adoptive homes. The thread showcases a variety of bizarre incidents, emphasizing the oddities found in everyday news.
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13-year-old drives drunk father around​

In Maintal in the Main-Kinzig district, police stopped a car - a 13-year-old girl was driving, with her intoxicated father in the passenger seat. As police announced on Friday, the vehicle caught the attention of police due to unsafe driving. During the subsequent stop, officers were astonished: A 13-year-old girl was driving, with her 34-year-old father in the passenger seat - with a blood alcohol level of 1.03 per mille. According to police, the girl herself was sober.
 
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fresh_42 said:

13-year-old drives drunk father around​

In Maintal in the Main-Kinzig district, police stopped a car - a 13-year-old girl was driving, with her intoxicated father in the passenger seat. As police announced on Friday, the vehicle caught the attention of police due to unsafe driving. During the subsequent stop, officers were astonished: A 13-year-old girl was driving, with her 34-year-old father in the passenger seat - with a blood alcohol level of 1.03 per mille. According to police, the girl herself was sober.
Something similar happened to one of my friend when he was 12. He was at a party with a friend, and my friend's father who - obviously - drove them there. At one point, his friend mentioned she had to go back home, so he asked his father to take her home. His father told him he was too drunk to drive, so he tossed him the keys to his Cadillac to drive her home, which he did! That was in the early '80s.
 
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Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
The premise is simple enough: kids use Snapchat’s AI tools to create images of a grimy man in their home and tell their parents they let them in to use the bathroom, take a nap, or just get a drink of water. Often they say the person claims to know the parents from work or college. And then, predictably, the parents lose their cool and demand they kick the man out. The kids, of course, record the whole thing, and post their parents reactions to TikTok, where some of the clips have millions of views.
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SeaWorld Guest Files Lawsuit After Allegedly Being Knocked Unconscious by Duck While on Ride​


"According to court documents obtained by ABC News, Orange County, Florida resident Hillary Martin claimed she was injured during her March 2025 SeaWorld visit when a duck “flew into the path” of the amusement park’s Mako roller coaster while she was on the ride."

https://www.suggest.com/seaworld-guest-lawsuit-unconscious-duck-ride/2902604/

This seems to me like a very American hobby: suing anybody for anything. I don't think that could happen in Germany.
 
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fresh_42 said:

SeaWorld Guest Files Lawsuit After Allegedly Being Knocked Unconscious by Duck While on Ride​


"According to court documents obtained by ABC News, Orange County, Florida resident Hillary Martin claimed she was injured during her March 2025 SeaWorld visit when a duck “flew into the path” of the amusement park’s Mako roller coaster while she was on the ride."

https://www.suggest.com/seaworld-guest-lawsuit-unconscious-duck-ride/2902604/

This seems to me like a very American hobby: suing anybody for anything. I don't think that could happen in Germany.
The trouble is, nobody yelled "Duck!"
 
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fresh_42 said:

SeaWorld Guest Files Lawsuit After Allegedly Being Knocked Unconscious by Duck While on Ride​


"According to court documents obtained by ABC News, Orange County, Florida resident Hillary Martin claimed she was injured during her March 2025 SeaWorld visit when a duck “flew into the path” of the amusement park’s Mako roller coaster while she was on the ride."

https://www.suggest.com/seaworld-guest-lawsuit-unconscious-duck-ride/2902604/

This seems to me like a very American hobby: suing anybody for anything. I don't think that could happen in Germany.
Henceforth there will be one more addition to the amusement park ticket purchase disclaimer; "you may be hit by a bird which could result in serious injury or death"... problem solved.

But seriously, anyone in the USA can file a lawsuit for anything. But that doesn't mean they will win. Yet another BS news story. Entertaining but useless, meaningless, click bait.
 
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Many years ago, I was driving a limo for executives at Domino's Pizza's corporate headquarters. I remember a conversation with one executive while driving him to the airport where he told me about a lawsuit that they had to deal with. While one of their drivers was stopped in a left turn lane waiting for a light, there was a traffic accident nearby. One of the cars came to rest against his car so they were suing the company for something or other. This was when they had their 30 minute guarantee in the 80's so probably related to that. I'm guessing that the person didn't win that lawsuit but Domino's still had to spend time and resources to fight it. Sue-happy Americans have been around for a long time.
 
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Borg said:
Sue-happy Americans have been around for a long time.
That's why we also have so many good lawyer jokes.
 
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gmax137 said:
That's why we also have so many good lawyer jokes.
The mechanical shark used for the movie JAWS was named Bruce.

He was named after Spielberg's lawyer.
 
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Dramatic incident on flight to Frankfurt – man stabs passengers​

According to a report by the Massachusetts State Attorney's Office, a passenger attacked two teenagers with a metal fork while flying a Lufthansa plane. He stabbed a 17-year-old in the collarbone and another in the back of the head. During the attack, he reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" and the word "Hijack," as reported by Der Spiegel.

The Lufthansa flight (ORD-FRA) subsequently aborted its journey to Frankfurt Airport and landed in Boston.

Source: https://www.fnp.de/frankfurt/passag...bbruch-frankfurt-chicago-boston-94007179.html (in German)

Comment: I don't get it. If you start such a stupid endeavour, then the only question left is in which country do you want to go to prison? I don't think the USA was the optimal choice.
 
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fresh_42 said:

Dramatic incident on flight to Frankfurt – man stabs passengers​



Source: https://www.fnp.de/frankfurt/passag...bbruch-frankfurt-chicago-boston-94007179.html (in German)

Comment: I don't get it. If you start such a stupid endeavour, then the only question left is in which country do you want to go to prison? I don't think the USA was the optimal choice.
Iceland. Always be imprisoned in Iceland.
 

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