99.9% give others.......

[Peter R]

Now be kind folks, even if you have heard this one don't tell me, 'cause it took a hell of a typing session.

A Charlotte, NC lawyer purshased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them againt fire, among other things. Within a month, having smoked the entire box of these great cigars and without having paid the first installment of his insurance policy, he claimed against the insurance company stating that the cigars had been lost in a series of small fires. The insurance company refused to pay citing the obvious reasons that the lawyer had consumed the cigars in the normal and expected fashion.

The lawyer sued, and won. In deleivering his ruling the judge said that he agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivilous, however the insurance company did not stipulate in which manner fire might be precluded fomo the policy. Rather than appealing, the insurance company paid over $15,000 on the claim.

After the lawyer cashed the cheque, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of arson, with his onw insurance company's claim testomony used against him. The lawyer was convicted and sentenced to 24 months in jail and had a $24,000 fine imposed.

This is claimed to be a true story and was awarded the first place in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award contest.

Peter

[Daddles]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

I hate to be the bearer of bad news Peter, but this one has been busted so often it's threadbare. Check the above link.

Cheers
Richard

[Wongo]

Lawyers = bastards
Insurance companies = bastards

[AlexS]

Lawyers = bastards
Insurance companies = bastards

They deserve each other.

[DanP]

I think you're all being a bit unreasonable.

[DanP]

[Wongo]

I think you're all being a bit unreasonable.

OK Dan, I am sorry. I forgot to add real estate agents.

Real estate agents = bastards

[echnidna]

Car Salesmen = bastards

[numbat]

.......what about pollies?????????

Cheers

[Christopha]

:mad: Don't forget those ratbarsteward demonstrators at wood shows who make everything look easy..... :mad:

[Daddles]

:mad: Don't forget those ratbarsteward demonstrators at wood shows who make everything look easy..... :mad:

Yeah, there's this wanker that demos lathes ...

Richard

[Peter R]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

I hate to be the bearer of bad news Peter, but this one has been busted so often it's threadbare. Check the above link.

Cheers
Richard

I said not to, weren't you listening...Is there no control in these forums, what is the place coming to? A simple request to let things slide and what happens, a bloody dobber opens his mouth.....Sick of it!!!!!

Peter R

[Sturdee]

Car Salesmen = bastards

Sorry Bob, but not all of them. Met a good one last Friday.


Peter.

[DavidG]

Met a good one last Friday.

Where you at the cemetry on Friday?

[Sturdee]

No, he sold my daughter a used car with dual fuel setup for $4K. We didn't check the gas setup untill the next day when, contrary to what we were told, it didn't work properly.

He agreed that it wasn't working properly and told us to take the car to their tuning specialist where it would be fixed up at their expense. Picked it up today and works perfectly, cost to car yard $ 1600 for tune up and repairs, cost to us nil.

So yes he was a good one. Maybe the 0.01 % that proves the rule.

Peter.