You can't sue God.

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16 Oct 2008, 3:59 pm

Since he doesn't have an address, he can't be served.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7673591.stm

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16 Oct 2008, 4:06 pm

Dammit!!

*calls lawyer and cancels the plan*

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16 Oct 2008, 4:32 pm

I find these types of stories to be very amusing. I used to work at my dad's law firm, so it always makes me chuckle how they respond to these ridiculous cases using formal legal language. There was one guy who tried to sue Satan, and the official court reply cited "The Devil and Daniel Webster" as a precedent. Priceless.

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16 Oct 2008, 5:33 pm

Damn

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16 Oct 2008, 6:38 pm

Also considering he doesn't exist...

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16 Oct 2008, 7:09 pm

Blasphemy!

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16 Oct 2008, 8:07 pm

Why am I reminded of at least two comedy movies by this thread?

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16 Oct 2008, 8:15 pm

Don't ask me, I'm just a cook.

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16 Oct 2008, 8:34 pm

OM, people actually do it. I didn't know people are actually this stupid.

I just saw it in a movie last week and I thought it was only something that happened in the movie for humor.

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16 Oct 2008, 8:49 pm

People do everything there is to do under this great blue sun of ours.

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16 Oct 2008, 9:02 pm

tdgkf wrote:

Don't ask me, I'm just a cook.

Well, your scream of "Blasphemy!" reminded me of Life of Brian, and this whole thread reminds me of the film The Man Who Sued God with Billy Connolly.

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16 Oct 2008, 9:03 pm

This must be a sign that everything is connected to all other things.

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16 Oct 2008, 9:05 pm

tdgkf wrote:

This must be a sign that everything is connected to all other things.

You have been reading too much Dirk Gently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Gentl ... ive_Agency

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16 Oct 2008, 9:15 pm

It's all falling into place! I'm beginning to see the pattern!

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16 Oct 2008, 10:34 pm

bbqplatypus wrote:

I find these types of stories to be very amusing. I used to work at my dad's law firm, so it always makes me chuckle how they respond to these ridiculous cases using formal legal language. There was one guy who tried to sue Satan, and the official court reply cited "The Devil and Daniel Webster" as a precedent. Priceless.

Link. NOW. :lmao:

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17 Oct 2008, 1:00 am

twoshots wrote:

bbqplatypus wrote:

I find these types of stories to be very amusing. I used to work at my dad's law firm, so it always makes me chuckle how they respond to these ridiculous cases using formal legal language. There was one guy who tried to sue Satan, and the official court reply cited "The Devil and Daniel Webster" as a precedent. Priceless.

Link. NOW. :lmao:

http://www.harbornet.com/folks/honan/satan.html

Quote:

While the official reports disclose no case where this defendant has appeared as defendant there is an unofficial account of a trial in New Hampshire where this defendant filed an action of mortgage foreclosure as plaintiff. The defendant in that action was represented by the preeminent advocate of that day, and raised the defense that the plaintiff was a foreign prince with no standing to sue in an American Court. This defense was overcome by overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Whether or not this would raise an estoppel in the present case we are unable to determine at this time.

I liked the reference, too. It's one of my favorite stories about America. And the devil, for that matter.

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