Sue-Happy Stupidity #1

NBC's 'Fear Factor' Sued for Rat-Eating Episode

For many, many years, televisions have had these amazing battery-operated devices called remote controls. If you push a button on it, it can switch the channel off NBC. Thus, you don't have to watch it.

If you are unable to find the remote control (like had been the case for me for about a good two months), televisions are still equipped with buttons on the actual television itself that allow you to change the channel that way, too.

Interesting line:

His suit added, "NBC is sending the wrong message to its TV watchers that cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning (sic) and in most cases against their will.

Well...I think that's the truth actually. People will do anything if the price is right. I mean come on, if choking down a couple rats would get me $50K, I'd probably do that. I could find someplace to get a Master's degree at.

Against their will? How often have people just walked away from eating something disgusting on Fear Factor? Did they quit against their will, too?

Funny things to note.

1) Fear Factor isn't even the first show on TV to do rat eating. I think the first year of Survivor beat Fear Factor to the punch.

2) The person bringing this suit says he's "not at liberty to discuss the complaint unless it is a paid-interview situation. I don't need to be starting Professor Plum or Col. Mustard in the face to call that a wee bit of a CLUE!