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I have no words for this, except to say, it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. And that it made my day, which was already pretty darn good. And that it has wolves. And that it has a segment that makes the tongue/chairlift scene in Dumb and Dumber look like child’s play. And that it proves theft-of-services crimes don’t pay. Nope, no words at all. Better let the filmmakers speak for themselves…CONTINUE>

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Skier Blames Injuries On Too-Effective Marketing, Sues Snowshoe Resort

by steve casimiro on September 12, 2009 · 5 comments

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It seemed like the days of spurious litigation were over, but the new American dream is back: Stub your toe or suffer some small mishap, deny all personal responsibility, sue a giant corporation, and use your out of court settlement or “damages” to pay for a new RV, quad runners for all your kids, and a lifetime of deep-friend Twinkies. In West Virginia, a Mineral Wells couple is suing Snowshoe ski resort over injuries the man suffered, alleging that the ski area enticed them onto hazardous terrain with its “adrenaline junkie” marketing of the Western Territories section of the mountain.