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jberryhill

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66. Or it could also indicate

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 12:28 AM

Aug 2012

That there may have been something peculiar about this bench and where it was located.

For example, it may have been chosen with football season weather in mind.

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Woman sits on bench on hot day outside stadium, sues Dallas Cowboys for butt burns [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 OP

Wow - third degree burns jberryhill Aug 2012 #1

the story goes on to say, "She didn't stay for the game" WI_DEM Aug 2012 #2

Haven't Cowboys fans been burned enough? Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #3

Of course, the Dallas Cowboys control the August, Texasan sun and are responsible sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #4

Really--- trumad Aug 2012 #6

you are kidding right? Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #11

I ask the same of you trumad Aug 2012 #34

From what a recall from the McD's story - patrons would complain if the Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #37

she wasn't driving Maine-ah Aug 2012 #40

ok. I stand corrected. I remember how talk radio was ablaze with talk about this story Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #68

Right wing talk radio. Have you learned nothing over the last 30 years of Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #85

Well let me help you correct your ignorance regarding that story. trumad Aug 2012 #43

Lol, you bought the defense line jberryhill Aug 2012 #61

It was hot hot hot enough to melt pig iron jmowreader Aug 2012 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author elleng Aug 2012 #76

Really. I hate the Dallas Cowboys, but if you live in friggin' Texas, I would sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #14

Eh. It is possible to design seats which don't get that hot even in Texas. yellowcanine Aug 2012 #22

In Texas? In August? LanternWaste Aug 2012 #28

Better yet, just don't put any fucking seats outside in Dallas, TX. madinmaryland Aug 2012 #48

Lots of shit gives you burns in 100 degree weather Confusious Aug 2012 #54

This does not happen frequently on public benches there I'll bet jberryhill Aug 2012 #60

I wouldn't sit on an unshaded park bench Confusious Aug 2012 #64

Or it could also indicate jberryhill Aug 2012 #66

Let's put it this way Confusious Aug 2012 #67

You know what else is common sense? jberryhill Aug 2012 #70

They thought a lot of things Confusious Aug 2012 #71

Not at all jberryhill Aug 2012 #72

I live in Arizona Confusious Aug 2012 #77

What do you see more of in your life? jberryhill Aug 2012 #78

Third degree burn don't burn down to the muscle Confusious Aug 2012 #80

If "common sense" was really that common, it wouldn't be remarked upon so much when it happens. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #86

Like I said Confusious Aug 2012 #90

Seems reasonable enough a suit to me. cali Aug 2012 #7

Wow, wow, wow. Not surprised really! N-t Logical Aug 2012 #63

Two things: jberryhill Aug 2012 #12

A really fucking stupid landscape engineer. n/t A HERETIC I AM Aug 2012 #51

Was she watching the game in the nude??? LynneSin Aug 2012 #5

no, it burned her through her clothing. cali Aug 2012 #8

I've been to so many team practices up here in the north LynneSin Aug 2012 #9

I would know not to sit on a metal bench. I don't know that cali Aug 2012 #81

Many asses have been burned sitting in that stadium Ezlivin Aug 2012 #10

Next up: kid sues school for tongue sticking to flagpole in January NickB79 Aug 2012 #13

Lawyers sue Cap'n Crunch Crunch Berries because it doesn't contain real berries Major Nikon Aug 2012 #93

as i understand, that was a very expensive stadium Enrique Aug 2012 #15

My first question is, has this ever happened before when SheilaT Aug 2012 #16

+1, that's the first thing I thought of...lets hear all the facts and not US M$M spin uponit7771 Aug 2012 #17

Sorry I've sat on MANY seats in 100+ degree weather and I don't expect to get 3rd degree burns. denverbill Aug 2012 #18

It's an epidemic. rug Aug 2012 #19

Bwahahahaha! Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #20

Ohhhhhh Noooooooooooooooo lumpy Aug 2012 #21

omg Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #27

Lol jberryhill Aug 2012 #31

ROFLMAO RegieRocker Aug 2012 #23

The article does not state how long she sat there. If she sat down and jumped right up and OregonBlue Aug 2012 #24

agreed. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #29

People laugh at this... Alduin Aug 2012 #25

An internal pipe system, where chilled water was pumped through, perhaps? Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #42

No probably. The Texas Taxpayers would probably happily give Jerrah Jones the money to do that. madinmaryland Aug 2012 #49

Arlington paid $325M of the stadium cost, not $900M. n/t tammywammy Aug 2012 #95

I'm not even sure it was that much Major Nikon Aug 2012 #102

I don't remember all the specifics of the Dallas deal tammywammy Aug 2012 #103

At a constant 100 degrees Confusious Aug 2012 #55

They designed a roof that closes instead Major Nikon Aug 2012 #99

Future Warning Sign... Javaman Aug 2012 #26

OK--then if the Cowboys are dumb enough to put an accessible seat where people can get burned... trumad Aug 2012 #35

it's like schlemiel and schlemazel. nt Javaman Aug 2012 #50

Go Giants! TeamPooka Aug 2012 #30

Yes! immoderate Aug 2012 #33

Burn the other cheek Blue Owl Aug 2012 #32

Seems reasonable to me. JoeyT Aug 2012 #36

What's next? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2012 #38

Idiots like her are why "NO DUH" warmings are everywhere. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #39

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #44

People who buy these stories at face value are why insurance companies are rich jberryhill Aug 2012 #53

WARNING. BENCH MAY BECOME HOT IN SUN. PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #41

ugh... Confusious Aug 2012 #56

Do not attempt to stop mower blade with hands. alphafemale Aug 2012 #82

The wild thing is... Ranger Stadium is right down the street w8liftinglady Aug 2012 #45

Maybe it was like that Las Vegas hotel and its "death ray" csziggy Aug 2012 #46

It wouldn't happen there Major Nikon Aug 2012 #96

do they really need a warning sign for a black metal bench in texas in the middle of summer? WooWooWoo Aug 2012 #47

It was marble,not metal. virgogal Aug 2012 #52

rock, metal Confusious Aug 2012 #57

Temperature doesn't burn, heat does jberryhill Aug 2012 #88

Seriously? Confusious Aug 2012 #89

I did plenty of reading on the way to a phd in engineering jberryhill Aug 2012 #91

A PHD in engineering Confusious Aug 2012 #92

Instantaneously, maybe. After a few fractions of a second, not so much. Major Nikon Aug 2012 #98

In 100 degree heat Confusious Aug 2012 #104

Perhaps those people laundry_queen Aug 2012 #59

Perhaps I could sue Mr. Jones bmbmd Aug 2012 #58

This woman is just too stupid! Hot sun and metal = really hot! Stupid! Logical Aug 2012 #62

The story says it was MARBLE it was NOT a metal seat. nt Raine Aug 2012 #79

stupid! Logical Aug 2012 #65

I have a BIG problem with this... SoapBox Aug 2012 #69

There are other things which raise the bullshit flag Major Nikon Aug 2012 #97

Can I sue her for being a waste of carbon? mythology Aug 2012 #73

And how many minutes had she lived in Cleburne before trying to attend the scrimmage? jmowreader Aug 2012 #75

The article was pretty vague on what she was suing for spinbaby Aug 2012 #83

butt-hurt cowgirl fans? my heart bleeds... KG Aug 2012 #84

Ok.. sendero Aug 2012 #87

Cowboys fans are not known for their intelligence Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #94

She should sue them for the sun being hot. And for her not having a brain. Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #100

What's next? Should signs be posted that water is wet? LisaL Aug 2012 #101

She is suing the wrong group. LiberalFighter Aug 2012 #105

puts a new twist to the phrase CatWoman Aug 2012 #106