Wham-O! covering their own asses.

[code6enterprises]

Wham-O! the makers of the famous Slip and Slide, are sueing Paramount Pictures and Happy Madison productions.

Dickie Roberts Wham-O'd (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/eo/20030911/en_movies_eo/12482)

[Droogan_Leader]

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Wham-O, however, is sticking to its guns, perhaps in hopes of facing future injury lawsuits. The company once had to pay an intoxicated Slip 'N Slider $12.3 million after he became paralyzed after taking a drunken dive down a dry slide.

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I'll never understand how drunk people hurt themselves and then blame others. Inconceivable.

Remember that movie where the guys laid down in the middle of the road for kicks, as cars sped around them? I can't remember what it was, but I never saw it anyway. I heard about it because, surprise, some people who watched the movie had to go out and try it too, and surprise, they got killed.

I think Paramount ought to at least have to assume liability for any lawsuits that result from people copying the movie.

[psychofiend]

Oh for christ's sake these are the same goddamn-liberal-[censored]-baby killer-[censored]-shitheads who say you can't say [censored].
[For more information on what I mean, refer to the Topic "Quit Yer Bitchin'"]

[sinfrost]

As if David Spade wasn't already in trouble. . .his last 3 flicks weren't exactly gems. I saw his appearance on Leno the other night. He talked about it and then made a joke about the "adult-version" Slip and Slide where you slide on the wet mat soaked in alcohol and drink alcohol that's being sprayed into your face. The guy knows he's getting sued, why would he jeopardize his career like that? /forums/images/icons/confused.gif

Wow, 50 posts. I can now say I'm a journeyman. It's no Pooh-Bah, but it will do.

[EternalStrife]

You'd have to be pretty damn guillable to go out and try a stunt like that. Idiots I say, the whole bunch of them. It's wouldn't be a pity they got themselves killed like that. The less idiots there are in the world, the better.

[Matt1]

Whenever I hear of someone copying something from a movie and dying, I always think, "Ahhh, so that's what Darwin meant." /forums/images/icons/wink.gif