Ridiculous Disclaimers

[WarrenJ]

In recent news we've seen a "victim" suing McDonalds because the "you want fries with that?" guy put cheese on his burger. Imagine that! Out of billions served a mistake of venial proportions was made. I trust the "victim" wasn't inadvertently charged extra. No doubt, that would have resulted in an additional lawsuit. See: http://www.nypost.com/seven/08112007/news/..._tim_perone.htm

The suit claims that by a strangely circuitous trail of events the "victim" (Jeromy) took but a single taste of the burger in a dark room and then suffered life threating consequences.

There are two things I'd like to see considered here:

1] If Jeromy was aware any bite put in his mouth might at any moment kill him, why didn't he first look at that wholesome meal before that initial chomp? I know I would have! (don't kvetch: he might have carried a flashlight).

2] "Mom" did not first call for medical assistance, rather she promptly phoned McDonalds to complain. With Moms like that . . . .

And who could forget the Brit dowager who spilled unexpectedly (!) hot coffee (!) on her "happy package" and then gained a huge financial reward from McDonalds?

Okay, end of rant. But here's where I'm going with this:

In our "batteries not included age," I'm looking for good examples of over-the-top demonstrations of disclaimers expressed in (hopefully) the most convoluted "legalese" language available.

If you have examples please post.

Regards,

Warren

[PAUL T]

I just got a home equity loan and I had to sign one form that was just to verify that the property in question was at the address listed on the main loan form.