I Want to Write A BRILLIANT Thread. Can't Think of A Thing!

Drop back fifteen yards and punt . . . that's what i just did . . .

Ah, Setanta- A voice from the past. Happy to see you around these parts!

Go for a walk. Beeeeeeeeeyoooooooutiful out there today, just took a lovely walk with the sozlet. My words might not actually be profound, but I *feel* so much more lucid.

Oh and silliness is underrated.

(Yes, hi, Setanta!!)

Sozlet feeling better?

That is an ongoing problem for me, Phoenix - and I have never found a solution. Threadwise, I mean - I can sometimes come up with the comebacks.

Heehee - this is why I opened the "Think" digression - it was supposed to be a place to store thread ideas - but none ever really came.....so now I just piffle on as usual...

Yep! Was just a 24-thing, plus a bit of aftermath.

Aftermath . . . is thatwhat yer doin' when you get it wrong, and try to figure it out after the test?

(Hi, ladies, how very kind of you to condescend to take notice of me . . . blush, blush, simper . . . )

simpering?

omigoodness, what have you done with setanta?

I Want to Write A BRILLIANT Thread. Can't Think of A Thing!
I sometimes brainstorm by checking AP or CNN for news threads. You can always find something that is either silly or touching or timely. I'll read the article and may only take a random thought. Then I present it as if my brains were intact which everyone knows is ludicrous.

bobsmyth- Yeah, I will sometimes do that. I usually find that those threads are not too successful. I think that the people here like the stuff that comes out of my weird brain better!

Or this:

Now broke, gambler sues Ind. casino


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The Associated Press


EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A man who gambled away his life savings at a riverboat casino is suing its owners, arguing that they should compensate him for his losses because they knew he was a compulsive gambler.

David N. Williams, 53, accuses Casino Aztar of targeting him as a compulsive gambler even after learning he was depressed and suicidal.

Mr. Williams, who is a retired Evansville accountant, filed his lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Evansville last year.

His lawyers, Doug Briody and Terry Noffsinger of Evansville, are seeking $175,000 for Mr. Williams' gambling losses and punitive damages.

Aztar has denied the allegations and is awaiting a ruling on its request for summary judgment. A trial is set for April 14, 2003.

"We believe the facts in this case have been grossly misrepresented," Jim Brown, Aztar's general manager, told the Courier-Journal of Louisville.

The case is being watched because it raises a key legal question: What responsibility, if any, does a casino have to stop a compulsive gambler from gambling?

Courts traditionally have dismissed lawsuits brought by gamblers on grounds that they accepted risk when they decided to bet.

But some legal authorities now question whether casinos - by banning patrons deemed as problem gamblers - are opening themselves up to lawsuits if they fail to stop those individuals from returning.

Mr. Williams was banned from the casino after a worried friend asked riverboat executives to intervene, according to court records.

Aztar executives persuaded Mr. Williams to leave and sent him a letter barring him from the casino until he could prove future visits wouldn't pose a threat to his well-being.

Mr. Williams has alleged that Aztar was guilty of breach of contract by not stopping him when he returned to the casino in February 1999 and began gambling again after controlling his habit for an 11-month period, according to a sworn statement for his lawsuit.

Mr. Williams, who is single and now retired, was an Indiana Department of Revenue auditor when he first visited Aztar in 1996, after receiving a $20 coupon in the mail for free tokens.

On a second trip, in early 1997, he lost $800, but soon became hooked on the rush he felt playing the slots.

"I'd almost run to get down the corridors," Mr. Williams said.

He signed on for the casino's Fun Card, which tracks a patron's play and is used to award tokens and complimentary meals and hotel stays.

He also authorized the riverboat to draw on a money-market account when it issued credit to him. During 1997 and early 1998, Mr. Williams lost all of the $125,000 he had in cash and mutual funds. He also racked up a credit card debt of about $80,000.

After he returned to the casino following his 11-month break from gambling, Mr. Williams began receiving mailings from Aztar, reminding him of slots tournaments and other special events for "our very best players."

Phoenix<

You have created an interesting thread here without even thinking much about it.

Me thinketh thou protests too much :wink:

should state education scholarships be given to attend divinity colleges?

I Want to Write A BRILLIANT Thread. Can't Think of A Thing!
Why is the grinch green?

dyslexia-




I would put that question under "Medical News and Health". Just reading that raised my blood pressure a few notches!

I have never been involved in a protest in my life. (Walking around with sign, that sort of thing). I think that I might make an exception for this!

Topic:

What Makes a Question Rhetorical?

wh3- I like that!