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grrgoyl

Another eBay saga; Seriously

Mar 07, 2011 11:04

Yes indeedy (Tery has a Facebook friend who begins every post with "So....," an in medias res kind of thing. I say it's a sign of deep-seated insecurity, wanting to make sure she's got people's attention before speaking, but let's see if it works for me ( Read more... )

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velmaneuwirth March 7 2011, 21:14:56 UTC

Oooh I'm visiting Lee in Bristol right now and if you've seen the documentary then you'll know that's where he's from. There is stuff (works and merch) everywhere! That said, $20 is probably about the same price as if I were to get you a t-shirt from the mall here but now I know you like his stuff I shall get you a postcard or something ( ... )

grrgoyl March 8 2011, 17:31:19 UTC

How cool! A postcard would be lovely :) I ordered his book "Wall and Piece" as part of my splurge as well. It's shipping from the UK so will take a bit longer.

You know, I saw that Judge Judy awhile ago! I remember it so well, because man that woman had some balls to try to pull that off! I remember feeling especially gratified with how Judy put her in her place (wasn't she really, really smug? I can't remember, so many people are), not to mention that huge cash penalty. Judy ROCKS.

kavieshana March 9 2011, 03:55:41 UTC

It's always satisfying when the sleazeball (or, the person who is the most sleazy of the two) gets shafted! I heard that the loser doesn't actually have to pay any money though, because it's all funded by the show. Do you think that's true? If so it kind of ruins a few episodes for me.

grrgoyl March 10 2011, 18:56:09 UTC

Awww, you had to ruin it for me. I researched on my go-to site for answers, yahooanswers.com, and it seems that yes indeed, any winning money is paid by the show -- although one person says that the litigants both start off with a fee of $5000 for appearing on the show, and the loser gets the settlement taken out of that payment. So is it as punitive to lose money you never actually had? Probably not, but everyone agrees the shows don't care about justice or moral lessons as much as ratings.

velmaneuwirth March 10 2011, 21:47:25 UTC

Hmm LJ didn't email me this comment, I had to come back an check your LJ to see your reply. Weird.

Yeah, the girl was really smug and I do love Judy. Mainly because she reminds me so much of my friend Donna. They look the same and they both take no shit.

That is really disappointing about the fees being paid by the show though.

kavieshana March 14 2011, 04:09:25 UTC

Now that I really think about it I guess that actually makes me feel a little better about the show, rather than worse. It might not be as much of a hardship to lose money that isn't yours anyway, but it's nice to know that the ones who win the cases are guaranteed to receive their money. I suppose if the show didn't pay the participants wouldn't be nearly as funny as they are. In some cases they'd just be desperate.

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