"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:41:37 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
>>On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 2:34:12 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> Verdicts are binding but you can't lose. The winner is paid from a pot
>>> of $5000 and they split the leftover.
>>>
>>> As for being a snarky bitch, this is about TV ratings, not justice.
>>
>>It's probably the best deal the parties will ever get. The plaintiff will
>>agree to drop the suit in return for getting some guaranteed dough. The
>>defendant will get zero or some money. My guess is that they have to be
>>assured some money to be willing to go on TV and possibly be abused.
>>
>>You're right that it doesn't matter if people on Usenet don't approve of
>>her schtick. What matters is the 10 million viewers that watch her daily.
>
> To me, what counts is what I think about it. Or what the person I'm
> talking to thinks about it. Those 10 million viewers can go sit on the
> sharp end of a pineapple and spin.


It only matters what I think about what I watch or not too, but the sponsors
are really happy that I do, especially the Dole Pineapple people.

Cheri