"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.
===

Ackkk ouch!