Comments on: Update: Kucinich settles olive-pit suit

By: wfjag

wfjag — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:40:06 +0000

Bumper:
Baucus the Beneficent Lord has heard your contrition and forgives you, provided you do appropriate penance. You must consume a Fergie at Mother’s, with a Barq’s (& not a heathen Root Beer).

By: TMQ watch: February 1, 2011. « Whipped Cream Difficulties

TMQ watch: February 1, 2011. « Whipped Cream Difficulties — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:52:29 +0000

[…] done a better job covering the Kucinich olive pit lawsuit. For starters, he could have noted that Kucinich withdrew the suit last Friday. He could also have discussed the reasons Kucinich gave for filing the suit. He also could have […]

By: Bumper

Bumper — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:50:15 +0000

Nah, I’m just not a major fan of muffalettas, although my wife is, and no doubt Central in the Mecca of muffelattas. Give me a good fried shrimp or oyster po-boy any day. But in my defense when you are surrounded by mom-and-pop places that put out food that would be four star in any other city you sometimes pass on the low hanging fruit, or sandwich as is the case here. (While I am no fan of McNuggets, their Buffalo sauce is very tasty.)

The French Quarter Festival and Jazz Fest are both coming up soon, never to early to make plans.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:30:15 +0000

Is it possible that the tooth was ready to break anyway?

By: DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:23:25 +0000

“Although olive pits are naturally occurring, they’re not reasonably expected in a sandwich, served with olives or not. ”

Indeed, if olive pits would be “reasonably expected” in a sandwich containing olives, then you could probably argue that chicken bones could be “reasonably expected” in a sandwich containing chicken.

“But wait,” you say, “chicken bones are obviously inedible and nobody would expect to find one in a sandwich!” Well, yes, but the same goes for olive pits, right?

By: wfjag

wfjag — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:47:13 +0000

Bumper, describing a Muffaletta as “basically olives (three kinds) and luncheon meats” doubtless means that your immortal soul is condemned to eternity in “Fast Food Hell” (eternity with 72 McNuggets and no sauce). For those unfamiliar with the Muff (or, half-Muff – since unless you’re a very hungry NFL Linebacker, it’s impossible for a mere mortal human to eat a whole Muff at one time), see the attached review and picture of a half-Muff. It’s Olive Salad (and certain cold cuts and cheeses), as well as the bread that makes Central Grocery’s Muffaletta one of New Orleans’ unforgettable experiences. http://www.roadfood.com/reviews/overview.aspx?refid=122

By: Bumper

Bumper — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:45:33 +0000

In my little part of the USA they sell a sandwich called the Muffaletta. They probably sell more that million a year, maybe more if you count wedding receptions. It’s basically olives (three kinds) and luncheon meats. In all the years I have lived here I have never heard of a broken tooth from an olive pit lawsuit. That not to say it never happens, just if anyone ever sued it never made the news. From rereading “his side of the story” it sounds like he must have bad teeth, as the fractured tooth was the support for his bridge, btw, support teeth are notorious for “giving way” since they take the torsional impact of the appliance as well the normal impact of chewing.

Shame the vendors didn’t just go for a jury trial, ole Dennie K might not have been victorious. Although I’m sure whoever lets the contracts for the congressional dining rooms put the word out to settle and settle quick.

By: Ace of Sevens

Ace of Sevens — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:58:55 +0000

The odds are fairly low, but the fact it’s happened to plenty of people before makes it foreseeable. In fact, there have been previous court cases about this issue.

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/articles/mceowen/McEowOpinionsSept06d.html

Just do a search for broken tooth olive pit and you’ll find plenty of hits about other incidences.

By: Bill Alexander

Bill Alexander — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:51:01 +0000

Just because a restaurant won’t put olives in your sandwich doesn’t mean it is foreseeable someone would break a tooth. Just the existence of the litigation industry is enough for some to stop putting olives in. My local burger joint requires a signature if I want rare hamburger in my bacon blue cheese burger. The actual odds of injury from rare hamburger is very low.

By: Ace of Sevens

Ace of Sevens — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:40:09 +0000

I’d say it’s foreseeable. This is hardly the first time it happened. A local restaurant won’t put whole olives in your sandwich (you have to do it yourself) for this very reason.