# Dude, It's Just A Pair of PANTS! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 13, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828 "2007-06-13T08:51:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/21 "2007-06-13T16:15:24Z")
I can’t imagine a judge dismissing this without requiring him to visit a shrink for an evaluation. He sounds like he’s off the beam. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/22 "2007-06-13T18:04:31Z")
$54 million for a pair of pants? The man may be a crybaby but he’s certainly got gumption. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/23 "2007-06-13T18:09:04Z")
[QUOTE=Spectre of Pithecanthropus] $54 million for a pair of pants? The man may be a crybaby but he’s certainly got gumption. [/QUOTE] Yeah, he’s got a set of brass balls. Unfortunately, he left them in that pair of pants at the dry cleaners’ and didn’t know where to find more of them. And they were rusted after going through the wash. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/24 "2007-06-13T18:53:18Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Yeah, he’s got a set of brass balls. Unfortunately, he left them in that pair of pants at the dry cleaners’ and didn’t know where to find more of them. And they were rusted after going through the wash. [/QUOTE] They wouldn’t rust at a DRY cleaners would they? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/25 "2007-06-13T19:11:41Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] I can’t imagine a judge dismissing this without requiring him to visit a shrink for an evaluation. He sounds like he’s off the beam. [/QUOTE] Indeed. It’s a wonder how this nutball Pearson ever got on the bench. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/26 "2007-06-13T19:23:02Z")
Since I’m in the DC area, I’ve been getting a full dose of this on the local news every day this week. We’ve been treated thus far to: 1. The Korean couple saying they’re so sick of the harassment that in spite of being in this country for seven years now, they’re ready to give up and move back to Korea. 2. A little old lady in a wheelchair who’s testifying for the judge, telling the reporters about going into their shop to try to resolve a problem and, according to her, getting “chased out” by the owner. I can’t wait to see what today’s coverage will be. Oh, wait, it’ll probably be his tears. ☹ And he’s at the level of judge who barely qualifies as a judge – he’s an administrative judge for the city, which as far as I can tell means he’s hearing the most insanely trivial of cases. Which again doesn’t surprise me. Who wants to bet that his ass will be suddenly be terminated in the very near future? ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/27 "2007-06-13T19:57:10Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] He sounds like he’s off the beam. [/QUOTE] Or maybe he’s on the Beam. . . Jim Beam, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/28 "2007-06-13T20:13:10Z")
[QUOTE=Madd Maxx] They wouldn’t rust at a DRY cleaners would they? [/QUOTE] That’s okay- I don’t think they’re real. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/29 "2007-06-13T20:31:39Z")
Fucking tool. Maybe he’s thinking about all the bad karma he’s collecting from this stupid-assed lawsuit. Or the collective desire of millions of people to kick him very hard square in the nuts. What a pussy. If I saw him on the street I’d shout abuse at him. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/30 "2007-06-13T20:42:56Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] What a pussy. If I saw him on the street I’d shout abuse at him. [/QUOTE] And risk getting sued? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/31 "2007-06-13T20:48:44Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] And risk getting sued? [/QUOTE] As long as Mr. **Hollow** isn’t wearing a shirt that says “I guarantee not to heap scorn upon you,” he’s golden. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/32 "2007-06-13T20:53:18Z")
Golden? We’re talking about breathing the same air as Judge Crazy Pants. I don’t think anyone’s immune from the stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/33 "2007-06-13T20:55:29Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] 2. A little old lady in a wheelchair who’s testifying for the judge, telling the reporters about going into their shop to try to resolve a problem and, according to her, getting “chased out” by the owner. [/QUOTE] You know, maybe the judge is telling the truth. Maybe the cleaners really do have crappy customer service. Maybe he really did try to work things out amicably and was told to go fuck himself. If that happened to me, I’d be pissed off, too, maybe even to the point of filing a lawsuit. But bad customer service just doesn’t justify the greedy scale of this lawsuit. Assuming the pants really were bought for $1000 or so, shouldn’t he be suing for the price of the pants, plus maybe legal fees and, if he really wanted to get greedy, add in some pain and suffering? What would that amount to? $10,000? $50,000? Sure as hell not $50 _million_. Oh, well, at least where this one issue is concerned I’m glad I don’t live in the DC area. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/34 "2007-06-13T21:11:15Z")
> [@](#): > > Maybe the cleaners really do have crappy customer service. Maybe he really did try to work things out amicably and was told to go fuck himself. The defendents offered to settle three times previously, at increasing amounts. The third offer was for $12,000. Moreover, it looks as though they found the right pair of pants the _day after_ the judge first tried to claim “missing” pants. They have the right claim number on them and everything, it’s just that the judge is insisting that those are different pants. He’s an out-and-out unreasonable jerk. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/35 "2007-06-13T21:38:45Z")
[QUOTE=Beadalin] The defendents offered to settle three times previously, at increasing amounts. The third offer was for $12,000. Moreover, it looks as though they found the right pair of pants the _day after_ the judge first tried to claim “missing” pants. They have the right claim number on them and everything, it’s just that the judge is insisting that those are different pants. He’s an out-and-out unreasonable jerk. [/QUOTE] Where would an Asian be able to secure a pair of identical knockoff pants, anyway 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/36 "2007-06-13T21:50:15Z")
[QUOTE=Beadalin] The defendents offered to settle three times previously, at increasing amounts. The third offer was for $12,000. Moreover, it looks as though they found the right pair of pants the _day after_ the judge first tried to claim “missing” pants. They have the right claim number on them and everything, it’s just that the judge is insisting that those are different pants. He’s an out-and-out unreasonable jerk. [/QUOTE] “I knew pants sir, and these sir are not my pants.” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/37 "2007-06-13T22:10:07Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] Where would an Asian be able to secure a pair of identical knockoff pants, anyway 😉 [/QUOTE] It weren’t the pants what secured their downfall, I’ll wager, but their failure to perfectly recreate Hizzoner’s uniquely-patterned skidmark. No dumb cluck easily fooled, he knows a forgery when he sees one! ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/38 "2007-06-13T22:12:57Z")
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m betting there are many people who have lost their \*legs \*to true negligence who have not been awarded 54 million dollars! I vote for the kicking in the nuts - is that in Rule 11 somewhere? It should be. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/39 "2007-06-13T22:27:12Z")
Yeah, there should be some sort of option where if the general public decides the plaintiff is a Grade A asshole jerk-off, they can just throw the case out. We could call it, to memorialize the claimant, the “Roy L. Asshole defense”. ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828/40 "2007-06-13T22:42:49Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] “What the hell happened to your Y chromosome?” [/QUOTE] He lost `em at the dry cleaner. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-its-just-a-pair-of-pants/407828.md?page=3)