# What were you THINKING?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/24 "2023-10-29T10:04:20Z")

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I started a thread about a family suing Panara Bread bc their daughter apparently died after drinking one of their caffeinated beverages. The conversation drifted to the McDonalds hot coffee lawsuit from some years back, which makes sense. Then Magiver decided to suggest that the lady in question intentionally poured it on herself (untrue) and dismissively refused to do any research. Maybe it’s not Pit-worthy, but it just really irked me.

> [@Family sues Panera Bread over possible death from energy drink-do they have a case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-sues-panera-bread-over-possible-death-from-energy-drink-do-they-have-a-case/992226/57):
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> Uh huh. In order to convey the gist of it I need to replace “pour on one’s crotch” with "accidentally spill in a manner that causes a liquid to pour over one’s crotch, leg, and buttocks? Getting back to the meat of this thread (not actual meat) I think the lawyers have to prove some form of gross negligence on the part of Panera. Otherwise it’s carrot logic to say she died from consuming their product.

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