Posted by Neredbojias on 09/27/07 13:03

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:25:16
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:

>>> There are a million online or on site computer training courses out
>>> there, but how do you separate the good and the bad?
>>
>> Ouija board? Odds-and-evens? Rock-paper-scissors?
>
> Did you know that
>
> 1. There's an international association for RPS?
>
> 2. There is international competition, with world champions?
>
> 3. The US has a pro RPS league?
>
> 4. Its other name is
>
> http://www.worldrps.com/
>
> http://www.usarps.com/
>
> Special Can-You-Believe-This Blinky Trivia Panel:

Wow, some people must be absolutely desperate for entertainment. This
sounds more boring than tennis.

> <q>
>
> In 2006, Federal Judge Gregory Presnell from the Middle District of
> Florida ordered opposing sides in a lengthy court case to settle a
> trivial (but lengthily debated) point over the appropriate place for a
> deposition using the game of rock-paper-scissors. The ruling in Avista
> Management v. Wausau Underwriters stated:
>
> Upon consideration of the Motion - the latest in a series of Gordian
> knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting
> the assistance of the federal courts - it is ORDERED that said Motion
is
> DENIED. Instead, the Court will fashion a new form of alternative
> dispute resolution, to wit: at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2006,
> counsel shall convene at a neutral site agreeable to both parties. If
> counsel cannot agree on a neutral site, they shall meet on the front
> steps of the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, 801 North Florida Ave.,
> Tampa, Florida 33602. Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied
by
> one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness. At that time
> and location, counsel shall engage in one (1) game of "rock, paper,
> scissors." The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select
the
> location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in
> Hillsborough County during the period July 11-12, 2006.
>
> </q>
>
> - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock,_Paper,_Scissors

Well, rps _is_ meant to settle things. And we all know that legal
battles are often quite analogous to childish arguments. So...

--
Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

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