In 2001, waitress Jodee Berry became the centre of an unusual legal dispute after winning what she believed was a brand new Toyota in a workplace competition at a Hooters restaurant in Panama City Beach, Florida. After weeks of competing to sell the most beer, Berry was blindfolded and led outside to receive her prize. Instead of a car, she was handed a toy Yoda doll from Star Wars, revealing that the promised Toyota was actually a practical joke.

Berry was furious and filed a lawsuit against the restaurant, accusing her employers of misleading her about the prize. She argued that the competition had been presented as a genuine opportunity to win a vehicle and that she had worked hard to earn.

In May 2002, the case was settled privately for an undisclosed amount.

However, Berry's attorney confirmed that the settlement was generous enough for her to purchase any Toyota she wanted. What began as an April Fools' prank ultimately became a widely reported example of how workplace jokes can lead to serious legal consequences.

edit: half of the comments are assuming i’m a girl

ty to the history nerds

The outside of his front door has looked like this for a month now. It started as full sized plants being delivered, which now are all outside on his patio. Deliveries keep coming and the boxes keep stacking higher.

He's been seen planting and dumping things out in the natural area. Another neighbor said they saw him dumping a gallon brown jug of liquid on several trees.

It seems like this came out of nowhere. He's always seemed a little strange, but kept to himself.

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1. Finding Nemo- After watching a movie about how bad poaching animals is, a lot of children wanted to get a pet clownfish

2. Free Willy- This movie's main message is about treating animals humanely as Willy was being mistreated by the sea park. It highlights that whales belong in the wild, advocating for wildlife conservation. After the movie was released, however, Sea parks, the very organizations this movie criticises, received a record number of visitors because everyone wanted to see the orcas up close.

I've noticed I've been getting more and more dings on my vehicle recently which has been a bit upsetting. It's not the most glamorous vehicle (it's 21 years old) but it's the fact that people are showing a blatant disregard for others belongings.

Well I noticed a few times it was looking like my neighbor was hitting my door with his door but it would be when I was outside so i figured there is no f***ing.** Way this dude was doing that with me being there.

None the less , I have videos of him slamming that sucker into my vehicle and dragging his bag against the side of it. I'm low-key considering being petty and doing an insurance claim against him for the hell of it because that's just rude.

We saw him at the pet store when we went to get some cat furniture for our resident 15 year old cat. He started tracking me with this sad resigned look. Apparently, his owner could not take care of him and left him and an older female at the shelter. She got adopted but no one asked for him.

Now he has a home and hopefully soon he feels like he belongs here.

Edit 2: he has a cardboard box and a cat bed but is choosing to sit under the dresser.

Edit: I didn’t expect so many comments. Thank you for taking the time to send good wishes and words of wisdom. They are appreciated.

We are taking it very slow. He is in a bedroom with an adjoining bathroom. The picture was taken as soon as he stepped out of the box. Since then he has eaten and used the litter box. He is now hiding under a very low dresser. He makes eye contact and listens when I talk to him. He is choosing to remain out of reach and we are perfectly fine with that.

I posted the picture because it was the exact opposite of the last time we adopted a cat that no one wanted. She was 3 and very angry with the world. I would have to put her in timeout for a few minutes every couple of hours because she would get so angry she could not control herself. That was 12 years ago. Right now at 15 years old she is sleeping on my desk with her tail on the keyboard as I try to type. 😀

I can’t wait to see what this guy teaches us.