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To: Mad2 who wrote (3192)	11/19/2000 9:54:36 PM
From: RockyBalboa	Read Replies (1) of 3543

IPET.... upside.com \| In Opinion \| The verdict: Did Pets.com wrongfully kill Sock Puppet? November 17, 2000 12:00 AM PT by Ali Asadullah The defendant: Pets.com (IPET) The charge: Wrongful death of Sock Puppet, the Pets.com mascot Judge's commentary: When dealing with an issue as grave as the extermination of a life, it is important to explore all angles and leave no rock unturned. To this end I have carefully examined the facts before me as well as the comments provided by the UpsideToday jury. Before rendering my verdict, however, I would like to explore, for a moment, a theory on Sock Puppet's death put forth by a member of the esteemed jury. In deliberations, Juror #15 suggested that the crime in question was possibly no crime at all; rather, that Sock Puppet's demise was justifiable homicide. He implies a scenario in which a sock puppet, absorbed by the excesses that often accompany instant fame, spent and spent, and drained the coffers dry. Said that juror: "Pets.com took in $9.4 million in revenue and spent $9.6 million on goods and $14.7 million on marketing. That darn puppet ate $14.7 million worth of dog food. Should have been shot sooner." See juror's full statement ....

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