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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (43577)	4/22/1999 8:14:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 67261

Victim of the Northridge Earthquake Sues Quaker Oats NORTHRIDGE, CA - Morris Shumaker, a survivor of the Northridge Earthquake has filed a lawsuit against the Quaker Oats Company claiming that the name of the company causes pain and trauma. Shumaker told BNN, "I lost my home and a dog to the earthquake. No one can understand the psychological trauma associated with an event like this unless they go through it. My recovery has been hampered by the insensitivity of the Quaker Oats Company." Shumaker claims that every time he sees the name "Quaker Oats" on a carton of oatmeal or box of cereal he is reminded of the pain and loss he suffered as a result of the earthquake. Said Shumaker, "The last time this happened I was in a grocery store. A woman walked by me with a huge box of Oatmeal sitting in her cart. Seeing the name on the box really shook me up." Shumaker's lawsuit seeks monetary damages as well as a court order that would force Quaker Oats to change its name. Attorneys for Quaker Oats claim that the company's name has nothing to do with earthquakes but rather is named after the early American Quakers, a religious sect famous for their colonization of Pennsylvania. Said BNN's legal correspondent, Johnny Cockroach, "This is clearly a case of evil corporate insensitivity. Quaker Oats can try to confuse the issue by talking about early American history. But the fact is that their name causes pain to earthquake survivors. I predict that Quaker Oats will lose this lawsuit."

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (43577)	4/22/1999 8:27:00 PM
From: pezz	Respond to of 67261

Michelle, long time no see. Been doing other things. These threads seemed too redundant. Same old stuff over and over. Got a response from Lorrie to an old, old post. Thought I would answer and stick around a while and renew old acquaintances and rivalries.<< Caught any good fish lately? >> No place to fish in this burg. Going to the Catskills in NY in about ten days.Just in time too. I can't go too long with out the feel of a Trout on the line or the sound of a babbling brook running at my ankles. pez