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    Rajeev Jayaram
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    One of the point in the warranty policy of my home digital UPS system read, "The warranty will be invalidated if defects arising are due to accident, abuse, improper installation, fire, flood, or other act of GOD and other unauthorized repairs will have to be borne by the purchaser" "Act of GOD" at fist seemed odd to me, It is surprising that it is legal Act_of_God[^] An act that no one can be held responsible is "Act of GOD" :confused:

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      One of the point in the warranty policy of my home digital UPS system read, "The warranty will be invalidated if defects arising are due to accident, abuse, improper installation, fire, flood, or other act of GOD and other unauthorized repairs will have to be borne by the purchaser" "Act of GOD" at fist seemed odd to me, It is surprising that it is legal Act_of_God[^] An act that no one can be held responsible is "Act of GOD" :confused:

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      Rajeev Jayaram wrote:

      An act that no one can be held responsible is "Act of GOD"

      Yes. For instance every time I (wrongly) suppose The Wife made an error it was instead an 'act of GOD'. :)

      Veni, vidi, vici.

      In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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        Rajeev Jayaram wrote:

        An act that no one can be held responsible is "Act of GOD"

        Yes. For instance every time I (wrongly) suppose The Wife made an error it was instead an 'act of GOD'. :)

        Veni, vidi, vici.

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        OriginalGriff
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        You lucky bugger! Every time I get something right, she assumes it was an Act of God... :sigh:

        Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          One of the point in the warranty policy of my home digital UPS system read, "The warranty will be invalidated if defects arising are due to accident, abuse, improper installation, fire, flood, or other act of GOD and other unauthorized repairs will have to be borne by the purchaser" "Act of GOD" at fist seemed odd to me, It is surprising that it is legal Act_of_God[^] An act that no one can be held responsible is "Act of GOD" :confused:

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          Insurance companies were rich enough to buy that exception into law, so now everyone uses it to weasel out of their responsibilities.

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            You lucky bugger! Every time I get something right, she assumes it was an Act of God... :sigh:

            Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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            On the other hand, I never do something right. :-D

            Veni, vidi, vici.

            In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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              One of the point in the warranty policy of my home digital UPS system read, "The warranty will be invalidated if defects arising are due to accident, abuse, improper installation, fire, flood, or other act of GOD and other unauthorized repairs will have to be borne by the purchaser" "Act of GOD" at fist seemed odd to me, It is surprising that it is legal Act_of_God[^] An act that no one can be held responsible is "Act of GOD" :confused:

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              OriginalGriff
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              There was a film about that : The Man Who Sued God[^] It's not the best film in the world, but it's ok in a "take your brain out and drink wine while you watch it" kinda way.

              Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                Insurance companies were rich enough to buy that exception into law, so now everyone uses it to weasel out of their responsibilities.

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                Rajeev Jayaram
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                True. A legal loophole indeed.

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                were rich enough to buy

                Rich people can buy anything[^] these days :laugh:

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                  There was a film about that : The Man Who Sued God[^] It's not the best film in the world, but it's ok in a "take your brain out and drink wine while you watch it" kinda way.

                  Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                  OriginalGriff wrote:

                  take your brain out and drink wine while

                  That's the VB programmer's motto!

                  Veni, vidi, vici.

                  In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                    There was a film about that : The Man Who Sued God[^] It's not the best film in the world, but it's ok in a "take your brain out and drink wine while you watch it" kinda way.

                    Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                    Rajeev Jayaram
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                    :thumbsup: Ah, the plot looks humorous,

                    Plot:

                    Steve dramatically files a claim against God, naming the Pope and the local Bishop as representatives of God, and thereby the respondents.

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                      On the other hand, I never do something right. :-D

                      Veni, vidi, vici.

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                      Nagy Vilmos
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                      So you're like me, you get it wrong or do what she said. :-D


                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        True. A legal loophole indeed.

                        harold aptroot wrote:

                        were rich enough to buy

                        Rich people can buy anything[^] these days :laugh:

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                        Nagy Vilmos
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                        It's the wail so it's probably 83.7% bull$hit.


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                          There was a film about that : The Man Who Sued God[^] It's not the best film in the world, but it's ok in a "take your brain out and drink wine while you watch it" kinda way.

                          Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                          Rob Grainger
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                          OriginalGriff wrote:

                          It's not the best film in the world

                          That could be an understatement. My preferred defence would be to ask them to prove that it was an act of god, hence requiring a proof of the existence of said deity. Something I regard as unlikely.

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                            So you're like me, you get it wrong or do what she said. :-D


                            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                            I usually do wrongly what she said. :-D

                            Veni, vidi, vici.

                            In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                              There was a film about that : The Man Who Sued God[^] It's not the best film in the world, but it's ok in a "take your brain out and drink wine while you watch it" kinda way.

                              Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                              God has been sued[^] twice. Some interesting, and no doubt expensive, legal discussion took place in each one before being thrown out. I particularly like the answer to the charge of failing to notify God of the lawsuit against Her.

                              Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                                :thumbsup: Ah, the plot looks humorous,

                                Plot:

                                Steve dramatically files a claim against God, naming the Pope and the local Bishop as representatives of God, and thereby the respondents.

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                                Rob Grainger
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                                Unfortunately, it fails to live up to expectations, like most of Billy Connolly's output in the last 20 years - crowned by his recent walking off stage in a stand-up due to heckling.

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                                  I usually do wrongly what she said. :-D

                                  Veni, vidi, vici.

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                                  I enjoy from time to time working to rule. Carrying out exactly her instructions, no matter how obviously flawed and stupid.

                                  Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                                    One of the point in the warranty policy of my home digital UPS system read, "The warranty will be invalidated if defects arising are due to accident, abuse, improper installation, fire, flood, or other act of GOD and other unauthorized repairs will have to be borne by the purchaser" "Act of GOD" at fist seemed odd to me, It is surprising that it is legal Act_of_God[^] An act that no one can be held responsible is "Act of GOD" :confused:

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                                    They wouldn't have a hope of holding that up in court, because the phrasing is so poor. It essentially says: "The warranty will be invalidated if defects arising ... will have to be borne by the purchaser" You can argue that the defects arising cannot be borne by the purchaser, as they affect only the product, so the warranty cannot be invalidated. They probably had the warranty written by an underpaid minor in a sweat shop in Bombay.

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                                      One of the point in the warranty policy of my home digital UPS system read, "The warranty will be invalidated if defects arising are due to accident, abuse, improper installation, fire, flood, or other act of GOD and other unauthorized repairs will have to be borne by the purchaser" "Act of GOD" at fist seemed odd to me, It is surprising that it is legal Act_of_God[^] An act that no one can be held responsible is "Act of GOD" :confused:

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                                      Roger Wright
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                                      That's been fairly common wording in the US all my life, so I'm guessing that it originated here. That seems odd to me now, since most of us were raised to believe that bad things were caused by acts of Satan. :-D

                                      Will Rogers never met me.

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                                        It's the wail so it's probably 83.7% bull$hit.


                                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                        Rajeev Jayaram
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                                        Oops! I forgot to add :laugh: to the original post. Modified now.

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                                          I enjoy from time to time working to rule. Carrying out exactly her instructions, no matter how obviously flawed and stupid.

                                          Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                                          Nagy Vilmos
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                                          I've got it this weekend. Maximus is taking her first communion and there shall be party and merriment aplenty subsequently. Mrs Wife has given an edict of what will be provided: - mini pizzas, - smoke salmon and prawn bites, - potato salad, - chips, - cinamon cookies, - drinks Other parents are bringing other stuff. Now guess who will spend all day Saturday preparing this stuff? Go on guess. Muggins here, that's who!


                                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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