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Old 09-16-2010, 02:28 PM   #54
troutman
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch View Post
I think that civil lawsuits should be judged by the two doors of justice.

Behind one door a stack of cash provided by the defendant

Behind the other door the fierce Piranasauras bear. A grizzly bear the size of a T-Rex who shoots Pirahana's out of its mouth.

Genetic engineering meets justice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_combat

Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession, in which two parties in dispute fought in single combat; the winner of the fight was proclaimed to be right.
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