[GCFL-discuss] GCF: Insurance Claim

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No John. I would never do that. I just thought the joke was funny.
Although I've noticed you two post same jokes sometimes within a week
of each other.

Lance
On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:45:19 -0500, gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net
<gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> wrote:
> Are you really using GCFL to distribute jokes from the
> competition?!? :)
> 
> Just kidding.  GCF is a great mailing list.  And the owner
> is a great guy.  In some ways he does a better job than me.
> 
> He's on my recommended list.
> 
> Have a great day!
> 
> On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 10:01:27PM -0700, gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net wrote:
> >    I don't know if you guys get this mailing list. But I got such a HUGE
> >    kick out of it I thought I would pass it on. Also find it a kick that
> >    a human would be that crazy, but I love the ending. God bless you,
> >
> >    Lance
> >    John 8:32 "You will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."
> >
> >
> >
> >    GCF: Insurance Claim
> >    (This is an oldie but a goodie)
> >    A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then
> >    insured
> >    them against fire among other things.  Within a month having smoked
> >    his
> >    entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made
> >    even his
> >    first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed a claim against
> >    the
> >    insurance company.
> >    In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of
> >    small
> >    fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious
> >    reason:
> >    that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The lawyer
> >    sued
> >    ... and won!
> >    In delivering the ruling the judge agreed with the insurance company
> >    that
> >    the claim was frivolous.  The judge stated nevertheless, that the
> >    lawyer
> >    held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the
> >    cigars
> >    were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against
> >    fire,
> >    without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire, and was
> >    obligated to pay the claim. Rather than endure a lengthy and costly
> >    appeal
> >    process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000.00
> >    to
> >    the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the "fires."
> >    NOW FOR THE BEST PART....
> >    After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him
> >    arrested
> >    on 24 counts of ARSON!!!!  With his own insurance claim and testimony
> >    from
> >    the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of
> >    intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24
> >    months
> >    in jail and a $24,000.00 fine
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