She should be happy! She paid for green beans and got some extra meat and protein. Cook that baby and serve it up. It could become a regular tuesday night dish, green beans and severed mouse heads. Hey, I just trapped and through out 4 mice and now I’m thinking I could have had green beans and severed mouse heads. I can see it on the plate…yum.
Begs the question: In which packages of green beans is the rest of the mouse hidden? Hope I get one so I can join the litigation lottery surrounding it. Maybe we can show that the mouse parts are distributed over enough packages of green beans to certify a class action! I want to be the lawyer handling that, but I don’t want to be a member of the class because all I’ll get out of the suit is a coupon for free green beans.
The company made a faux pax by attempting to tie the goodwill payment to a release. Anytime that happens, it gives the claimant a reason to think they have a meritorious claim. Would have been better to send a “thank you” letter for bringing the matter to their attention, promise to investigate and take appropriate action (if any) and give her a check as a reward. Matter closed.
Actually, if you marinate the mouse head in some garlic & olive oil, and broil for about 5 minutes, it makes a wonderful little appetizer. Just run a fancy toothpick through the ears, and set it on a tray on Sunday afternoon during a televised football game, and I guarantee it’ll be a hit.
I know this is a mickey mouse recipe, but that’s how you take advantage of a bad situation.
Easy there Randy. People like this woman and you give the justice system a bad name (if she does make a claim). My kid tripped at target the other day and knocked out a tooth because the entry carpet was rolled up. I’m not going to make a claim. Things happen.
I cooked mouse head one year for Thanksgiving…put an apple in its mouth and sort of followed the same recipe as Cook It, but with a bit of bread stuffing and a nice red wine. Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. The key is not to give the mouse a name, like Mickey or Minnie before you prepare it for the oven. Doesn’t go over well with the kids.
OK fine, she found a severed mouse head. Where is the rest of the mouse? Check the creamed corn. I wonder if it had a surprised look on it’s little face.
What a bunch of idiots. Cant believe they’d actually let the cat out of the bag by allowing this ridiculous offer be known. Plaintiff attorneys will be all over this one. Reminds me of feeding time in the shark tank. It’s cases like this that make claim professionals look like fools. Pay her 10K and stipulate to confidentiality, or get ready to pay defense costs.
uh, I would throw out the green beans, the can and move on as it didn’t affect/hurt me. This woman is your typical sue happy money grubber that is also seeking some publicity in order to get into those deep pockets. she’s a disgrace to all humans.
I can see that you all believe you are qualified to be judging the person who found a severed mouse head in a can of green beans, based on ALL THE FACTS that were provided in the article.
Sure am sorry to find out that in all my years my mind reading & futuristic prediction skills are falling way short of most of yours!
I would have notified the company that canned the green beans & had they made an offer to me as such, I might have chosen not to accept, not so much out of greed (thinking I coudl get more), but on the basis that they tried to buy out my silence & if I had shared my story with someone else (I am woman & we talk & tell), could they come back & sue me because I told???? I don’t have built in defense costs & it woudl be pretty spendy I bet!
I am not an Attorney & my mind reading skills never developed so I will wait & see what it brings instead of passing judgemet on it at this early stage of the story!
It was a mousey ritual. The poor thing died of a heart attack – so the report read. Unfortunately they got the wrong plant. He was supposed to wind up in a Velveeta package.
Bush did it. It’s his fault for not responding to Katrina in a timely matter and all those displaced mice migrated to Utah where one poor little fella ended up in a can of green beans. We can trace every problem in America back to Bush if we really try.
Be sure to check out all the conspiracy theories before jumping to conclusions.
Gore has hidden mice & decapitates them at will to use in situations where he thinks he might can use them to frame other Politicians or help him sell carbon deposits to stop the global warming too!
What is wrong with you people? The lady did not say she would sue, but she should have every right to do so if she chose that path. People sue for much less, and this is a completely disgusting story. To try and buy her off with $100 is very insulting and in poor judgment. She has a legitimate case.
Johnnie, You probably think you are a smart person…. well, I never said I was a failure & you can’t even get my name right so you must be mistaken – AGAIN!
Perhaps someone pooped in your count chocula or took a whiz in your cheerios, but whatever the case may be, you ate it!
Nope… it does not state that i am a failure, it simply states that my mind reading skills are not developed to know what someone else is thinking or to be able to predict the future.
Most people call it sarcasm….
If your mind reading skills were so tuned you would have been able to get that, so I guess yours are not that good either & you are just grasping at what you think rather than what is. Good try!
Don’t need luck because I am blessed, so take that & do with it what you will…
Hope you have a good day though! Beats the heck out of a bad one!
Everybody keep this article stored in your memory and wait for an article in a year or two discussing the multi-million dollar settlement. For the wide eyed does out there thinking she is not going to sue wake up! I wish I had your Pollyanna vision. For the rest of us realists, if this lady does not sue, I will eat my own head. That’s right, I will eat my own head.
Look if you buy your food at Wal Mart what kind of quality do you expect?
Ok. I’m assuming she’ll sue then but what’s the damages? Hopefully this goes nowhere and gets thrown out if she does.
She should be happy! She paid for green beans and got some extra meat and protein. Cook that baby and serve it up. It could become a regular tuesday night dish, green beans and severed mouse heads. Hey, I just trapped and through out 4 mice and now I’m thinking I could have had green beans and severed mouse heads. I can see it on the plate…yum.
Damn, I knew I should have played that “Green bean lottery”.
Begs the question: In which packages of green beans is the rest of the mouse hidden? Hope I get one so I can join the litigation lottery surrounding it. Maybe we can show that the mouse parts are distributed over enough packages of green beans to certify a class action! I want to be the lawyer handling that, but I don’t want to be a member of the class because all I’ll get out of the suit is a coupon for free green beans.
She just wants her 15 minutes of fame through media attention on green beans. At least that’s what she said.
Were these beans made by “Bush”? Oh, those are baked. He still has something to do with this!
All of you morons give the insurance indusry a bad name for making fun of this woman. What would any of you have done (are you jealous)?
No wonder the public mistrusts the insurance industry as much as lawyers.
Get a life and get back to processing those claims!
The company made a faux pax by attempting to tie the goodwill payment to a release. Anytime that happens, it gives the claimant a reason to think they have a meritorious claim. Would have been better to send a “thank you” letter for bringing the matter to their attention, promise to investigate and take appropriate action (if any) and give her a check as a reward. Matter closed.
If she was smart, she’d try to sell it on E-Bay.
Actually, if you marinate the mouse head in some garlic & olive oil, and broil for about 5 minutes, it makes a wonderful little appetizer. Just run a fancy toothpick through the ears, and set it on a tray on Sunday afternoon during a televised football game, and I guarantee it’ll be a hit.
I know this is a mickey mouse recipe, but that’s how you take advantage of a bad situation.
If I found a mouse head in any can or package I would sue sue sue. If someone does not bring it to their attention in a way that counts.
Easy there Randy. People like this woman and you give the justice system a bad name (if she does make a claim). My kid tripped at target the other day and knocked out a tooth because the entry carpet was rolled up. I’m not going to make a claim. Things happen.
Just occurred to me…isn’t this the perfect time of year for this to happen? By the way, great recipe, I think I’ll use it.
“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” (Harry S. Truman)
I say that this woman is an optimist!
I cooked mouse head one year for Thanksgiving…put an apple in its mouth and sort of followed the same recipe as Cook It, but with a bit of bread stuffing and a nice red wine. Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. The key is not to give the mouse a name, like Mickey or Minnie before you prepare it for the oven. Doesn’t go over well with the kids.
OK fine, she found a severed mouse head. Where is the rest of the mouse? Check the creamed corn. I wonder if it had a surprised look on it’s little face.
What a bunch of idiots. Cant believe they’d actually let the cat out of the bag by allowing this ridiculous offer be known. Plaintiff attorneys will be all over this one. Reminds me of feeding time in the shark tank. It’s cases like this that make claim professionals look like fools. Pay her 10K and stipulate to confidentiality, or get ready to pay defense costs.
uh, I would throw out the green beans, the can and move on as it didn’t affect/hurt me. This woman is your typical sue happy money grubber that is also seeking some publicity in order to get into those deep pockets. she’s a disgrace to all humans.
I would also probably swear off canned green beans for a long time Mary. Other than that I completely agree with you.
Where in the article does it say she is suing?
I can see that you all believe you are qualified to be judging the person who found a severed mouse head in a can of green beans, based on ALL THE FACTS that were provided in the article.
Sure am sorry to find out that in all my years my mind reading & futuristic prediction skills are falling way short of most of yours!
I would have notified the company that canned the green beans & had they made an offer to me as such, I might have chosen not to accept, not so much out of greed (thinking I coudl get more), but on the basis that they tried to buy out my silence & if I had shared my story with someone else (I am woman & we talk & tell), could they come back & sue me because I told???? I don’t have built in defense costs & it woudl be pretty spendy I bet!
I am not an Attorney & my mind reading skills never developed so I will wait & see what it brings instead of passing judgemet on it at this early stage of the story!
Perhaps some of you should heed this advice too!
It appears your writing skills are as under developed as your mind reading skills. I have it on good authority that the mouse died of natural causes.
Yeah I noticed I had a little trouble spelling a fe things but it’s late in the day & my hangover from yesterday is still hanging on too!
So what do you consider good authority?
Good to see you have a sense of humor. :)
Good authority would be Ed Little (Stuart Little’s cousin) – he’s a mouse cop.
I guess that would be considered good authority!
I hope he understands that severed head is not necessarily a natural cause of death for any critter. lol
It was a mousey ritual. The poor thing died of a heart attack – so the report read. Unfortunately they got the wrong plant. He was supposed to wind up in a Velveeta package.
Kinda Cheesy!
Bush did it. It’s his fault for not responding to Katrina in a timely matter and all those displaced mice migrated to Utah where one poor little fella ended up in a can of green beans. We can trace every problem in America back to Bush if we really try.
Be sure to check out all the conspiracy theories before jumping to conclusions.
Gore has hidden mice & decapitates them at will to use in situations where he thinks he might can use them to frame other Politicians or help him sell carbon deposits to stop the global warming too!
People get back to work!
Enough nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a Mouse??
Take a stand for fun and games on this beautiful Tuesday afternoon!!!
Who said Insurance had to be dull, boring or stodgy?
Well “get it a rest” it’s nice to know that you know you are a failure. Keep up the good work.
Obviously Randy did….
What is wrong with you people? The lady did not say she would sue, but she should have every right to do so if she chose that path. People sue for much less, and this is a completely disgusting story. To try and buy her off with $100 is very insulting and in poor judgment. She has a legitimate case.
Johnnie, You probably think you are a smart person…. well, I never said I was a failure & you can’t even get my name right so you must be mistaken – AGAIN!
Perhaps someone pooped in your count chocula or took a whiz in your cheerios, but whatever the case may be, you ate it!
So stick this in your mouth & chew it up too!
your post of 10.08.07 @ 5:14pm clearly implies that you are a failure.
good luck in your life.
Nope… it does not state that i am a failure, it simply states that my mind reading skills are not developed to know what someone else is thinking or to be able to predict the future.
Most people call it sarcasm….
If your mind reading skills were so tuned you would have been able to get that, so I guess yours are not that good either & you are just grasping at what you think rather than what is. Good try!
Don’t need luck because I am blessed, so take that & do with it what you will…
Hope you have a good day though! Beats the heck out of a bad one!
Everybody keep this article stored in your memory and wait for an article in a year or two discussing the multi-million dollar settlement. For the wide eyed does out there thinking she is not going to sue wake up! I wish I had your Pollyanna vision. For the rest of us realists, if this lady does not sue, I will eat my own head. That’s right, I will eat my own head.