"Expert" Predictions"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible," a Yale University management professor in response to a student's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Student, Fred Smith, Founder of Federal Express)
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in thei
r home." Ken Olson, President, Chairman, Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977
Can you believe this?Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were understandably surprised by the verdict, considering the running toddler was her own son.
Kara Walton, of Claymont, Delaware sued the owner of a night club in a nearby city because she fell from the bathroom window to the floor, knocking out her two front teeth. Even though Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the ladies room window to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge, the jury said the night club had to pay her $12,000 - oh, yeah, plus dental expenses. Go figure!
