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Enzyte Lies
January 30, 2008 | Filed by Boner | 
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If you’ve been curious about natural male enhancement, think again. Bob, the perennially smiling character from the Enzyte commercials has been proven to be dickless in federal court.
James Teegarden Jr., the former vice president of operations at Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, explained Tuesday in U.S. District Court how he and others at the company made up much of the content that appeared in Enzyte ads.
He said employees of the Forest Park company created fictitious doctors to endorse the pills, fabricated a customer satisfaction survey and made up numbers to back up claims about Enzyte’s effectiveness.
The company and its founder, Steve Warshak, are accused of defrauding thousands of customers. Warshak is facing 20 years in prison and millions of dollars in penalties if he is convicted.
Teegarden pled guilty and is cooperating with prosecutors. According to Teegarden, the scheme was to keep charging customers credit cards for as long as possible. Enzyte would be shipped every month and customers would have a hard time getting their money back when they complained.
In some cases, customers were actually required to produce a notarized statement from a doctor certifying Enzyte did not work in order to get a refund.
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Best Buy Blackballs Former Employee
January 30, 2008 | Filed by Boner | 1 Comment
Michael Oliveri is suing Best Buy, his former employer for blackballing him. Oliveri claims that he was fired from Best Buy and subsequent job offers from Circuit City and Target were abruptly terminated.
He suspected his former employers were badmouthing him and tried to catch them in the act. It worked. He created a fictitious e-mail account under the name of a prospective employer and sent a message to Best Buy asking for a reference.
Ann McCafferty, the district human resources manager at Best Buy responded:
I will give you the skinny on him but you can’t say you got any info from Best Buy or we can be sued. Just don’t hire him and say you went with a better candidate.
He was hired as GM and demoted after 12 months or so because he sucked. He is desperate for a job because supposedly his wife left him because he has no job. I would not touch him.
Again, do not forward this e-mail to anybody or say where you heard the info from because we were not allowed to give this info out, but I would hate you to get stuck with this guy!
New Jersey law prohibits interference with a prospective employment relationship. Oliveri is seeking $100,000 in damages.
McCafferty, was subsequently promoted and now works at Best Buy corporate headquarters in Minnesota.
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Mom Sues Sushi Restaurant Over Kids Pricing Policy
January 29, 2008 | Filed by Boner | Leave a Comment
In Long Island, NY, a mom is suing a sushi restaurant over its pricing policy for children.
Amy Kaplan said staff at Sushi Park on Jericho Turnpike wanted to charge her daughter, Nikki, 11, full price when the family went out for dinner on Jan. 18.
But it wasn’t Nikki’s age that made her ineligible for a half-price children’s meal. It was her height.
Like some local all-you-can-eat buffets, Sushi Park measures children to determine the price of their meals. Children are told to stand next to a giraffe poster with a ruler when they enter the restaurant’s lobby.
Children pay half price at the buffet up to 4’6″ but Nikky stands at 4’8″ and those two inches made all the difference for the restaurant. Amy became indignant and asked to see the manager and had words with him. Following that, she and her family left the restaurant.
A Sushi Park employee said this is not the first time this happened. Many parents become incensed when they learn about the height policy and leave.
Amy has contacted the state Division of Human Rights and learned that state law does not prohibit pricing based on height. She is contacting state legislators about having the law changed.
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Miss Mug Shot Florida
January 17, 2008 | Filed by Boner | Leave a Comment
From The Smoking Gun:
Is it wrong to say we look forward to her next arrest?
We’ve all seen those mug shot arrays showing the sad progression of an arrestee caught in the throes of drug abuse. Well, here’s the flip side. The Florida woman seen in the photos has had her mug shot snapped five times over the past 14 months (drunk driving, pot possession, probation violation, etc.) and each picture is suitable for framing.
Her mug shot portrait gallery following the link.
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Legal Fight Over Rubber Testicles on Trucks and Bikes
January 16, 2008 | Filed by Boner | Leave a Comment
Evidently, there is a growing trend among rednecks to decorate their trucks and motorcycles with a pair of rubber testicles on the rear. But that is not sitting well with one state legislator in Virginia.
State Del. Lionel Spruill introduced a bill Tuesday to ban displaying replicas of human genitalia on vehicles, calling it a safety issue because it could distract other drivers.
Under his measure, displaying the ornamentation on a motor vehicle would be a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $250.
He said the idea came when the young daughter of a constituent asked her father what the trail hitch adornment was. Spruill plans to bring a set of rubber balls (that retails for $24.95) for a show-and-tell at the state legislature.
Retailers sell rubber testicles in different colors and styles, including flesh colored, chrome, brass, dayglow, camouflage and lipstick imprints on them. They are actually made to sway.