Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Let's pretend

Most people who have ever played "pretend" gave that up when quite young.

I remember this one kid in particular who had a "pretend" problem. I was at one of my friends houses (that was before he told me "Just Go 1John, Go") when another kid came over and asked us to "pretend" we were cowboys and Native Americans (not wanting to offend those with sensitive minds). Well my friend (which shares Teams founder's name only spelled different) told the kid to go home, and when the kid didn't, started in on him.

This of course ended a great game of 21, which I of course was winning.

"Let's pretend YOU are not here!" Oran yelled as he walked through the other kid. Of course it was hard to pretend the kid was not screaming at the top of his lungs and the driveway was not stained in the kids blood from where his knees were bleeding. But I digress.

There is a problem with pretending sometimes. When one pretends someone else does something wrong and goes to their parents to complain just to get the other siblings into trouble, they might get caught for lying. An astute parent will go to the scene of the incident and investigate, OR the astute accused will present their case to the parent with proof of their innocence. After an investigation of cause, the parent will make a judgement, and if there is enough evidence to the contrary of the original complaint will award damages to the accused.

Some people it seems NEVER GROW UP. Some people Make Stuff Up (hereafter referred to as MSU).

That is what the lawyers who brought the case in Nevada did. They MSU'd a competing MLM against TEAM. They actually brought a case to a judge with MSU in it. The only thing that I could think of is perhaps their hired guns overheard some speculation going on with IBO's at TEAM events. I have not read ANYWHERE that there is an actual competing MLM. If there is one it is INVISIBLE, it is SILENT, and it does not push any PRODUCT.

Of course the culture that these lawyers who MSU is prone to MUS (made up stuff). Say like, saying you are selling stuff at wholesale makes it so, even though retail chains are selling products of the same quality at retail for 25% or more lower.

As I read the suit they brought, I was intrigued. They said stuff, yet they provided no proof it was true. There was no evidence that what they were bringing had any hint of reality. In other words, just like their first suit against Woodward, in which they argued quite clairvoyantly that he had a competing MLM, they did so again here. Just like that kid who messed up my win at basketball.

Pretending may be fun when your a kid, but it will get you a large monetary penalty when you bring frivolous lawsuits in Nevada.

I wait patiently for the results!

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