spayne Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Judge orders a game of 'rock, paper, scissors' to settle disputeUpdated 6/9/2006 12:37 PM ET TAMPA (AP) — A federal judge, miffed at the inability of opposing attorneys to agree on even the slightest details of a lawsuit, ordered them to settle their latest dispute with a game of "rock, paper, scissors." ON DEADLINE: Rock, paper, scissors, shoot The argument was over a location to take the sworn statement of a witness in an insurance lawsuit. In an order signed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell scolded both sides and ordered them to meet at a neutral location at 4 p.m. June 30 to play a round of the hand-gesture game often used to settle childhood disputes. If they can't agree on the neutral location, he said, they'll play on the steps of the federal courthouse. The winner gets to choose the location for the witness statement. "We're going to have to do it," said David Pettinato, lead attorney for the plaintiff, Avista Management. "I guess I'd better bone up on 'rock, paper, scissors' rules." Last year, officials of the auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's engaged in the game to decide who would get to sell a $17.8 million collection of art offered by a Japanese electronics company. Christie's won. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2006-06-09-rock_x.htm This is how all disputes should be settled! laugh Stacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 LOL I saw that too. Funny stuff. You wanna act like children, they we'll treat you like children! laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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