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SEE IT: Man who sued Washington Metro after banana peel slip caught on camera planting it
nydailynews.com ^ | november 27, 2013 | lee moran

Posted on 11/27/2013 2:25:33 PM PST by lowbridge

Maurice Owens sued the D.C. transit authority for $15,000 after he claimed he slipped and fell on a banana peel in an elevator in the Potomac Ave. station. But new footage reveals that Owens is the one who put the peel on the floor in the first place and he's now been charged with second-degree fraud.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: busted; fraud
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1 posted on 11/27/2013 2:25:33 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

I thought the only people that actually fell on a banana peal were in Charlie Chaplin movies.


2 posted on 11/27/2013 2:28:30 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: lowbridge

A man who can’t tell cartoons from reality....


3 posted on 11/27/2013 2:29:22 PM PST by PGR88
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To: lowbridge

Cheetah set me up!


4 posted on 11/27/2013 2:30:07 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: lowbridge

i stopped reading at Maurice..and just shook my head...


5 posted on 11/27/2013 2:31:02 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
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To: lowbridge

This guy has crack-addict written all over him.


7 posted on 11/27/2013 2:31:44 PM PST by Bullish (America should yank Obama like a rotten tooth before he poisons the entire body)
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To: Raycpa

No kidding, I actually slipped on a banana peel once. I was just walking along, and all of the sudden I was on my back.

Nobody ever believes me, though :(


8 posted on 11/27/2013 2:32:48 PM PST by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: lowbridge

Jail.


9 posted on 11/27/2013 2:33:07 PM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: lowbridge

busted down on bourbon street
setup like a bowling pin
knocked down it gets to wearing thin
they just wont let you be....


10 posted on 11/27/2013 2:37:26 PM PST by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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I am surprised the government doesn’t just pay him anyway


11 posted on 11/27/2013 2:39:28 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: Raycpa

And warner brothers cartoons.


12 posted on 11/27/2013 2:39:47 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lacrew

I stand corrected.


13 posted on 11/27/2013 2:42:18 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: lacrew

As a teen I intentionally stepped on a banana peel to test out the recurring cartoon theme and it was slippery enough that I still lost my balance and almost fell on my butt.


14 posted on 11/27/2013 2:56:41 PM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( ))))
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To: lowbridge

Prior to this, he tried to sue the ACME Corporation, claiming that his atomic powered roller skates malfunctioned, propelling him over a cliff at a high rate of speed.


15 posted on 11/27/2013 3:06:38 PM PST by GreenHornet
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His picture has to be in the dictionary next to idiot!


16 posted on 11/27/2013 3:15:16 PM PST by Roamin53 (Islamists kill more people each year in the name of religion than the Inquisition did in 350 years!)
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To: lowbridge

Whenever you’re up to no good, be sure to look directly at the security camera.


17 posted on 11/27/2013 3:22:00 PM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: camle

Sometimes the lights are shining on me..


18 posted on 11/27/2013 3:25:14 PM PST by cardinal4
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To: lowbridge

Was the crime too dumb to charge him with 1st degree fraud?


19 posted on 11/27/2013 4:28:19 PM PST by Flick Lives (The U.S. is dead to me.)
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To: lowbridge

I wonder if he will plead ignant


20 posted on 11/27/2013 5:54:21 PM PST by rolling_stone
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