California Man Sues Penis-Enlargment Firms 733
Ronin writes "The DenverPost reports that 'A California man on Thursday sued a slew of international companies, including a Greeley distributor, alleging the penis-enlargement products they market and distribute do not work.' One of the highlights of the article is when the man says "I was wondering for a long time why no one has gotten around to suing these penis-enlargement guys, because it seems like a pretty blatant ... fraud." Probably cause people are too embarrased to say they've tried it."
Doesn't work (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Doesn't work (Score:5, Funny)
Guy responds, "Me."
Another relevant joke... (Score:5, Funny)
After a long makeout session, a man and his girlfriend are about to have sex for the first time. Dude starts undressing, shoes and socks come off first, and the girl asks: "What happened to your feet? They're all messed up!"
Guy says, "As a kid, I had tolio".
She shrugs it off, but when the pants come off, well, there's something odd there, too. The guy notices the look on her face, and says, "As a kid, I had the kneesles".
The rest of the clothes come off. When the girl sees his package, she gets exasperated and says, "Let me guess, smallcocks, right?"
and yet another one (Score:5, Funny)
before getting any further, the guy warns his wife: "i just want to let you know, i'm like a baby down there."
the wife responds: "it's okay. i love you no matter what."
the man then takes off his clothes and the wife falls off the bed and exclaims: "i thought you said you were like a baby down there!"
he responds: "i am. it's 12" long and weighs 9 pounds."
obligatory bill gates' joke (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Doesn't work (Score:5, Insightful)
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Re:Doesn't work (Score:5, Funny)
Somewhere, a spelling bee champion is weeping.
Taco said it best (Score:5, Funny)
2. You thought LONGitude was a worthy investment towards solving #1
3. Your penis is still small.
4. You are fscking cheap and willing to swallow the embarassment of admitting all of the above just to reclaim your sixty bucks, even tho any male with one drop of self respect would simply forget the 60 bucks to save himself the embarassment of admitting that he is stupid, cheap and has a small dick.
- Taco [cmdrtaco.net]
Here's what I don't understand (Score:5, Insightful)
So basically guess what? Anyone who "only" has 6 inches -- or is within, say, +/- 10% of that -- is just a perfectly normal member of the human species.
Why, in Odin's name, would anyone feel desperate and inadequate for being perfectly normal? WTH? Since when it's inadequate to _not_ be a mutant?
I mean, what next? Spam for pills to grow a 6'th finger on your hands? Or to grow an elephant trunk instead of a nose? Or to grow a giraffe neck?
The whole thing seems stupid beyond belief to me.
Re:Here's what I don't understand (Score:5, Insightful)
Ask yourself how many guys would want to date a woman based on her breast size? That's probably a similar number to how many women would go for a larger guy. Now, think about that first number, and subtract how many guys could still have a happy relationship with a woman regardless of her chest?
In other words, Yes, women care, a few more than others, but not so many that it's causing you to lose potential dates. There are probably other factors that rank far higher (spending all your time on
Re:Doesn't work (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Doesn't work (Score:5, Funny)
I bet there's some fun conspiracy out there, some Illuminati-type group of small dicked educators who are trying to bolster their self image by reporting a lower average.
Re:Doesn't work (Score:5, Insightful)
Penile Enlargement and Breast Enhancement Work! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Doesn't work (Score:5, Funny)
A man, his wife and son are at the zoo. The husband says "I need to go to the bathroom" and off he goes.
The wife and son are sitting and waiting for him when an elephant goes by. The son says, "Mommy, what's that hanging down there from the elephant?"
Embarassed, the mother says "the tail".
No, not that, the other thing!
That's his trunk, says Mom.
No, no, the thing in the middle!
Th-that's nothing, says Mom, horribly embarassed.
Oh, okay says the boy.
Dad comes back, and Mom goes off to the bathroom.
The elephant comes walking back, and sonny boy says to Dad, what's that hanging down from the elephant?
The tail, son.
No, the other thing!
That's his trunk.
No, no, the thing in the middle!
Oh!, says Dad, that's his penis.
How come when I asked Mom what it was, she said it was nothing?
Smiling smugly, the father says "Boy, I've spoiled that woman!"
It's about time! (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:It's about time! (Score:5, Funny)
There IS a sucker born every minute.
Re:It's about time! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's about time! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's about time! (Score:4, Funny)
Some folks ... (Score:5, Funny)
Nowadays, some folks fearful of modern snake oils content themselves with their SUVs de jour
Re:It's about time! (Score:4, Funny)
A new front against Spam (Score:4, Interesting)
As silly as it sounds, if some people who've been duped could get a class action lawsuit going, they could simultaneously go after spammers.
Re:A new front against Spam (Score:5, Insightful)
Whoa... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Whoa... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Whoa... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Whoa... (Score:5, Funny)
Those African ones we planted are sure a mite bigger than the European variety...
The common belief that the African penis is bigger is merely a phallusy.
Ahem, I'm here all week. Try the veal...
Duh (Score:5, Funny)
And the judge replied: "Duh, fucknut. Get out of my courtroom."
Technicality (Score:5, Funny)
Tingly (Score:4, Funny)
Re: Technicality (Score:5, Funny)
I don't think it would reach.
Let's hope he wins (Score:5, Funny)
Man... (Score:5, Funny)
Gonna be a hard case to win mind
(That took far too much effort.. Must touch up on my wang referencing skills)
Re:Man... (Score:5, Funny)
My [penny-arcade.com] wang [penny-arcade.com] referencing [penny-arcade.com] skills [penny-arcade.com] are fine.
Re:Man... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Man... (Score:5, Funny)
He should really make sure to bone up on the law regarding this to make sure he doesn't blow it.
Though I have to admire his spunk. He's going to face some stiff competition when holding his own against firms like that.
...Ok, that'll do for the moment.
Small wonder (Score:5, Funny)
its like my friends idea for a scam: (Score:5, Funny)
2) charge $3 for the product
3) never deliver
4) when customer complains, mail a check for $3 with bold letters saying "RETURN FOR HUGE ANAL DILDO"
5) customer never has the courage to cash the check
6)
7) Profit !!
Re:its like my friends idea for a scam: (Score:5, Informative)
Re:its like my friends idea for a scam: (Score:4, Informative)
That scam has been around for ever.
Re:Scam predates Lock Stock by a long way (Score:5, Funny)
I need to switch banks! ;)
Re:its like my friends idea for a scam: (Score:4, Funny)
"Impaled Infant Ponography"
"Basement Cockmonger Sex Studios"
"Institute for Breasticular Research"
and so on and so forth.
The UPS guy and the mailman LOVE delivering packages here.
Lawyer money (Score:5, Funny)
I hope he doesn't plan on paying his lawyers with the money he's waiting for from his business associate and dear friend, Dr. Adelawe Johnson in Lago, Nigeria
Re:Lawyer money (Score:5, Funny)
You may be suprised to receive this email since you do not know me. I am the son of the late president of Democratic Republic Of Zaire, President Mobutu Sese Seko, and I have an enormous penis. I presume you are aware there is a financial dispute between my family ( THE MOBUTU ) and the present penis-enlargement spammers [denverpost.com]. This is based on what they believe as bad and corrupt information on my late father's part. May his soul (and penis) rest in perfect peace. You might have heard how a lot of my father's considerable "bulk" has been frozen in Switzerland and North America.
Following the above named reasons, I am soliciting for your humble and confidential assistance to take custody of THIRTY MILLION Viagra pills, and open your gateway for me in the areas of business so I can spam half of humanity.
Warmest regards,
Joseph Mobutu Sese-Seko
In shocking development (Score:4, Funny)
Re:In shocking development (Score:5, Funny)
The next lawsuit (Score:5, Funny)
This is a Good Thing (Score:5, Interesting)
Get down from you high horses and start the hand to hand combat!
Mostly because.. (Score:5, Interesting)
The day I start getting SPAM in Norwegian "from" China, is the day I worry. Then the advertised firm will claim innocents and outsourcing it to a third party in a foreign country, I'm not so sure how effective the anti-spam laws will be. Time will tell....
Kjella
evidence? (Score:5, Funny)
I can't remember where I read this, but... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:I can't remember where I read this, but... (Score:5, Funny)
Don't forget wangular momentum.
Re:I can't remember where I read this, but... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I can't remember where I read this, but... (Score:5, Funny)
Just to keep things tongue-in-cheek... (Score:4, Interesting)
Anyway, the questionaire showed that, at least in terms of conscious sexual appeal, a pretty large proportion of women interviewed on campus found large penis girth to be significantly more highly valued than long penis length.
This matches up with the claim here. I suppose there's probably someone that's done serious studies in this field, given the marketing power of sex.
I found it: The solution to spam AND SCO (Score:5, Funny)
1. Get the spamming community to use linux.
2. SCO sues spammers on copyright charges, drains spammers of funds.
3. Spammers destroy SCO's site permantly.
Steve
I know something that works... (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:I know something that works... (Score:5, Funny)
Hope this helps.
Insulting. (Score:5, Funny)
> Become 10 times the man you are,
> increase your length by two inches!
Let's see, two divided by ten ... hey, I'm feeling offended!
Re:Insulting. (Score:5, Funny)
I got one that said:
> Are you one of the 80% of men
> with a smaller than average penis?
Can anybody see the logical phallusy in that?
Depends... (Score:5, Informative)
In practice, many, many natural statistics are normally distributed, and it would be a reasonable guess that penis length is. Therefore, the mean and the median will be the same.
Well good for him (Score:5, Interesting)
I have a question for all you Slashdot lawyers, who are always good for some creative interpretation of the law. Is it possible for me to form and sue on behalf of a class, and name another class as the defendant? Specifically, I would like to sue on behalf of everyone who has received a penis-enlargement spam and did not respond to it, and I would seek damages against the class of individuals who received this spam and did respond to it. And I would specifically like to include in my definition of this latter class those individuals who seek relief in this case, so that I can place a lien on any judgments squeezed out of Ron "Hedgehog" Jeremy for failing to lengthen the members of this class as promised. Part of that money is required to cover my email deletion charges.
Re:Well good for him (Score:5, Informative)
Is it possible for me to form and sue on behalf of a class, and name another class as the defendant?
No, you cannot name a "class" as defendants, no such animal. However, you can name a very large number of defendants (though they will not called a "class" no matter how many you name).
Although the rules for class actions differ from state to state, and from state to federal, I am quite certain that no jurisdiction entertain the possibility of a "class" of defendants.
I would like to sue on behalf of everyone who has received a penis-enlargement spam and did not respond to it.
When I get the time, I am seriously going to start a spamlaw practice, but until then I must refer you to federal law ("Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003") [spamlaws.com] and California law - "Restrictions On Unsolicited Commercial E-mail Advertisers" - Business and Professions Code 17529 et. seq. [spamlaws.com].
California consumers have the right to sue spammers directly and get their attorneys fees paid! See B&P code 17529.8(a)(1):
"In addition to any other remedies provided by this article or by any other provisions of law, a recipient of an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement transmitted in violation of this article, an electronic mail service provider, or the Attorney General may bring an action against an entity that violates any provision of this article to recover either or both of the following:
(A) Actual damages.
(B) Liquidated damages of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each unsolicited commercial e-mail advertisement transmitted in violation of Section 17529.2, up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) per incident.
(2) The recipient, an electronic mail service provider, or the Attorney General, if the prevailing plaintiff, may also recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs."
I would seek damages against the class of individuals who received this spam and did respond to it.
You will have to read the statute to see if it will fit, but if I were to assign this a Fark tag, it would be "Unlikely."
Happy suing!
They must work... (Score:5, Funny)
Plan B! (Score:5, Funny)
R3AL V@GINAL SHRINKING CREAM!
Men! Do your wives complain that your manhood just doesn't measure up? Slip your woman some VSC and in two to three weeks your woman will be wondering what she was complaining about!
SIZE DOES MATTER!
beowulf289028344street12
Re:Plan B! (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, so THERE they are! (Score:5, Funny)
My own penis-enlargement scheme (Score:5, Funny)
I've found it works pretty well for me. (Proof available on request.)
Wonder how'll he submit that evidence..... (Score:4, Funny)
Interesting previous article on DM Contact Mgt (Score:5, Informative)
Advanced Botanicals Inc's contact page can be found here [advancedbotanicals.com]. They're listed on this page [fda.gov] as having different products refused entry to the US [fda.gov] for false labelling.
News for nerds... (Score:5, Funny)
What price dignity? (Score:5, Funny)
So every woman in Denver will know that this guy has a small cock, AND no money!
Why is he doing this, again?
Why Englargment Pills Sell Despite Not Working (Score:5, Insightful)
From a social engineering point of view, selling penis enlargement pills can bring a very limited amount of loss. Just imagine, you are a guy who is concerned about his manhood. You buy tons of expensive pills to find out that none of them work. Would you advertise it to the rest of the world? Would you have enough balls to tell a sweet young lady on the other side of the phone that your penis is still small despite that four hundred dollars that you have spent in the past six months? Probably not.
Additionally, you cannot argue when it comes to shady products such as penis enlargement and dieting pills. Usually when you get those items, you get many disclosures that state "Not approved by FDA" and "results may vary." How are you going to argue against that? If you do not believe me, go to any GNC store and get a bottle of any *magic* pills that promise to turn you into a pro-bodybuilder with an eleven-inch manhood. Then read what it says on the bottle... then, if you dare, go and use it. Then go and complain about your results if you find them to be unsatisfactory. At best, everybody is going to laugh at you.
Damn !! (Score:5, Funny)
I Was looking forward to buying Mega Doses of Penis Enlarger treatments for Darl's Cellmate when he lands in the pound-me-in-the-ass prison!
Re:Damn !! (Score:5, Insightful)
America's judicial system may be better than a lot of systems around the world, but neither is it free of corruptino.
Re:Damn !! (Score:5, Funny)
Man, they discover new particles every day. Does it cause cancer?
Alternative! (Score:5, Funny)
Given that Darl is bound to wind up married to the man with the most cigarettes, the trick is to make sure the right man (or in this case, the most "oh dear Lord have mercy God NOOOOOOOOOO!" man) has the most cigarettes.
Cigarettes: Viagra for the penal system!
So? Even if this works... (Score:4, Interesting)
Psychic hotlines been doing that for years.
OTOH, I've heard those penis pumps (with prolonged use) actually do make your penis slightly larger, but that they also turn it into a big numb sausage hardly fit for peeing out of, never mind sex.
It's not the size of a lawsuit that matters... (Score:5, Funny)
To which the ladies reply, "Yeah, right."
Sounds similar to something from Australia (Score:4, Interesting)
Am I the only one? (Score:5, Funny)
Just because I'm a geek of the highest order and a frequent slashdot poster doesn't mean I'm any less of a man (the fact that I don't have a girlfriend is neither here not there).
Penis 'Enlargement' Pills Pack Impurities (Score:5, Informative)
Well, it's old news (Haven't seen an opportunity to post this since then) but I was more correct in asking this than I had imagined.
Well, it turns out some folks at the Wall Street Journal [azcentral.com] did a laboratory study of these pills, and "analysis of a composite sample of 10 Performance Marketing pills and turned up significant levels of E. coli, yeast, mold, lead and pesticide residues."
So among other nasties, there is a significant amount of fecal matter in these pills.
I'm actually suprised this isn't bigger news.
Maybe we should all put it in our signature files until the spammers go away: "Penis Pills have Poop in them!"
Maybe some idiot that is stupid enough to buy from a spammer will die of E. coli and get a Darwin Award. Those sure get forwarded around a lot. Even my mom forwarded me the nominations for the 2003 Darwin Awards. (Which suprised me.)
Maybe I should submit it for a Front Page story, but it was originally reported on August 13, 2003.
Finally... (Score:5, Funny)
God, I wish this stuff didn't work. (Score:4, Funny)
I have four thousand, two hundred and fifteen higher education degrees.
Sir Edmund Hillary wants to climb my boobs.
And between all the penis enlargement and viagra spam, I'm so long and perpetually hard that NASA wants to use my dong as a space elevator.
-JDF
Read the fine print (Score:4, Insightful)
My personal favorites are the suggested-physician scam products. These companies try to suggest that a doctor is/was involved with the product, and we are supposed to make the mental leap that this means the product has been proven to work through rigorous medical trials. The cheapest scammers use the words "doctor" or "physician" in the product name. Next are the doctors that speak to you on television, but hold a doctorate in some totally unrelated field (most likely business). Some of these guys manage to get a real M.D., but he only says something like "I use it", or perhaps "it worked for me", which really isn't making any legally-binding promises.
But, scammers can claim damn near anything they want, as long as they can make you keep it for [at most] 30 days, they have your money and you can't do a thing about it. (I love it when they claim a 60 or 90 day "guaranteed" refund -- as if they are required by law to honor that) The only thing the scammers have to worry about is if the product hurts you, so it's in their best interest that the product does nothing at all.
No system works but one (Score:5, Funny)
They wouldn't lie, would they ? After all, it's written on the web, so it must be true.
Re:Denver or California? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Denver or California? (Score:5, Funny)
Didn't you get the memo?
Re:Denver or California? (Score:5, Funny)
Besides "liberal" tax and spend attitudes, most Califorians don't have the slightest idea of how to drive in ice and snow. This seems to be as much a part of Coloradans taking a dislike to Californians as anything. Thus, saying we are "from" the midwest seems to disarm some of the hostility we might otherwise encounter.
Re:Denver or California? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Denver or California? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Denver or California? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Denver or California? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Denver or California? (Score:4, Informative)
Headline: "Denver Man Sues Penis-Enlargment Firms"
Summary: "A California man on Thursday sued.."
Re:They Do Work (Score:5, Funny)
Be thankful (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)
I came home and found an e-mail message offering to sell me something that would do the same thing.
Re:Penis enlargement blog (Score:5, Informative)