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How much is your wife worth?
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Jul 19, 2007, 03:31 PM
 
Apparently, Chicago has a law on the books concerning how much you can sue another man for if he steals your wife. A man who's wife was stolen by his friend has actually sued his friend and won:

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The final price of his wife? Around $4800.

Personally, I think that all parties involved are being jerk-ish. The wife was a jerk for leaving. The husband was a jerk for suing. And the friend is a jerk for being ok with the entire taking his friend's wife thing.
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Jul 20, 2007, 04:19 PM
 
I never knew Chicago was still into wife stealing. Hmm.

Lemme see... $4800 a pop, if I can get 40 or 50 of 'em into the van, and make it to Michigan, I could get $5200 a head there... and make a cool 20K. Who's in with me?
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Jul 20, 2007, 05:32 PM
 
$4800? That's not much money. I don't know anybody that would sell their wife for $4800.
Wait. nevermind.
     
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Jul 20, 2007, 05:40 PM
 
i've seen this funny episode of Southpark in which a drunk Paris Hilton offers 200 million for someone's baby.. The joke is that anyone would have doubts with such an amount of money /
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Jul 20, 2007, 05:48 PM
 
Never mind stealing, can you buy them? Sell them? Lease? How about "pre-owned"?
Upgrades, warranties, rent-to-own...
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Jul 20, 2007, 06:36 PM
 
This thread reminded me of some of the silly laws that still exist around the USA:
Loony Laws - Outrageous Ordinances and Silly Statutes
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Jul 20, 2007, 11:32 PM
 
What the hell. It was the woman's choice for leaving. Why should you be allowed to sue the man?
     
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Jul 20, 2007, 11:46 PM
 
I knew someone who had a standing offer that he would give $10k to anyone who would marry his ex-wife. Of course, that was because once she got married, the terms of the divorce agreement changed, and he would be saving lots of money.

Nobody took him up on it. She was too loony for $10k to be enough compensation.
     
   
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