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John Doe

Would be easier to list what can't be spread by infected hair.

Junction-Guy

Name some that are, especially life threatening diseases.

John Doe

Ok, I'm not a doctor, but influenza is an obvious one.

If you can name some potentially deadly diseases that are spread by hair and they are not rare diseases, but common, then I change my mind a little in this circumtance, I may allow for some psychological damages.

Junction-Guy

I am not sure about Influenza, I don't doubt you, it is just I don't know much about that. Influenza is also spread by contact with people, so there really isn't much you can do except get a flu shot or avoid people.

changeling

Good morning JD. It seems the debate was not over when I went to bed. I enjoyed your "lawerly" point of view and the insight into the system.

Anyhoooo...I loved "The Rainmaker", and all of John Grisham's books. I collect them. You might really enjoy "The KIng of Torts" as well.

changeling :)

John Doe

Yeah, King of Torts was good.

beksbks

John Doe, I can't believe I am going to use this phrase, but there is something called personal responsibility. How about if you go out to a restaurant where several people are going to be handling your food, you have to be willing to expect an occasional fly or hair? If you really had a psychological aversion to pubic hair that strong, why would you take a chance on it? I understand what you are saying about safety standards being increased because of monetary concerns, but by the same token, the cost of insurance has become detrimental to society.

John Doe

Beks, I wasn't really advocating suing because of a pubic hair. The point I was trying to make is that there is a line between what is frivolous and what is not, and it is not easy to define just where that line is. I agree that we intuitively know that a person does not have a legitimate claim for a pube in their food. However, just how do you define what is legiitmate?

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