Very well written summary, MDawg.
I enjoyed it. It is a little less interesting now that kewlJ admitted that there was no actual lawsuit.
I like how MaxPen called it kewlJ's "Newell moment". Hilarious.
I have no dog in this fight, and don't dislike kewlJ like you and many others do. However, I will admit that this never smelled quite right to me, and my personal belief at this point is that kewlJ made the whole thing up.
Perhaps it's loosely based upon a real incident, such as a blackjack ban he received where a security guard roughly handled him and accidentally hurt kewlJ's arm a little bit. I don't think there was any incident which was lawsuit-worthy, which is why we got so many changing and bizarre versions of the same story.
I give this forum credit for tenaciously digging for details, especially MaxPen who went through all kinds of possible cases in the Eighth District Court! It is very difficult to lie about things in the internet age. Too many ways people can search out the truth, especially if they are good at critical thinking and are willing to put some time into it. This is the exact same reason Rob's whoppers have flopped here so badly, from the Newell to the huge video poker hit at high limits.
Why did kewlJ do this?
I have no idea.
In general, if you have a story to tell the forum, be completely truthful about it. And if it's a story people are likely to doubt, be ready with receipts. If you cannot do either, then don't tell the story at all.
