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I would have taken it to be a bit of 'Sun' (tabloid) journalism, but as you can see its on the BBCs web site, and the only time we don't believe the Beeb is when they regurgitate war propaganda 
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I would rather take this with a bit of saltHowever, I think a large pinch of sodium chloride is required. No insurance co. would risk 100,000 unless there was a goodish chance of getting in 200,000 in premiums, which means the stupid bitch is actuarially forecast to remain beautiful for the next 1,000 years. It just simply doesn't make sense, even if you take out the cynicism behind my conception of insurance companies.
It could also be a policy with a maturity of 10 years or sumsuch, and no, the odds do not have to be anywhere near 1 to 2. The big issue here is that for 200 per annum, it would be very costly to draft a contract, monitor payments, perform the risk analysis etc. Especially as this is likely not to become a real market.
I do not believe this (or it is far from the actual truth, same difference), and feel this should not be done as such in any case (see earleir post).Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
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From the pracitcal standpoint some would say she took the policy out too lateOriginally posted by GT98
shes nothing special
Dr. MordridLast edited by Dr Mordrid; 21 May 2003, 07:34.Dr. Mordrid
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What "em" and "on" what?who like 'em on
Dr - noted change in post contents, but the question still stands!LawrenceComment
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Your really quick to edit that post Doc!Titanium is the new bling!
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Nah, I bet she was dorky looking from birth.Originally posted by Dr Mordrid
From the pracitcal standpoint some would say she took the policy out too late
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That's mean though.. she's not that bad. She's not Rebecca Romijn, that's for sure, but she's probably in the top 40% on the attractiveness scale.
btw, what did Doc write before he edited it?
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she could probably collect if she insured herself against being stupid.Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!Comment
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No doubt one of the reasons why our insurance so high with daft policies like this.Comment
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I find the above disturbing.. I mean I dont feel the couple are ready for marriage and family life. It looks as if the Hubby has married her for superficial external beauty and i cant say much about the wifey's priorities in life.Mrs Jones, 26, said: "When I met him I knew he was the sort of person who likes good looking ladies, but I've had a baby now and my figure isn't what it was before.
"He hated it when I was pregnant and my figure was changing and it was out of our control."
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Bel, agreed. Also, the husbies attitude is disturbing IMO.Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
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reminds me of that case where the wife sued her husband because he had become fat
If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.
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Why would any girl want to marry a guy who doesn't love her but likes her looks and when that "LOOK" fades out he goes away. That's wrong to start with. Then when she gets like forty or something, the guy would definately leave her, right? Then it's not even a marriage. The guy's a real jerk.
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