The number of people with "back" problems on Worker's comp or SSI always amazes me.

Ironicly the web ad for some online game simply says "Build Character"

I've seen many get caught exaggerating their injuries, but never in this context. Awesome. Did you hear about the lady in Australia who gets workers comp after she sustained an injury while having sex during a business trip?

She was a janitor, otherwise the teacher's union would be out on strike on her behalf. How do idiots like this get hired in the first place?

I was considering mentioning that meloni, who knew AU's worker comp laws were so loose?

When I saw the headline I assumed she was a sex worker.

My question now is if you get workers comp for getting injured on your own non work time doing your own non work activities while on a business trip, why cant you get it for getting hurt while NOT on a business trip?

Was watching some cable reality show a few weeks ago where this agency plants cameras in a restaurant, with the owner's permission, to try to figure out why it's failing. So they set up and there is this guy who is sorta kinda doing the host job. He has this ridiculous-looking cast that goes from his ankle up to just short of his groin that he's hobbling around on. Owner explains that he was about to fire homeboy a few weeks ago when he "slipped" in the kitchen, and now he's facing a workman's comp claim.

Homeboy does stuff like prop his feet up at the host's counter (says the doc told him to keep the leg elevated) and when customers come in, instead of showing them to a table, he points to one on the other side of the dining room and says "go over there". When somebody's tab needs to be rung up, he makes a waitress come do it. That sort of thing.

Anyway, he goes out back for an (extended) smoke break. He's toking away when this hot babe in a tube top and short shorts pulls up in the back parking lot and says "Please help me! I've got a flat!". Of course, she's a plant, and of course homeboy is on her in a flash. He has no problem jacking the car and getting the spare out. But hot chick is going to take it further; she starts oohing and aahing over the guy and saying "I'll bet you're a good dancer. Show me some moves."

It takes him about 0.1 seconds to whip that fake cast off his leg and start gettin' down with some of the most gag-inducing dance moves you've ever seen. Homeboy is working hot chick over for a phone number when the show's producer and the restaurant owner come around the corner. The look on his face was priceless. Instantly, the limp was back, although he did get miraculously better long enough to run and get the fake cast to strap back on. He rants about "his privacy being invaded" as they take him to the camera monitoring room and show him stuff he did like yakking on a cell phone while ignoring customers. Anyway, he is fired, and the show ends with him limping oh-so-pathetically down the alley behind the restaurant, while still looking around to see where the hot chick went.

I was rolling on the floor. It was priceless. I wish I could remember the name of that show.

Hush, lujlp, you don't want to give them any ideas. Some people work their asses off figuring out the most lucrative way to not have to work.

Dave, I think you are refering to Resturaunt Stakeout.