Thanks To Florida Woman, “Wedgie” Is Now In the Legal Lexicon
Little did Florida Woman know when she went on a family vacation to a Disney waterpark ride that her painful wedgie would be the center of a lawsuit.
FLORIDA MAN STRIKES AGAIN!
DATELINE – Orlando. It’s actually the Saga of Florida Woman Emma McGuinness, who went on a water slide at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. She and her family visiting the water park. It’s one of two on that Disney property.
And she took a ride on the Humunga Kowabunga. That’s a 200-foot slide, which drops riders five stories before shooting out into a pool of water.
Now, at the top of the slide, riders are instructed to cross their legs at the ankles. But as the lawsuit states, there is no explanation or warnings about what might happen if you don’t cross your legs.
The lawsuit states there was no warning that the force of the water at the end of the slide can, and I quote here, “push loose garments into a person’s anatomy, an event known as a ‘wedgie.'” I swear to you, that is in this lawsuit.
It goes on to say, “because of a woman’s anatomy, the risk of a painful wedgie is more common and more serious than it is for a man.”
Now, McGuinness claims that she suffered a wedgie that was so severe, it caused serious injuries, as well as “scarring, mental anguish, and loss of the capacity of enjoyment of life.” She claims Disney was negligent, and she is seeking damages.
I’m actually a little surprised that the monetary figure isn’t higher. She’s looking for $50,000.
So at least now we know what could happen if you don’t cross your legs.
But I keep thinking of the initial consult between the attorney and Ms. McGuinness. “You want to sue them? For what?” “I went on a ride, and I got a wedgie.”
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