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2003-06-15 - 7:51 p.m. I'm reading: Wired Magazine I'm listening to: Jimi Hendrix: Machine Gun Quote O' The Day: George W. Bush: "People misunderestimate me." Calif. Man Wins Plane Toilet Ice Lawsuit By Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, CA A Santa Cruz man won a suit against American Airlines alleging that one of the company's planes released two chunks of toilet waste, known euphemistically as "blue ice," onto the skylight his boat. After the chunks came crashing down and damaged his boat, Ray Erickson tracked down the plane, American Airlines Flight 1950, and sued in small claims court. He received the court's ruling in the mail Friday. A judge ordered the airline to pay him $3,236, almost the entire amount Erickson had sought. Mike Fergus, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, was surprised at the decision: "I'll be darned," said Fergus. � 
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