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November 23, 2009. Is Tort Bunny strictly liable for the harm caused by a hot air balloon? She is if you consider hot air ballooning to be an abnormally dangerous activity. See Guille v. Swan, 19. Johns. (N.Y.) 381 (1822). Can Mr. Carrot sue for negligent infliction of emotional distress, especially given his close relationship to Mrs. Carrot and contemporaneous observance of the injury? No, he's a carrot.
Some notes on general comic stuff: although I'm releasing this about 5 hours later than I normally do because of other unforeseen things I had to do (normal release date is Monday at 5AM, UTC), this one actually didn't take that long, mostly because I elected not to put facial expressions on the carrots. Also, if you don't get this comic, that might be because I'm relying pretty heavily on an inside joke for my Torts class. I'll try to keep that to a minimum in the future. Thanks to Prof. Levy for the joke and to Chad for the prompt.
Oh, and yes, Tort Bunny is keeping her pink bow.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrot
Tort Bunny: Mr. and Mrs. Carrot lived happily
in a garden together.
Cut to two carrots. One of them has a pink bow on.
This, presumably, is Mrs. Carrot.
Mrs. Carrot: I love you Carl.
Mr. Carrot: I love more Carrie.
End of panel.
Tort Bunny: Until one day ...
Mr. Carrot: Is that a ... hot air balloon?
Oh God, it's heading towards
us. Run Carrie run!
Mrs. Carrot: I can't! I'm rooted to the ground!
End of panel.
Tort Bunny lands in a balloon.
A loud CRUNCH! is heard.
End of panel.
Tort Bunny: Mr. Carrot survived, but Mrs. Carrot ...
Mr. Carrot: Carrie? Carrie?
Oh no, Carrie!
End of panel.
We are now in some sort of sterile green hospital
environment with a carrot doctor
We know this carrot is a doctor because she
has a white coat, stethescope, and head mirror.
We also know se's old school because he still has
a head mirror.
Mr. Carrot: How bad is it doc?
Dr. Carrot: I'm sorry. I'm afaid she's
going to be a vegetable
for the rest of her life.
End of panel.
Tort Bunny is talking to Brown Rabbit.
She is munching on a carrot.
Tort Bunny: And that's why I munched your carrot.
Brown Rabbit: To put it out of its misery?
Tort Bunny: No, because I hate puns.
End of comic.
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