Act of God.

2 MEN ARE WAITING TO HAVE THEIR CASE HEARD BY A JUDGE.

JUDGE
Right, the government has made it clear, the courts are no longer to spend time on spurious claims, by time wasters trying to make money. No more, I slipped on a grape, give me £250,000 thank you very much.

MAN1
I was in Sainsbury's and I slipped on a grape.

JUDGE
Disgusting, I award you £250,000 damages.

MAN2
I was in Iraq, I saw this grape on the ground, avoided it. Then the Coalition invaded blew up my house, killed half my family, and locked my goat up in Guantanamo bay.

JUDGE
That's an act of God, and nobodies fault. Case dismissed.

This is a bit confusing because I assume that Man 2 is an Iraqi. Therefore, he wouldn't be following legal action in the UK. I assume he wouldn't be anyway. I think it would be a UN issue. Perhaps? Ask AJP.

I know that comedy doesn't have to be rooted in reality, take half of my sketches, but this one is too obviously constructed.

I think it would work better if man2 was a UK soldier.

I avoided the grape but stepped on a mine/set off an IED/ambushed by insurgents etc...

kjs

KJ great advice, which I will now take, thanks.