ON this date in 1998 - A Texas jury rejected an $11 million lawsuit by Texas cattlemen who blamed Oprah Winfrey for price drop after on-air comment about mad-cow disease.

Cattlemen News' reporters Bun Man and Mr. Purple covered the court reporting and privately felt the Texans were way out of their league on this one.

Bun said, "This is America, you don't take on Oprah; it's like callin' your momma a ho...

It just ain't done."