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flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1328
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 5:21 am:   Edit Post

this country is turning into moosh. dont offend anyone, or death follows
this poor soul got ragged for wearing a santa hat on a school bus... its the holidays america WAKE UP!
quick glance- look like jerry?
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1193
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 6:12 am:   Edit Post

And another sad one in the news this week. A bearded, well-rounded fellow was visiting Disney World but was warned not to continue impersonating Santa, as he was supposed to be violating a Disney trademark.

What did the poor fellow do? When asked by children if he was Santa, he would give them a jolly ho-ho-ho, and walk on.
keith_h
Senior Member
Username: keith_h

Post Number: 642
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 6:43 am:   Edit Post

A Disney trademark? I thought it was Coca Cola that trademarked Santa back in the 1930's or 40's.

Keith
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1194
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 6:50 am:   Edit Post

Disney may have registered Santa for use in an amusement park. Plenty of specifics to be dealt with when registering trademarks ...
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1902
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 7:18 am:   Edit Post

I DEMAND EQUAL TIME!

Where's Hanukkah Harry?

Bill, tgo
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1329
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 7:33 am:   Edit Post


this him>?
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 1010
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 7:37 am:   Edit Post

Bill, it's a little early to be making those cookies don't ya' think. LOL
paulman
Intermediate Member
Username: paulman

Post Number: 149
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 12:30 pm:   Edit Post

Hey, read this regarding the trademarking of Santa Claus...interesting.

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=894048

But Public Domain cannot be trademarked. I remember reading an article in the Chicago Tribune years ago where someone had attempted to trademark the song Happy Birthday.
fmm
Intermediate Member
Username: fmm

Post Number: 175
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 1:48 pm:   Edit Post

iirc, "Happy Birthday" is a copyrighted work and not in the public domain.
57basstra
Senior Member
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 516
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 8:19 am:   Edit Post

olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 1015
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 8:34 am:   Edit Post

OY-VEY!!!
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1912
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 11:59 am:   Edit Post

On Moishe!, On Schlomo!

Bringing toys to all the good Jewish girls and boys!
Don't forget to leave out a big bowl of knaydelach soup. (That's matza ball soup for the yiddish impaired).

And remember, only 3 shopping days until Festivus! Get your greivances ready for airing and put up that aluminum poll. I LOVE the holidaze!

Bill, tgo
88persuader
Advanced Member
Username: 88persuader

Post Number: 245
Registered: 5-2004
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 2:07 am:   Edit Post

I saw the a guy at Disney World three weeks ago who looked and was dressed like Santa. ... Well Santa in red shirts. I THOUGHT he was a cast member until I realized he was a guest. Frankly I'm surprised Disney gave him crap. Since when do they give a hard time to a park guest? Plus he wasn't doing anything wrong!! ........... Hey one thing I was SHOCKED to see at Disney World on this vacation. A girl ... probably 15 or so walking in her tight hide nothing UNDER PANTS!!! You could see her ... ammm personality! She was in the Animal Kingdom and was coming from the direction of the raft water ride. I'm "assuming" she got drinched and took off her pants. When the wife and I stopped to get a soda the cast member at the soda stand was on his walkie-talkie reporting the girl to park security. We confirmed we saw her too. I don't mind Santa in the park but an almost bottomless teen girl is not what you expect in a family park! PLUS I felt like a pervery for innocently seeing her! Way too old for underpants in public ... way too young for legal!
inthelows
Advanced Member
Username: inthelows

Post Number: 224
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 5:32 am:   Edit Post

You know what happens when you "assume " things.
No telling what was happening at the raft water ride.
Sounds like they got hold of rami's cookie recipe! :0
NLP
georgie_boy
Intermediate Member
Username: georgie_boy

Post Number: 178
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 7:40 am:   Edit Post

Anyone tell me how to capture Rami's recipe so that I can forward it to my buddies??
It was a CLASSIC!!!

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olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 1024
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 7:43 am:   Edit Post

Hightliht the text by holding down your left mouse button and dragging the cursor over the text then right click your mouse in the highlighted area and select copy. Then in your email right click in where you would type you letter then select paste.
george_wright
Intermediate Member
Username: george_wright

Post Number: 112
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 8:26 am:   Edit Post

Politically Correct Christmas wish from the Wall Street Journal Law Blog:

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georgie_boy
Intermediate Member
Username: georgie_boy

Post Number: 179
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 3:09 am:   Edit Post

Thanks Olie----again!!
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