6.22.10 - 11:00AM
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Cole Stryker

ThinkGeek Gets Cease and Desist From National Pork Board Over Fake Unicorn Meat

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For April Fools' Day, ThinkGeek posted an item for sale in their store: Unicorn Meat.

Unicorns, as we all know, frolic all over the world, pooping rainbows and marshmallows wherever they go. What you don't know is that when unicorns reach the end of their lifespan, they are drawn to County Meath, Ireland. The Sisters at Radiant Farms have dedicated their lives to nursing these elegant creatures through their final days. Taking a cue from the Kobe beef industry, they massage each unicorn's coat with Guinness daily and fatten them on a diet comprised entirely of candy corn.

They used the phrase, "The Other White Meat" (because gosh, nobody's ever made that joke before) in their product description and the National Pork Board is coming after them for trademark infringement.

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6.23.10

By Sean

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This does not make sense! So now you can be served legal papers for 1. posting something funny on your blog that is not real (it's a joke and you say it's a joke) and 2. (Most importantly) you get in trouble for what other people are saying about your blog post (ie. someone called it "the other white meat", and you didn't but someone who read your post did so now your in trouble... that doesn't make sense!)

7.08.10

By TD-8541

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100% well said brother! This is so silly it makes the "Letters from a Nut" books seem serious.

*begin sarcasm*
I say thank goodness the Pork Board stopped them otherwise their entire "other white meat" campaign and all the money and effort they put into it would've been ruined! People would've stopped eating pork all together and no amount of PR damage control would've been able to fix it.
*end sarcasm*