Funny/Strange News Stories

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Why did the chicken CFO cross the road?

Tyson CFO, also the chairman’s son, arrested for public intoxication, trespassing

Tyson Foods CFO John Tyson was arrested early Sunday after allegedly becoming intoxicated and falling asleep in the wrong house.

www.cnbc.com

 

[UKMikey]

Another Tyson knockout. Always lock your doors.

 

[sirjim73]

Another Tyson knockout. Always lock your doors.

Ear ear.

 

[UKMikey]

Ear ear.

Sorry, not biting on this one.

 

[Pupik]

Sorry, not biting on this one.

After being all cooped up in the boardroom, I guess marinating in wine does make one tender.

 

[Famine]

KFC invites German customers to pick up a bucket of chicken to celebrate...

KFC apologises after German Kristallnacht promotion

The fast-food chain urged German customers to commemorate the Nazi pogrom with cheesy chicken.

www.bbc.co.uk

... Kristallnacht!

 

[Pupik]

The great chicken uprising is occurring.

Gun found inside raw chicken in luggage at Florida airport

The weapon was recovered at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

www.tampabay.com

 

[Blitz24]

KFC invites German customers to pick up a bucket of chicken to celebrate...

KFC apologises after German Kristallnacht promotion

The fast-food chain urged German customers to commemorate the Nazi pogrom with cheesy chicken.

www.bbc.co.uk

... Kristallnacht!

Someone BETTER get fired for that. Germany won't be too happy either.

 

[Touring Mars]

The great chicken uprising is occurring.

Gun found inside raw chicken in luggage at Florida airport

The weapon was recovered at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

www.tampabay.com

Given that this is Florida, I'm surprised the headline isn't 'Raw chicken found wrapped around gun'...

 

[Famine]

The great chicken uprising

Also known as the massive cock-up?

 

[UKMikey]

Also known as the massive cock-up?

I don't know who was responsible for the ad but they had to pullet.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Palmer Luckey Made a VR Headset That Kills the User If They Die in the Game

The man who created the Oculus Rift has invented a virtual reality headset that will explode the forebrain of a user who dies in a video game.

www.vice.com

 

[UKMikey]

Palmer Luckey Made a VR Headset That Kills the User If They Die in the Game

The man who created the Oculus Rift has invented a virtual reality headset that will explode the forebrain of a user who dies in a video game.

www.vice.com

Luckey wrote that he wants to keep tinkering. “I have plans for an anti-tamper mechanism that, like the NerveGear, will make it impossible to remove or destroy the headset,” he said. “Even so, there are a huge variety of failures that could occur and kill the user at the wrong time. This is why I have not worked up the balls to actually use it myself.”

Username most definitely doesn't check out (except perhaps in the colloquial sense of "checking out").

 

[ScottPuss20]

Someone BETTER get fired for that. Germany won't be too happy either.

Fired or fried?

 

[Joey D]

My current favourite Utah saga is the "Utah Cookie Wars," and it's actually pretty ugly too.

Still no resolution in 'Utah Cookie Wars' lawsuits

The so-called Utah Cookie Wars broke out in mid-2022, when Crumbl Cookies filed trade dress and trademark infringement lawsuits against two competitors; Crave C

kutv.com

 

[UKMikey]

My current favourite Utah saga is the "Utah Cookie Wars," and it's actually pretty ugly too.

Still no resolution in 'Utah Cookie Wars' lawsuits

The so-called Utah Cookie Wars broke out in mid-2022, when Crumbl Cookies filed trade dress and trademark infringement lawsuits against two competitors; Crave C

kutv.com

That really takes the biscuit.

In trying to "stifl" their competition I hope Crumbl haven't bitten off more than they can chew.

The other articles only mention Dirty Dough. If they and their competitor have sewn up the Utah market I guess Crave have been left to pick up the crumbs. It seems like neither of them are girl scouts, etc etc.

 

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

Rumour has it if Crumbl make enough dough, that the war will spread eastward into Maryland...

 

[UKMikey]

Something tells me they may be heading for a dunking.

 

[Pupik]

Palmer Luckey Made a VR Headset That Kills the User If They Die in the Game

The man who created the Oculus Rift has invented a virtual reality headset that will explode the forebrain of a user who dies in a video game.

www.vice.com

 

[Joey D]

This is certainly a collaboration.

Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield partner to create ear-shaped, cannabis-infused edibles

The first version of 'Holy Bites' is cherry punch flavor, which Tyson joked in an ad is the flavor of Holyfield's ears

www.cbssports.com

 

[UKMikey]

Ruff justice?

Justices asked to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite?

The company that makes Jack Daniel’s is howling mad over a squeaking dog toy that parodies the whiskey’s signature bottle.

apnews.com

 

[Touring Mars]

Ruff justice?

Justices asked to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite?

The company that makes Jack Daniel’s is howling mad over a squeaking dog toy that parodies the whiskey’s signature bottle.

apnews.com

"The Old No. 2" Case dismissed.

This has to be one of the craziest coincidences ever, though.

I always watch Pointless when I get home from work (on iPlayer) and one of the contestants tonight told the hosts that he has a 'cockapoo', to which I joked (to myself) "You can't say that in Qatar...", and came up with an alternative name for a cockapoo, which was the PooDaniel...

 

[UKMikey]

"The Old No. 2" Case dismissed.

"43% poo... 100% smelly". I'm not a lawyer but I wonder whether someone who seems well versed in U.S. law (@TexRex maybe?) could tell me whether the Daniel's lawyer has a case when he says that a parody product like this could put children at risk by opening the door to marijuana gummies legally packaged as popular candy brands, or he's barking up the wrong tree.

 

[Touring Mars]

someone who seems well versed in U.S. law (@TexRex maybe?)

What are you implying? Oh, right.

As for cannabis gummies, in my role as a moderator at GTPlanet I get to know at least 8 more people every day who can help with the marketing side of this idea.

 

[TexRex]

"43% poo... 100% smelly". I'm not a lawyer but I wonder whether someone who seems well versed in U.S. law (@TexRex maybe?) could tell me whether the Daniel's lawyer has a case when he says that a parody product like this could put children at risk by opening the door to marijuana gummies legally packaged as popular candy brands, or he's barking up the wrong tree.

It's...odd. I haven't read the argument, let alone the hypothetical offered within it, but it looks like SCOTUS held unanimously (Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music Inc. (1994)) that transformative use of copyrighted works for the purpose of parody constitutes fair use under the Copyright Act of 1976. While the toy definitely looks like the product which it's meant to parody, most of the details have been changed. The hypothetical seems like exactly that and isn't particularly relevant but as a reference to a slippery slope, implicating a subjective "bad" (as cannabis gummies) which itself has nothing to do with their specific claims.

Free speech concerns are ever-present, even when the law implicated is regarding matters of copyright. I honestly don't know that there's a legitimate harm here to be remedied, but it's hard to know how this particular Court is going to come down on it. It's worth noting that the only justice who sat on Campbell that's presently on the Court is Thomas.

 

[UKMikey]

Thanks. It sounded like a slippery slope to me. Possibly even more slippery than the ones found in canine parks on a rainy day. As far as direct harm is concerned it's not like your pet would go for your prized bottle of sippin' whiskey due to its resemblance to his or her favourite chew toy. But I guess JD's attorney had to try and justify their case without looking making them look like a big dog trying to gobble up a little puppy.

 

[Pupik]

It's...odd. I haven't read the argument, let alone the hypothetical offered within it, but it looks like SCOTUS held unanimously (Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music Inc. (1994)) that transformative use of copyrighted works for the purpose of parody constitutes fair use under the Copyright Act of 1976. While the toy definitely looks like the product which it's meant to parody, most of the details have been changed. The hypothetical seems like exactly that and isn't particularly relevant but as a reference to a slippery slope, implicating a subjective "bad" (as cannabis gummies) which itself has nothing to do with their specific claims.

Free speech concerns are ever-present, even when the law implicated is regarding matters of copyright. I honestly don't know that there's a legitimate harm here to be remedied, but it's hard to know how this particular Court is going to come down on it. It's worth noting that the only justice who sat on Campbell that's presently on the Court is Thomas.

It's always a weird day when dog chew toys, a dry county in Tennessee, and 2 Live Crew wind up in the same conversation.

(Jack Daniels is actually distilled and bottled in a dry county...meaning there's no tasting room and you can't just go in and pick up a bottle of Jack at a reduced cost, even if you actually wanted a bottle of Jack.)

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Holy macaroni

Judge dismisses Kraft lawsuit alleging mac and cheese not ready in 3.5 min. as advertised

A mac and cheese consumer claims that she and others like her have been misled about how long it will take to prepare a single-serving cup of microwavable Velveeta brand mac and cheese.

topclassactions.com

 

[Danoff]

Holy macaroni

Judge dismisses Kraft lawsuit alleging mac and cheese not ready in 3.5 min. as advertised

A mac and cheese consumer claims that she and others like her have been misled about how long it will take to prepare a single-serving cup of microwavable Velveeta brand mac and cheese.

topclassactions.com

...and as best I can tell, the damages should be zero.

 

[daan]

It is also not "liquid gold."