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Really, Chick-fil-A? Really???

  • Vt. artist: I'll fight Chick-fil-A for my kale - Yahoo! Finance

    From Yahoo! Finance: A folk artist expanding his home business built around the words says he's ready to fight root-to-feather to protect his phrase from what he sees as an assault by Chick-fil-A, ...

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    Jeff Drummond

  • How pathetic is that?

    My response to that is... "Eat Less Chick-fil-A"

    I love Chick-fil-A, but if they wanna be the kind of company who wants to "strong-arm" the little guy... to hell with'em. I mean really... like the phrase "Eat More Kale" was hurting their fat pockets. Gimme a damn break

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    JawJacker

  • Eat more BEEF.

    QueenLizzysWildcat

  • I have tremendous admiration for Chik Fil A and Truett Cathey.

    While this may seem petty, companies have to police potential copywright infringement situations. If a precedent gets established, they could lose their ability to keep another, larger commercial enterprise from using a knock off of their slogan

    djkycat54906

  • This guy's first mistake was eating and promoting kale. His second mistake was taking the slogan from one of the most successful food chains in the U.S. and using it to his financial benefit. That is not allowed under intellectual property law. While it may sound trivial to most reading the short article, IP law is extremely complex and companies and individuals have an absolute right to their logos, trademarks, company slogans, etc. It is a lot more complicated than that article makes it sound, in terms of what Chick-Fil-A will have to prove, but its not as easy as "Aw, just let the little man use whatever slogan he wants for his company. Its not hurting you." What if his little company turns into something bigger further down the road, such as Ben & Jerry's ice cream? What if you've let him use that slogan for 10 years until he suddenly makes it big and now you all of a sudden want to do something about it? Too late, bucko.

    mjdotson

  • That's stupid, but we live in a ridiculously litigious world and it's unfortunately not very surprising.

    BigTyrone

  • Something funny about Chik Fil-A is that it has become controversial for gay rights activists and the conservative right. I don't think their business has suffered much, because for everyone who boycotts based on their support of anti-homosexual organizations, someone on the other side of the issue decides to dine there just because of that. I'm not going to get into the political implications, I just think it's hilarious that a greasy fried chicken chain has ended up in the middle of an issue like this. heh. I'll post a summary that's not biased towards either side of the issue if anyone cares to read more about it.

    The gay chicken row: Chick-Fil-A's anti-gay stance sparks protest as loyal customers turn on chain | Mail Online

    Chick-Fil-A, which says its corporate purpose it to , was savaged when it emerged one branch was providing food for the anti-gay Pennsylvania Family Institute.

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    BigTyrone

  • Chick-fil-a is great. Unless they have a swastika in their emblem or start serving human meat I'm going to eat there.

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    CarlLexington

  • CarlLexington said...

    Chick-fil-a is great. Unless they have a swastika in their emblem or start serving human meat I'm going to eat there.

    haha!

    BigTyrone

  • The real question is how does Chick-fil-a expect us to believe that their cows are smart enough to skydive from an airplane, probably piloted by another cow, (for obvious reasons) and come up with other schemes to stop people from eating them. But they are not smart enough to spell words like "more" OR "chicken" . . . Come on Chick-fil-a, Who do you all think you are fooling?. . .biggrin

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    BG631

  • Now Chick-fil-a's CEO/founder is a fake Christian right there. Trying to tear down a small business owner. Screw Chick-fil-a, never ate there and I will only eat there on Sundays anyways. Freaking d-bags.

    UBigAl5K

  • UBigAl5K said...

    Now Chick-fil-a's CEO/founder is a fake Christian right there. Trying to tear down a small business owner. Screw Chick-fil-a, never ate there and I will only eat there on Sundays anyways. Freaking d-bags.

    Fake christian? I see christians on my tv all the time telling old, vulnerable people on a fixed income to send him their social security checks to get God's love and grace. I see scandals weekly about christian priests molesting children. Are you saying people that put business before people aren't true christians? I'd agree. But doesn't that make every christian conservative and christian business owner a fake christian? That's been my opinion for years. I didn't expect we'd share the same opinion about that according to your posts in the Tebow thread.

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    CarlLexington

  • UBigAl5K said...

    Screw Chick-fil-a, never ate there and I will only eat there on Sundays anyways

    What?

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    BG631

  • Lol, you're something else Carl. You may want to get out of Lexington before you turn into a Jim Gray. You have a problem with Christians. There are plenty of democrats who are Christians too. Are you gay? Just wondering. Gay people tend to hate Christianity. Lol, you will probably start "Occupy Main Street" in Lexington. Do you want a government handout too? I can call out conservatives anytime...love to do it actually more so than liberal weirdos...now you are jumping ship to preachers on TV...let me check the Tebow thread and see if we were discussing this already!!!!!

    A democrat will feed you a fish. Conservatives will teach you how to fish for a lifetime. lol

    UBigAl5K

  • BG631 said...

    What?

    They aren't open on Sundays...

    UBigAl5K

  • CarlLexington said...

    Fake christian? I see christians on my tv all the time telling old, vulnerable people on a fixed income to send him their social security checks to get God's love and grace. I see scandals weekly about christian priests molesting children. Are you saying people that put business before people aren't true christians? I'd agree. But doesn't that make every christian conservative and christian business owner a fake christian? That's been my opinion for years. I didn't expect we'd share the same opinion about that according to your posts in the Tebow thread.

    Christian priests? I'm sure...

    Only gay people who you support in the Catholic church...lmao.

    UBigAl5K

  • Sorry I know 20% or more of the people in Lexington are gay so I apologize if I offended anyone who may have read this thread.

    UBigAl5K

  • UBigAl5K said...

    They aren't open on Sundays...

    Really?? All chick-fil-a's?

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    BG631

  • UBigAl5K said...

    Sorry I know 20% or more of the people in Lexington are gay so I apologize if I offended anyone who may have read this thread.

    Why are you so obsessed with gay people??? lol, you literally bring it up all of the time. . .

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    BG631

  • BigAl I think I like the character you made out of me rather than the real me. I mean that guy sounds fun. A gay hippy that's starting political movements in Lexington and wanting government handouts to fund his hatred of christians. I mean that dude sounds like a riot!! I think I'm out of the loop but what's with the Jim Gray thing? That's the 2nd time you've mentioned him and I don't get it. What's with Jim Gray?

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    CarlLexington

  • BG631 said...

    Why are you so obsessed with gay people??? lol, you literally bring it up all of the time. . .

    Well his name IS BigAl. Like Big Gay Al on south park? He's super. thanks for asking.

    This post was edited by CarlLexington on 11/29/2011 at 6:58 PM

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    CarlLexington

  • CarlLexington said...

    Well his name IS BigAl. Like Big Gay Al on south park? He's super. thanks for asking.

    Yeah a former poster here used to call him that all the time. . .

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    BG631

  • BG631 said...

    Yeah a former poster here used to call him that all the time. . .

    lol Well if he's always talking about gays that joke is just sitting there on the tee waiting to be smashed.

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    CarlLexington

  • CarlLexington said...

    lol Well if he's always talking about gays that joke is just sitting there on the tee waiting to be smashed.

    yup. . .

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    BG631

  • BG631 said...

    Yeah a former poster here used to call him that all the time. . .

    Yeah I didnt believe it when I got a text earlier. All kinds of coincidences huh?

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    It smells like microwaved homeless people in here.

    Warmother51