Sweet, sweet relief
Vogue magazine threatens to sue Cornish village pub of the same name
One of the biggest fashion magazines in the world is threatening to sue a pub in a tiny Cornish hamlet because they share the same name – and it claims this could confuse its readers. Condé Nast, the owner of Vogue magazine, has sent a ‘cease and desist’ letter to the Star Inn at Vogue, a hamlet that blends into St Day, near Redruth, to stop using the name ‘Vogue’ as it is their name – even though the pub is more than 200 years old and the village is older still.
The whole story is a treat and the barkeep is a national treasure.
There will always be a Britain.
Mock Paper Scissors 
“Dear Vogue Lawyers,
You should be aware that some asshole is signing your name to stupid shit.”
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I thought that is why businesses use misspellings, as acknowledged words were not patentable.
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I read that Condé Nast dropped the matter when someone pointed out how silly it was.
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“Quite right, quite right, it’s silly, much too silly indeed.” – The Colonel (Graham Chapman), Monty Python’s Flying Circus
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Now imagine their lawsuit against every French speaker on the planet.
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I just found out that there’s another guy who calls himself Bob. I’m so pissed!
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Indeed there is, and as a Reverend of The Church of the Subgenius, I had a word with him and he says that if you continue to use his name, there will be no room for you on the X-ist saucers when they come to Earth to rescue the Dues Paid, Card In The Pocket members of the Church, and everyone else will be fryin’ and dyin’.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._%22Bob%22_Dobbs
http://www.subgenius.com/
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On the bright side, if you were the only Bob you’d have to change your name.
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As TheOtherHank, I hope the original Hank doesn’t come after me.
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Why were they suing the Star Inn? Vogue is the name of the town/village.
And why won’t they put Melania on the cover? She’s so classy and elegant.
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