Not the Other White Meat

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on June 21, 2010 at 3:52 pm

Think Geek added several new products on April Fools Day, as they do every year. The page for one of those products, canned unicorn meat, used the words “the new white meat.” The National Pork Board objected to the phrase, which is somewhat similar to their slogan “The Other White Meat.” The board sent a 12-page cease and desist letter to the management of Think Geek, who called it “Officially our best-ever cease and desist”.

First, it’s 12 pages long and very well-researched (except on one point); it even includes screengrabs of the offending item from our site. And we know they’re not messing around because they invested in the best and brightest legal minds.

But what makes this cease and desist so very, very special is that it’s for a fake product we launched for April Fool’s day.

Think Geek also said:

We’d like to publicly apologize to the NPB for the confusion over unicorn and pork–and for their awkward extended pause on the phone after we had explained our unicorn meat doesn’t actually exist.

Link -via Boing Boing

 
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USB Powered Rock

Posted by Jill Harness in Blogs & Internet, Everything Else, Science & Tech on November 26, 2009 at 10:56 pm

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Pet rocks are way too old school, but not anymore thanks to ThinkGeek’s new USB powered pet rock. The rock with a glued-on USB cord will only run you around $10.

Link Via Foolish Gadgets

 
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Playable Electric Guitar Shirt

Posted by John Farrier in Fashion, Gadgets, Hacks & Mods, Music, Video Clips on October 28, 2009 at 5:47 pm


(YouTube Link)

The Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt isn’t just a t-shirt. You can actually play music on it. Use a magnetic pick over the string markings and press down on the frets with your other hand. There’s also a volume nob and an amplifier that fits on your belt.

Link via GearFuse

 
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