Fratagonia has at least two logos:
Pretty fratty. But clearly ripoffs of the Patagonia trademark--even the fonts are the same:
It seems perfectly acceptable for Patagonia to sue Fratagonia, but I feel bad for the fratguy after digging just a stitch deeper into the facts. The Fratagonia mark is registered to a person who I won't name, but based on a search of the Googles he appears to be a 25-year-old entry-level finance type living in a shitty apartment in lower Manhattan. I know it's shitty because based on the trademark registration Fratagonia appears to operate out of it and Google streetview doesn't present it in a kind light. I imagine a dingy one room fifth-floor walkup teeming with Smathers & Branson needlepoint belts and Harding-Lane hats.
If you're thinking of helping him out by buying a tshirt, don't. They're seeking "from Fratagonia its damages and lost profits, and Fratagonia’s profits, in an amount to be proven at trial." And they want that amount trebled! So every dollar you give him could cost him three. Kudos to the kid for incorporating as an LLC though. Perhaps as a result he'll emerge from this litigation personally unscathed. He better hope that Patagonia doesn't try to pierce the corporate veil.
In light of the foregoing I'm surprised Patagonia didn't send a cease and desist letter. And if they did I'm surprised our enterprising young fratistician didn't do the math and shutter the Fratagonia website. I guess he doesn't know about how these things pan out for the little guy.
Kristin Chenoweth creeps me the fuck out. She looks just like the Crypt Keeper.
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ReplyDeleteWhat's your hot take on Patti LuPone?
ReplyDeleteShe has the body of a dancer.
ReplyDeleteI'm out on Patti LuPone but in on Sutton Foster who played Brett's girlfriend on flight of the Conchords.
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JetBlue apparently does a concert series called Live From T5, which I guess is a cooler way of describing a concert in terminal 5 at JFK airport.
ReplyDeleteThe film clips are rather depressing. Picture a band trying real hard as middle aged dudes rush by to catch a fight to Indianapolis.
Clips-Spurs was awesome last night. I feel less than awesome today (sleep deprivation hangover). It's a shame these two teams are playing in the first round.
ReplyDeleteNice breakdown of the game for those of you smart enough to not stay up watching it. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25167177/the-complete-video-catalog-of-crazy-things-from-clippers-spurs-game-5
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ReplyDeletewillie nelson is 82 today. weed does a body good.
ReplyDeleteJavaris Crittenton got 23 years in prison. What a fall for him in the past 5 years.
ReplyDeleteHeaded over to a party for the fight on Saturday. At first it was just for the fight. Then someone mentioned the Derby. Then someone else mentioned a Boston micro brewery just expanded to the burbs. Saturday has turned into a brewery tour and load up on beers for the Derby/fight party. Might be a long but drink filled day on Saturday.
ReplyDeleteLucky me. Unlucky for my liver.
you've got two livers for a reason, man. no worries.
ReplyDeleteI'm supposed to go to a Derby de Mayo party on Saturday. Bourbon and tequila mix well, right?
ReplyDeleteif you're billy donovan, and you get the chance to coach durant and westbrook, even for only a year, you have to do it, right?
ReplyDeleteDerby is around 6:09 PM and the fight will be after 10 PM. Good luck staying on your feet long enough to see Justin Beiber and the rest of Mayweather's entourage.
ReplyDeleteMy wife is taking the kids out of town this weekend. May be a challenge to properly drink for all Saturdays sporting contests but the lack of children should allow for a highly crucial nap.
ReplyDeleteDonovan is gone. I'm bummed but happy for him. He might just luck out and end up with an ultra talented and still young team for more than a year.
ReplyDeletei am the bizarro mark this weekend, in ways beyond my art-free skin and lush head of hair. i'll be taking my daughter (and my mother) to lancaster, pa for a dance competition. it's pretty likely that i'll see none of the fight, race, draft, hoops, soccer, or other events that might interest me. i will see a lot of kids dancing, though.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you'll see some horses and buggies too.
ReplyDeleteYou should invest in an iPad, Rob. Technology's made viewing sports much easier.
ReplyDeleteit's less the technology than the time. these fucking things go all day and into the night.
ReplyDeleteA high school buddy of mine was Director of Photography for Breaking Amish. His social life consisted of a pint of Jameson's he would keep in his room. He went out there abut a week a month for a couple years. So no dice for you if you want to find a pub with a telly.
ReplyDeleteI think most people with a soul will be rooting for Manny. I would bet considerable sums against him, though. Grantland had a very detailed article on all of Mayweather's legal scrapes, mostly involving some pretty terrible allegations of domestic abuse. It's truly conflicting - you can almost count the number of guys who retired undefeated on one finger (I think), but it's almost impossible to separate the fighter from the real life villain.
ReplyDeleteAnybody who describes his own hair as "lush" deserves to be beaten up by John Book and the blond terrorist from Die Hard.
ReplyDeleteAnd then have to sleep with Kelly McGillis.
spoken like a sparsehair
ReplyDeleteWhat if the hypothetical person was referring to his lush armpit hair? Because my pits are pretty lush. And luscious.
ReplyDeleteI just sawnTarzan swing by on ZMan's armpit hair.
ReplyDeleteClarence just doesn't like the word "lush" being wasted on anyone's product-filled hair.
ReplyDeleteMy groin beard is lush. And product-free.
ReplyDelete(Pretty sure there's a good joke in that last part)
So you're saying that you've never been caught with chewing gum on your pubis?
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