(Minneapolis Star Tribune) Failing to understand that other companies pay for this kind of product placement, La-Z-Boy forces end of 'motorized La-Z-Boy' auction because the chair isn't theirs
For a company that made its fortune creating a new breed of fat, sloth-like citizens, they should be proud, flag waving patriots and well respected by all. /Niagra owner. Never use the damned thing, but the cats like the heater.
If only he knew he was sitting on a $40,000 throne, he probably wouldn't have crashed it..
/wonders what it would fetch without the media frenzy //also wonders if he has to "prime" it as it's a lawn mower engine. ///Is someone mowing the sidewalk or is Drunk Dennis at it again?
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Ziplin:HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAR
JUNE: We sold everything we had in the world just to buy this business, your honor. BOB: The pickup truck, all the livestock... JUNE: Granny even wanted to sell her wheelchair, but Bob wouldn't hear of it. BOB: Well, it isn't really a wheelchair. We strapped her barcalounger to a furniture dolly.
Submitter, failing to understand trademark law, doesn't realize La-Z-Boy has to do this, lest their trademark become the generic term for all recliners (which it is very close to doing) and thus unenforceable.
elf6c:Its for trademark purposes to avoid having the word become generic and unenforceable. The Ziploc, Kleenex and ZeroxXerox brands face the same issue.
Now back to the clue rambling posts already in progress.
nickerj1:Submitter, failing to understand trademark law, doesn't realize La-Z-Boy has to do this, lest their trademark become the generic term for all recliners (which it is very close to doing) and thus unenforceable.
I think they timed it out brilliantly. They let the auction run up to 40k, got all the La-Z-Boy press they got from that, and then they pulled the plug and are getting all the publicity AGAIN. Obviously, they felt the same way about the infringement the entire time, but they waited until the initial buzz was dying down and then threw another cup of gas on the fire (to ruthlessly mix metaphors). Genius, really.
noYOUare
2009-11-03 10:04:01 AM
Yokey doke.
animal900
2009-11-03 12:04:32 PM
BunkoSquad
2009-11-03 12:05:35 PM
vudukungfu
2009-11-03 12:06:50 PM
/Niagra owner. Never use the damned thing, but the cats like the heater.
sulco
2009-11-03 12:07:38 PM
akya
2009-11-03 12:08:02 PM
/wonders what it would fetch without the media frenzy
//also wonders if he has to "prime" it as it's a lawn mower engine.
///Is someone mowing the sidewalk or is Drunk Dennis at it again?
oakwolf
2009-11-03 12:09:01 PM
djcunix
2009-11-03 12:13:47 PM
Vash's Apprentice
2009-11-03 12:13:47 PM
Grandemadaca
2009-11-03 12:14:02 PM
Barcalounger (new window).
Ziplin
2009-11-03 12:15:12 PM
Kazan
2009-11-03 12:16:35 PM
jehovahs witness protection
2009-11-03 12:18:28 PM
Xenu's Giant Pink Replicock
2009-11-03 12:19:10 PM
BOB: The pickup truck, all the livestock...
JUNE: Granny even wanted to sell her wheelchair, but Bob wouldn't hear of it.
BOB: Well, it isn't really a wheelchair. We strapped her barcalounger to a furniture dolly.
oakwolf
2009-11-03 12:20:01 PM
Barcalounger (new window).
The Icon (new window) looks like the HighwayChair for me.
anditiye
2009-11-03 12:20:27 PM
elf6c
2009-11-03 12:20:49 PM
Now back to the clue rambling posts already in progress.
elf6c
2009-11-03 12:22:14 PM
/proofing fail
//cue ha ha guy
///loves slashies
Big_Fat_Liar
2009-11-03 12:22:28 PM
nickerj1
2009-11-03 12:23:52 PM
farkingatwork
2009-11-03 12:24:23 PM
/this should have been tagged asinine.
bungle_jr
2009-11-03 12:24:29 PM
ZeroxXerox brands face the same issue.Now back to the clue rambling posts already in progress.
fixed, etc
KellyX
2009-11-03 12:26:55 PM
cookereh
2009-11-03 12:27:35 PM
"Drunk man hit and killed by train while driving a La-Z-boy recliner"
oakwolf
2009-11-03 12:28:10 PM
I think they timed it out brilliantly. They let the auction run up to 40k, got all the La-Z-Boy press they got from that, and then they pulled the plug and are getting all the publicity AGAIN. Obviously, they felt the same way about the infringement the entire time, but they waited until the initial buzz was dying down and then threw another cup of gas on the fire (to ruthlessly mix metaphors). Genius, really.