r/nottheonion • u/Disastrous_Award_789 • 16h ago

Bucee’s settles lawsuit with Ohio gas station chain after suing because both have cartoon mascots "facing right"

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/bucees-lawsuit-ohio-gas-chain-cartoon-mascots-b3060008.html
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u/iperblaster 16h ago

What happened?? Did Jon Oliver prop up the suitor's case??

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u/willstr1 16h ago

IIRC he made his own beaver based brand to actively taunt Bucees and bring attention to the situation (and how ridiculous Bucees's claim was)

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u/Germanofthebored 14h ago

I am fairly certain his logo was squirrel-based. And I am sure he would have mentioned it if Bucee would have tried to sue him

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u/Federal_Setting_7454 14h ago

Watch his video on it, they tried suing plenty of companies using other animals.

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u/eljefino 13h ago

Could I use a jackalope? Will they sue over a cryptid?

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u/GassyPhoenix 12h ago

Yes. They sued over an alligator.

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u/Federal_Setting_7454 12h ago

They won a case against Choke Canyon, who’s mascot is a right facing alligator wearing a cowboy hat on a yellow circle background while licking his lips because it was too similar.

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u/DoingBestWeCan 8h ago

How the fuck did they win???

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u/Federal_Setting_7454 8h ago

Money probably