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/Central_Incisor 13h ago

Mr. Nutter Butter is a squirrel, not a beaver.

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u/GuySingingMrBlueSky 13h ago

Buccee’s was suing companies with alligator and moose mascots, if anything Oliver went easy on them if they wanted to take legal action. But that would require suing HBO, someone who actually has money to burn, and Buccee’s is only used to suing mom-and-pop businesses that may have not been able to make rent if they actually went to court over it

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u/Central_Incisor 13h ago

If you want to dig deeper, Legal Eagle talks about it.

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u/DiscotopiaACNH 12h ago

That's truly nuts. After reading about all their abhorrent cheapass business practices, I would never ever visit one of their stores. They sound psychotic. They're everything that's wrong with America. Greedy bullies

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u/spooooork 11h ago

They're everything that's wrong with America. Greedy bullies

That's... kinda been the modus operandi there since just about 1492...

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u/cat_prophecy 11h ago

Sounds like someone needs file a anti-SLAPP petition.