Subway trademarks the word "Footlong" : Othor Games

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:08 am

Darn it. I came into this thread with every intention of posting an unsubtle innuendo, but it appears I'm far too late.

Me too, I was most upset when Raithen got it first post.

I also enjoy meatballs with my footlongs.

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» Sat May 28, 2011 4:47 am

Me too, I was most upset when Raithen got it first post.

I also enjoy meatballs with my footlongs.

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Don't the meatballs in your footlong get dry without the sauce?

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:33 am

I generally find that the meatballs produce their own moisture.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:30 am

The meatball is the only decent sub you can get for $5! I'm assuming their "$5 footlong" ad campaign is the basis for this trademarking fiasco.

Maybe they should concentrate on getting spokespeople that don't svck?

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:03 am

Oh, soon enough someone'll tradmark 'the'

Yay, then I'll be able to say "teh" while speaking and not get looked at weird.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:54 pm

Maybe they should concentrate on getting spokespeople that don't svck?

But how would the spokespeople be able to advertise the footlong if they didn't svck? It's the quickest way of getting people's attention.

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:09 am

guys you all owe me loads of money, yesterday I trademarked all the vowels :evil:

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:50 am

guys you all owe me loads of money, yesterday I trademarked all the vowels :evil:

Surely there's some other way I could repay you... Say, do you like footlongs?

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:41 am

guys you all owe me loads of money, yesterday I trademarked all the vowels :evil:

I got dibs on the consonants

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:06 pm

Surely there's some other way I could repay you... Say, do you like footlongs?

Nah I prefer regular square sandwiches

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:29 pm

It's to early for that, we've still got 10 pages and this is BGSF come on guys make innuendo about sammiches!

I really was wondering was I the only one that read his post as innuendo...and that maybe I have a dirty mind.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:33 am

Dude, you almost typed Dutch there

--> Er gekke jas is dat.
And no, my coat isn't crazy :laugh:

Always worth checking though, you have to admit.

That plus banana peppers

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Hot bananas? That can't be healthy. You gotta be more careful when you make sandwiches.

For me it's a half hour ferry ride and then another 30 miles to Alkmarr, the closest city with a subway's

weird thing:
The Subway's in Alkmarr are clean and tidy, with appetising condiments displayed.
In Amsterdam the few Subway outlets I've tried were dumps :yuck:

Its Amsterdam, what do you expect?

I've been inside, but I don't think it counts.

I left almost immediately and never went back in.

Does that mean you're sub-curious about it?

Yes, that there is a pun, and a double-meaning.

The meatball is the only decent sub you can get for $5! I'm assuming their "$5 footlong" ad campaign is the basis for this trademarking fiasco.

Maybe they should concentrate on getting spokespeople that don't svck?

Should the spokespeople eat, instead?

Don't the meatballs in your footlong get dry without the sauce?

Generally the sauce comes later. Of course, for some people its before they even start on the sandwich, but we can fix them right up.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:03 am

Uh-oh. that's bad news for me....

:rofl:

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:41 am

I wonder how long Subway can keep hold of their "footlong". They're going to have a hard time and it'll be quite a handful for them.

I mean, "footlong" seems a fairly generic term. Aren't those normally protected against trademark or something?

I'd like to trademark trademarking.

Sorry, but I've already got a trademark on trademarking trademarking.

The word or the process? If the word, then fine. If the process then be aware that I hold the patent, and any use of my design will require you to pay me royalties until it expires.

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:32 am

To late, I've already done it, you owe me 25 cents each time you use it.

I'd like to see if you have the stones to make me

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:40 am

I'd like to see if you have the stones to make me

Looks like I'm going to the country shaped like a guitar...

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:28 am

http://www.investingcontrarian.com/financial-news-network/subway-trying-to-trademark-footlong-sending-cease-and-desist-letters/
http://consumerist.com/2010/05/subways-lawyers-tell-rest-of-world-to-stop-selling-footlong-sandwiches.html

The world has officially gone mad as the Subway restorants have trademarked the worrd "Footlong" when it is used in combination with a sandwich. :brokencomputer:

Wow, I cant wait untill Gap trademarks "T-shirt" and I have to start buying "shirts with short sleaves that have a T-shaped form". :facepalm:

So, do you think a company should be able to trademark such common words?

The real question is: how long until they start sending cease-and-desist letters to advlt film studios and magazines?

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:40 pm

The real question is: how long until they start sending cease-and-desist letters to advlt film studios and magazines?

Or certain pump products?

(Don't buy them - I used one and it was terrible)

» Fri May 27, 2011 8:40 pm

Or certain pump products?

(Don't buy them - I used one and it was terrible)

Wha- just... I don't even.

» Fri May 27, 2011 10:11 pm

Wha- just... I don't even.

What? I was talking about this.

http://pondcart.com/ncpumps/agora.cgi?p_id=11410

Notice how it uses "footlong" in the description. I used it once, and it was utterly crap. Why, what did you think I was talking about?

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:37 am

What? I was talking about this.

http://pondcart.com/ncpumps/agora.cgi?p_id=11410

Notice how it uses "footlong" in the description. I used it once, and it was utterly crap. Why, what did you think I was talking about?

Nothing forum appropriate that's for sure.

» Fri May 27, 2011 8:03 pm

Nothing forum appropriate that's for sure.

Get your mind out of the gutter, young man/Lucario. :slap:

:P

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:31 pm

Get your mind out of the gutter, young man/Lucario. :slap:

:P

Sorry, I'm waiting for the effect of 180 days of immaturity to wear off.

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:46 am

The real question is: how long until they start sending cease-and-desist letters to advlt film studios and magazines?

Footlong, of course.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:30 am

They will never be able to patent or trademark Footlong. They did not invent the term, they only use it.