AmEx vs. rec.humor.funny

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Posted by timothy on Wednesday April 14, 2004 @01:55AM from the humorlesson dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I worried that Brad Templeton's humorous reply in rec.humour.funny to the MasterCard threat might put an end to my daily read. I never heard the outcome, but since the column continues and he is using the same response to a suit from American Express, it must have been OK. This guy has more b*lls than I."

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Pft, wrong threat by Skyshadow · 2004-04-14 01:58 · Score: 5, Funny

The power to sue a website is insignificant compared to the power of the /. effect.

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1. Re:Pft, wrong threat by mirko · 2004-04-14 02:01 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Do you mean Slashdot got paid by Mastercard to close netfunny its own way ?
  
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2. Re:Pft, wrong threat by RLW · 2004-04-14 02:26 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Oh, that's insidious.
  Step one, Send threatening letter to web site
  Step two, get story posted on slash dot.
  Step three, wait and watch as web site goes down faster than a pending injunction.
3. Re:Pft, wrong threat by mrgeometry · 2004-04-14 04:18 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Does that mean step **four** is profit?
4. Re:Pft, wrong threat by the_consumer · 2004-04-14 04:42 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  We're talking about credit card companies. Profit is implied.
  
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A little slow... by bbrazil · 2004-04-14 02:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Web site hosting for anybody: $10/month and up
./ed after just one comment: Priceless
1. Re:A little slow... by gandalf013 · 2004-04-14 02:02 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Nope, getting the "spelling" of /. incorrect: priceless :)
2. Re:A little slow... by MostlyHarmless · 2004-04-14 02:18 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  ./ed after just one comment: Priceless
  
  -bash: ./ed: No such file or directory
  
  . . .
  
  ~$ watch -n 10 w3m slashdot.org
  
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3. Re:A little slow... by CaseyB · 2004-04-14 02:26 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Try 'cd /bin' first.
  If that doesn't work, you must be using some newfangled "visual" editor instead. Those waste a lot of line printer paper.
4. Re:A little slow... by Ripplet · 2004-04-14 03:04 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  ./ obviously being the parody site of /.
  
  Hey you there on ./ decease and resist ... or something!
  
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This guy has more b*lls than I. by dexterace · 2004-04-14 02:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Soon, he will much have less b*ndwidth...
you're right! by arpy · 2004-04-14 02:04 · Score: 5, Funny

"This guy has more b*lls than I."

Judging from his tendencey to get sued, he certainly would seem to have more bills than you.
Posting a funny parody... by Frennzy · 2004-04-14 02:04 · Score: 5, Funny

Posting a funny parody...free.

Getting a C&D letter from MC/AmEx...free.

Having /. do more to take away your free speech than MC or AmEx could ever dream of....priceless.
obligatory by dj245 · 2004-04-14 02:08 · Score: 5, Funny

10/month hosting at a craptastic company: $10
Writing an article about trouble with the law: $0
Bandwidth overage charges from being slashdotted: $260
Being parodied in a slashdot posting because your lawsuit stems from the fact that you made a parody of a commercial: Priceless
There are some rights money can't buy. For everything else, there's google cache.

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Paying the lawsuit penalties by AtariAmarok · 2004-04-14 02:11 · Score: 5, Funny

What if the guy loses the suit and pays for it with his American Express card?

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Re:B*lls?? by CaseyB · 2004-04-14 02:21 · Score: 5, Funny

This guy has more b*lls than I.
What, can people not say balls now? If not, could someone please say why?
It looks to me like he was just saying that the guy has more lls, blls, bblls, or bbbbbbbbbblls than himself.
Re:Brad needs a lawyer by AndroidCat · 2004-04-14 02:28 · Score: 5, Funny

Every time the Olympics come to a city, they have lawyers run around threatening all the long-established Greek restaurants, travel companies, etc. Anyone know how they managed to obtain obtained such an overarching trademark/ownership on that word? I understand Zeus wants a word with them.

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This guy has more b*lls than I. by DougMackensie · 2004-04-14 02:30 · Score: 3, Funny

I'll say Mr. "anonymous reader"
Re:B*lls?? by dr_dank · 2004-04-14 02:30 · Score: 4, Funny

What, can people not say balls now?

I think he wanted to avoid offending people. He must have heard that there are a lot of people into eunuchs here.

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Re:He's safe by BrynM · 2004-04-14 02:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Can you imagine this country, in this day and age, if true satire/parody was not protected?
Mybe I'm becoming a cynical slashdotter, but I really expected the typical slashdot finish to this sentence:
Can you imagine this country, in this day and age, if true satire/parody was not protected? ...oh wait.

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Re:Trademark for "Priceless" by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-14 02:38 · Score: 3, Funny

FIRST USE: 19980200. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19980200

Would that be the 0th day of February, or the 2nd day of Nomonthuary?