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Old 09-25-2010, 07:16 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
That is, of course, a uniquely American term of insult. Here in the UK, for many years Dyson used the slogan "Nothing sucks like a Dyson".
I, uh, think you're missing my point. In this example, "Dyson Sucks" doesn't mean "Dyson is terrible," it means "I'm selling stuff for vacuums." So you'd get quashed not because you're insulting Dyson, but because you're playing off of his trademarked name without his permission.

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