New Years party: Damage assessment

[Dinner]

McDonald's absurd claims we just that claims made by one company. The EU's absurd claims are lactual laws passed by the government. You honestly can't figure out the difference between the two?

[Cort Haus]

Like it or not, McDonalds symbolise the USA all round the world.

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Oerdin
There is in California. We ignore the stupid expropraition of historic names which have entered common English usage.

In other words we abide by centries old basic legal principles instead of recent EU protectionist dictates.

Champagne isn't an EU law, it's a seperate international agreement, IIRC. And that isn't common English usage at all. Even in many parts of the US sparkling wine is a common term that people use for sparkling non-champagne. All the bottles have sparkling wine on them.

I mean, it's common English usage in the same way that the belief that George Bush is the worst president in the twentieth century is a common belief. It's still wrong.

Even in California, if something is called Champagne and comes from California it's broken laws that aren't EU set and that the US did sign.

[Last Conformist]

Can't we just ban Oerdin every time he starts up about this?

Anyway, I had Sekt for the new year

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Screw that. The rule of law.

Originally posted by Oerdin
Stupid European attempts to trade mark generic terms.

Wait, a name of a place is now a generic term? And since Coca Cola is now a generic term, should Pepsi be allowed to make Coca Cola or Coke? Should Dyson be allowed to make Hoovers?

Not misleading the public by passing off one thing as another

If I order Coke, I want Coke. If I order Champagne, I want Champagne. In the end, the consumer's the one who loses, as they don't get what they ordered.

[Dauphin]

The fact that Oerdin recurrently can't spell words with 'ei' in them, like deceive, is more deserving of banning.

[Drogue]

Anyway, to throw us back on topic, I celebrated at a couple of houseparties around London, which was quite cool. And then some *amazing* Champagne I wanted an excuse to drink - Canard Duchene's Centenary Grand Cuvee. It's sillily amazing.

Had the mother of hangovers today, still pretty dizzy and lightheaded almost 24 hours later

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Drogue
Wait, a name of a place is now a generic term? And since Coca Cola is now a generic term, should Pepsi be allowed to make Coca Cola or Coke? Should Dyson be allowed to make Hoovers?

My personal favourite is cellotape.

That said, in pubs when ordering a coke and something you sometimes get asked "Is Pepsi ok?". My response invariably being along the lines of "Do I look like I give a hoot?".

[Last Conformist]

I usually order "cola". Nobody has yet asked me to specify what brand.

[SlowwHand]

Xerox was photo copying for a long time, even if the brand being used was another.

"Here, go xerox me a copy of this report."