[–] 28 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I think that the initials M&M have been sufficiently well used by various entities throughout history that they could not hope to prove that the name originated with them. Given that part of maintaining a trademark is defending it against encroaching use the existence of other corporate M&M companies, M&MDirect for example, would lead to their lawsuit failing.

Swim Shady, on the other hand makes no sense at all as a name if Slim Shady wasn't already a well known thing.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Funny, so have I...

    Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said during a Wednesday podcast episode with Joe Rogan that lawmakers have seen evidence of “interdimensional beings.”

    “I think that they can actually operate through the time spaces that we currently have,” Luna said during the podcast.

    “And that’s not something that I came up with on my own. That’s based on stuff that we’ve seen. That’s based on information that we’ve been told,” she added.

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