February 5, 2010 by Kip Hooker, Section: Not Really the News, Comments (3)
NFL Sues the Estate of King Louis XIV Over Illegal Use of Fluer-di-lis
Versailles- Lawyers for the NFL were in France today seeking a judgment against the estate of King Louis XIV in their ongoing lawsuit concerning what they have termed “the illegal, unlawful and belligerent use of private property belonging exclusively to the National Football League”.
The intellectual property in question is an emblem commonly referred to as Fluer-di-lis and has been the official symbol of a professional football team -head quartered in the American City of New Orleans and known as The Saints- since 1967. It has also been a symbol of French Royalty since at least the 1st century and royalty in general for some time preceding that. Both uses of the decorative item have co-existed without incident for over four decades now, but with the sudden revival and renaissance of the emblem’s culture cache -due to the Saints playing in Superbowl IV this Sunday and a persistent internet rumor that underarm deodorant can now be legally purchased in France – it was rather inevitable that this conflict would occur.
Former Supreme Court Justice, and partial legal scholar, Oliver Wendall Homeless explained it thusly: “It is very difficult to predict how these proceedings will eventually play out. On the one hand you’ve got a family whose claim to the item in question goes back several centuries and can be verified by thousands of historical objects including robes, crowns, scepters, tapestries, paintings, buildings and even Dartagnan’s beloved Field Marshall Baton. On the other hand The NFL has a whole lot of money.”
For Louis XIV’s grandson, and sole surviving heir, Lord Rederick G. Wigginham III it is about something vastly more important than a whole lot of money. Its about a whole lotta couture. “My father had this dream about being the greatest maker of blue jeans in all of North America. And once we win this case that dream comes true . . . in the form of Fleur-di-Levi’s!”
Special thanks to Heath H. for bringing this story to our attention.
Sarah Lee
February 5, 2010 @ 8:04 pm
I can see that you guys are doing it again. When, when will you ever quite with the shenanighans!! I have already reported you to Al Gore and I am sure he is going to kick you off of the internet machines any day now. I have also reported you to George Clooney, Judith Light and Dave Matthews! I’ve called Morey Povich to get a DNA test to find out if you guys are missing the truth telling gene! I think you are. There is never any truth to these stories. They are all made up non-sense. The NFL isn’t suing anyone over that flower symbol. And that pictured of Lord Redrick, that is the same picture you used in that story about that made up guy dating Taylor Swift. You guys are fools. I’m reporting you to the fcc. Your website is violating my freedom of speech! I am for real!
Whacker Cracker
February 9, 2010 @ 9:38 pm
Sarah you need a spanking now Al Gore has nothing to do with the internet just carbon credits. Now the flower symbol has a proper name and you are not in my idiot book. But i still want to fudge you every way possible with the picture of Al gore on the top of you’re head. The FCC has nothing to do with this site. If you wish to file a complaint just file one with ICANN and then they will tell you to go fudge yourself because look around the internet for crying out look you have back wood billy joe bob’s fudging cow,cats,dogs,goats,cows, horses (yes more women then men) and you want to report this site. I have 998 domains you are more than welcome to report and one of them is horses (yes more women then men). And the gentlemen in the picture is part of this undercover plot from President Obama to secretly steal you’re common thought process at to what is real and what is not real with a whisle while he speaks. So Sara after I fudge you and make you really take a look around you’re tiny world you will se their is more to life than the internet. Like fudging cats,cows, and in you’re case a horse id pay to see that in mexico. So as it stands you my lady are a complete retart ouch wait a mentally handicapped fudge packer with one arm and no legs and a wheel chair thats broken. That’s how I imagin you and i do like the crips my fellas know if it as a heart beat ill fudge it.
Whacha mah nut Cracka on you’re face!
Whacker Cracker
February 9, 2010 @ 9:40 pm
And Sara I know who you are. And I will see you at work next week. The writing is what gave it away.
Whacka Muh Cracker