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Comment Re:Can we not call it Christmas though? (Score 1) 557

by signore pablo on Sunday December 02, 2007 @08:12AM (#21551033) Attached to: How Long Do You Have to Travel for the Holidays?

according to wikipedia, since saturnalia did not fall on December 25, (was from Dec. 17-23) it was more likely that Christmas replaced Sol Invictus (the Unconquered Sun) which did fall on December 25th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Invictus

Wal-Mart Trying to Trademark the Smiley Face 317

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday May 08, 2006 @11:41PM from the :)-prior-art dept.

Ellis D. Tripp writes to tell us BBC News is reporting that mega-retailer, Wal-Mart, is now fighting it out with a man who claims to have invented the 'smiley face' logo, and has been marketing it since the '70s. From the article: "Until now the smiley face had been considered in the public domain in the US, and therefore free for anyone to use. Wal-Mart spokesman John Simley told the Los Angeles Times that it had not moved to register the trademark until Mr Loufrani had threatened to do so."

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