Porn and ice cream. Why not?
It sounds like an idea that's as crazy-good as chicken and
waffles, but one ice cream maker is just saying no to porn. Ben & Jerry's is
suing an XXX-rated movie company for selling porn DVDs that spoof the famed
ice-cream company’s labels and flavors.
Caballero Video’s “Ben & Cherry’s” line of features
“titles and themes that are based on and deliberately trade upon” Ben &
Jerry’s trademarks, according to the legal papers filed in a Manhattan federal
court. Examples cited in the suit include movie titles like “Boston Cream
Thigh,” “Chocolate Fudge Babes” and “Peanut Butter D-Cup.”
Ben & Jerry’s
says those titles are deliberate rip-offs of its “Boston Cream Pie,” “Chocolate
Fudge Brownie” and “Peanut Butter Cup” flavors.
No mention was made
of Ben & Jerry's own naughtily-named "Schweddy Balls" flavor ice
cream, but Caballero has also turned "Cherry Garcia" into "Hairy
Garcia" and "New York Super Fudge Chunk's" new porn name is
"New York Super Fat and Chunky."
You can see the cover photos of the videos in question inthe New York Post article. It's not difficult to see that the X-rated video
covers do have some similarities to the familiar containers of Ben & Jerry's
delicious ice cream we've all seen in at the grocery store freezer section.
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