When I was bored as an attorney, I used to pull out the yellow pages and make crank calls.
One of them was to a business named, "Haircuts, Haircuts, Haircuts."
I told them that I was the owner of "Haircuts, Haircuts, Haircuts, Haircuts" and that their name was causing confusion. I asked to talk to their owner.
They handed her the phone.
"Yeah, what's your problem?" she asked.
"Your name. 'Haircuts, Haircuts, Haircuts.' It's too close to mine, 'Haircuts, Haircuts, Haircuts, Haircuts.'"
"I've...
Published on September 21, 2009 11:50