Extinct

Ted Giannoulas, better known as “The Famous San Diego Chicken”, has a special feature in his act where he beats up a “Barney” look-alike. The Lyons Partnership, which owns the Barney purple dinosaur children’s TV show character, was not as amused as Giannoulas’s audiences. The company sued him in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, charging copyright and trademark infringement, and demanded $100,000 for each of the slugfest performances. But U.S. District Judge John McBride ruled against Lyons, saying that the parody is protected by the First Amendment. Asked for comment, Giannoulas said, “To paraphrase my purple adversary, I think the judge’s decision is Super-Dee-Dooper’.” (UPI) ...I sue you / you sue me / let’s meet in court as adversaries / but the judge has spoken / showed Lyons to the door / the chicken smote the dinosaur.