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13:48 - Is this a joke?
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/business/stories/bu010104s1.shtml
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So this guy in Poughkeepsie, New York, has patented the star-and-crescent symbol.
Hopewell Junction attorney Aziz Ahsan and his family took on the task of seeking a patent for the symbol following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Patenting the symbol was Ahsan's attempt to create a positive Muslim identity.
Um... ever hear of prior art? Like, way prior?
I'm-a go register me a patent for the dollar sign and the cross.
Oh, and what's the reason for this again? So nobody but you is allowed to use this symbol? That's what a patent is for, you moron.
''There was a feeling that Muslims had something to do with the attacks,'' said Ahsan, adding most Muslims are law abiding citizens.
Uhhhhh... huh.
Yeah, better go combat that popular misconception.
Criminy.
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Brian Tiemann
