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George II

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7. Back in the 1980s, there was a small hot dog stand in the western suburbs of Chicago...

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Tue Aug 2, 2016, 04:32 PM

Aug 2016

....named after the owner, "Wee Dee's". Believe it or not, General Mills sued the little guy (his name was Wehde) that owned it, claiming he "stole" their trademark!!!!

Thankfully it never went to trial. If I remember correctly, the hot dog stand owner got a decent settlement.

http://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/03/06/Hot-dogs-or-Wheaties/4643415774800/

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