Unicorn, the other white meat!

Eating Bacon makes you stupid. Or maybe working for the National Pork Board does. Or maybe just being a lawyer does. Or most likely, a combination of all of the above would, as noted today at NPR:

It's official: The National Pork Board says it knows unicorns don't exist.

The industry group says it was only protecting its trademark when it issued cease-and-desist warning to online retailer ThinkGeek for calling a fake unicorn meat product "the new white meat."

The fictional canned meat, described as an "excellent source of sparkles," was an April Fool's prank.

But the 12-page letter from the board's law firm was no joke.

[.... read on for more hilarity...]

- NPR

BTW, Thinkgeek is one of the best online stores out there. You can get cool toys, t-shirts, lots of things you never knew that you desperately need for your computer, and caffeine.