#john oliver

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Big thanks to @spacemacandcheese for bringing this up - John's going on tour soon! (And is still using these ten year old photos, lol)

Can't wait to see if he finally graces the West Coast with his presence for once

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 8/7/26

What a day to be alive! (CREDIT: Access Hollywood/Screenshot) Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out. Movies –Late Fame (Theaters) –One Night Only (Theaters) –Super Troopers 3 (Theaters) –Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Theaters) –Tony (Theaters) TV -John Oliver on Days of Our Lives (August…

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Days after John Oliver's dare, Buc-ee's sues again

Buc-ee's is suing a family-owned mini mart over its beaver logo, days after John Oliver mocked the chain's history of trademark lawsuits.

Days after being taunted by "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver to sue him and HBO, popular gas station chain Buc-ee's has filed a lawsuit against a corner store in Ohio.

According to a federal lawsuit filed on July 28, Buc-ee's is suing Beaver's Mini Mart, a small corner store located in the middle of a neighborhood in Beavercreek, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton, for more than two decades.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported that despite the mini mart having no gas pumps and being miles from the nearest interstate, Buc-ee's says its customers may be confused by the mini mart's logo, which features a smiling beaver standing tall next to the store's name in a red-letter font.

Vik Boparai has owned the mini mart for more than a decade, years before Buc-ee's first expanded out of Texas in 2018 and long before it opened its first Ohio store north of Dayton in April, according to The Enquirer. The news outlet also reports beavers are a popular figure across all of Beavercreek, with numerous businesses and even the local high school featuring different versions of the rodent on their mascots.

"I don't know why they would sue a small business like mine," Boparai said to the Enquirer. "I have two kids and this store is how I feed them."

Beavercreek Councilman Zach Upton was equally shocked when he heard that the mini mart was in Buc-ee's crosshairs. Upton told the Enquirer the lawsuit is an overreach of Buc-ee's desire to protect their brand.

"Common sense is not prevailing," Upton said. "I can't imagine anyone would be confused by the mini mart and Buc-ee's. It's not even in the same ballpark."

John Oliver challenges Buc-ee's to sue him, HBO

On the July 26 episode of "Last Week Tonight," Oliver detailed Buc-ee's penchant for suing small businesses whose logos feature cartoon animals, even when they bear very little or no resemblance to Buc-ee's famous – and trademarked – grinning beaver logo.

Oliver ended the episode by daring Buc-ee's to pick on a company its own size and positioned his show and network as a potential target.

"Buc-ee's loves to sue other companies, particularly those with animal mascots," Oliver said in the episode, noting the chain has filed over a dozen lawsuits over the years and threatened more. Oliver also points out Buc-ee's has won almost all of the cases because the other companies usually opt to settle and redesign their logos or just fold completely because, as Oliver points out, "most just don't have the resources to fight a company this big."

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Duncan but he's mini and adorable

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Cyclospora Outbreak & The Trump Administration #lastweektonight

Taco Bell is not necessarily the lowest common denominator of Mexican food in the USA...

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Days after John Oliver's dare, Buc-ee's sues again — USA TODAY

Buc-ee's is suing a family-owned mini mart over its beaver logo, days after John Oliver mocked the chain's history of trademark lawsuits.

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John Oliver discusses the tools police are using to keep track of civilians, whether or not they’re suspected of a crime.

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genuinely shocked to learn that the feral hog concerns are LEGIT