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Emily Farris
Men. If a sex toy company made a vibrator in your likeness, would you
a) Be honored?
b) Get pissed and sue?
c) Be honored and still sue?
We only ask because...
German soccer captain Michael Ballack and Bayern Munich goalie Oliver Kahn were paid $67,380 each as settlements from Beate Uhse, Europe's largest sex-shop company. The company had used their likenesses on vibrators called the Michael B and the Oli K without receiving permission.
[Via The Star.com: Not So Good Vibrations]
[May 2006: World Cup Themed Vibrators Upset Oliver Kahn, Michael Ballack]
About Emily Farris
Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook, "Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven" was published in 2008. Emily recently escaped New York and now lives in a ridiculously large apartment in Kansas City, MO with her cat, but just one... so far.
