"DiSaronno" is a term trademarked by Luigi's estranged family. The reason we here at Dblog can use the term is not because Luigi knows all their dirty secrets, but because of the concept of parody as fair use in american trademark law. Essentially, you can use someone else's trademark as long as you're doing it to make fun of them. God bless America. Once you start to stray from the noble path of parody and into the muddy rut of satire - using someone's trademark to make fun of something else - that's when you're heading into a legal mire. So, dbloggers, make sure to take an explicit shot at DiSaronno daily. or take a daily shot of DiSaronno, which is kind of like making fun of yourself and also perfectly legal.
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