Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-30049823-20200205064906/@comment-27306930-20200206044219

Ahh, the name is embossed on the stock, not "inscribed into the handle". That explains that. My bad. But again, it illustrates the inaccuracies in the "story".

It still has all the earmarks of an urban legend - no firsthand source(s), lack of any specific names/places/dates, implausible scenarios, and lack of common sense and/or counterintuitive logic. For example, in some versions of the story it's Hasbro, and in others it's Kenner. If this was a historical event, that actually happened, there wouldn't be a question about who manufactured the blaster, or when the name changed.

According to my friend the patent & trademark attorney, there's absolutely no way the University of Arkansas could force Kenner to change the name. Only people who don't understand trademarks would assume that could actually happen. His words not mine.

That being said, obviously the name did change. But it was probably for other reasons, and this story was invented to fill in the gap and explain what happened to an unwitting audience that was eager to relay the information in a pretentious effort to appear in-the-know.

Bottom line, it don't pass the ol' sniff test 👃 👃 😖 🤮