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Jun 25, 2012

That’s a Cash Cow, Bro: Harper Files for Trademark Protection on ‘Clown Question’

Just hours after the 19-year-old outfielder left his mark in baseball folklore with his reply to a Canadian reporter’s foolhardy query, Bryce Harper filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for trademark protection on “That’s a clown question, bro.”

 
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