LOS ANGELES -- The brains behind the "Dumb Starbucks" coffee shop generated a lot of buzz with their publicity stunt -- but they couldn't outwit health inspectors, who shut the store on its fourth day for operating without a valid permit.
The Canadian television comedian who opened the shop, where people lined up for hours to get a free cup of mediocre coffee, had insisted he didn't need a permit because the space was legally an art gallery and the coffee was art, not a beverage.
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