Have you ever looked at a CNN headline and said to yourself, “wow, that is so witty, I really need to have that on a shirt”? Well, if that one person in the entire country is you, you should be a very happy camper today. Last night, with very little fanfare, CNN rolled out a new feature rightfully called “CNN Shirt Beta” (as in Beta be gone soon cause it’s the worst idea I have ever heard).
Anyway, here’s how it works. It appears that each day CNN will decide which headlines from its “latest news” column on the front page are T-shirt worthy. What makes a headline worthy of being placed on a T-shirt is beyond me. Head on over to CNN’s website and check it out. To the right of some of the headlines is a little “watch video” icon. To the right of that is a link that looks like a T shirt. Give it a click and voila, check out your brand new T-shirt complete with, “Prank promotes sex, booze after prom”. Honestly, how could you resist a shirt with such an important message on it!? Pick your color and size, and $19.99 later you too can be a walking CNN billboard.
Ok, CNN, for the love of god, you are supposed to be a reputable news source. Many people have already lost faith, are you trying to lose the rest of your readers with this ridiculous marketing ploy? Who wants to walk around with a shirt that says, “Suicide bomber says goodbye to daughter” (real example from today’s site)? Shame on you CNN; I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.
-Ritt
I laughed out loud (big-ups rick)for that last line. I love concluding with that. It happened the other night. What’s up Ritt? I think I’m going to steal this and use it in my standup i’m performing in a week.
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Hey Scott, great to hear from you, glad you enjoyed the post. Your doing stand up these days? I’m sure it’s hilarious… you gonna be doing it in the Philly area at all this summer?