- West Virginia Governor Bob Wise gets worked up over a T-shirt:
Gov. Bob Wise sent a letter to Abercrombie & Fitch on Monday demanding that the clothing retailer stop selling a T-shirt that spoofs the state with the slogan, “It’s All Relative in West Virginia.” Wise said the T-shirt depicts “an unfounded, negative stereotype of West Virginia.” “I write to you today to demand that you immediately remove this item from your stores and your print and online catalogues,” Wise wrote. “In addition, these shirts must be destroyed at once to avoid any possibility of resale and proof be given thereof.”
I can appreciate the governor’s interest in his state’s reputation, but it’s a T-shirt.
- Via Wizbang!, some loser got in over his head and is now trying to auction his debt:
I’m sorry for buying things I didn’t need, doing things I didn’t have to do and I’m sorry for buying into the notion that I need material things to be happy. I sold the world a lie and the world marked it up and sold it back, and now I’m asking for your help. If there is anyone out there that has $20,000 sitting around and doesn’t know what to do with it, don’t go to the casino, don’t go and buy things, don’t add an addition to your mansion, forget about the 24″ rims on your fully loaded Escalade, pass the caviar, pass the dom and the gucci dress. Forget about the rollie or the diamond tennis bracelet. Those things won’t fill your void, so I’m asking you to fill mine.
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As I receive donations, I will gradually lower my starting price until my debt is paid. I am not a charity case but I am asking for help. I want to give back the money I owe before I set out. I ask and therefore I shall receive. - Mars Rover Opportunity has a blog.