Newspapers Joining In On Half-Assed Thanksgiving Eve Fun

Oh no! A gun ornament! Let’s write a big article quoting people denouncing it! (With a clever headline, though.)

Hot — well, okay, months later — on the trail of the Daily News‘ war on t-shirts, the Inquirer today spotlights the Urban Outfitters Christmas ornament in the shape of a gun. (Really, it’s an article about how Urban Outfitters is selling another item to get people to say “Urban Outfitters” without them having to pay for it. This joke was gleefully stolen from the Craig Kilborn-era Daily Show. Remember him? Five questions? Yeah.)

And, hey, what else are you going to write about today! It’s the day before Thanksgiving, nobody’s shopping yet — the deals don’t start until Friday — and all the readers are traveling home for turkey and football.

So, hey, articles denouncing gun ornaments. That you had to call up and tell the people about. But, hey, free publicity for the guy selling an ornament that he likes better!

Gun ornament draws fire [Inquirer]