I knew that ribbon campaigns (AIDS ribbons, Breast Cancer ribbons, etc.) had Jumped the Shark when Rush Limbaugh began touting a method for turning $1 bills into “tax awareness” ribbons. I knew that magnetic “ribbon” campaigns (Support Our Troops, Autism Awareness, etc.) had J’d.t.S. when I saw a “Midnight Green” Support the (Philadelphia Football) Eagles ribbon adorning the rear gate of some dirt muncher’s station wagon on southbound I-95. You might say I’ve developed a pretty good eye for this sort of thing – I can spot the precise moment when such a fad passes its prime. [That’s why you and your brother bought ten “Slap Bracelets” at a craft fair roughly two months after the fad was officially dead. -ed. Quiet, you!]
Thus, I think it’s officially time to declare the rubber bracelet campaign idea (Livestrong, Live 8 “One”, etc.) passe, as Scott Kurtz (of PvP fame) has introduced the Support The Pwned Bracelet.
Heh. Nothing like illustrating a point through absurdity.
(For those non-Counterstrike players out there, check out the Wikipedia entry for a good definition of “pwned”.)
Yet Another “Support” Fad Has Officially Jumped The Shark
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