Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Radical Ties & Alleged Ties

I keep hearing news people referring to “radical ties”, as in, did the terrorist suspects have radical ties? Well, how about a company or store called “Radical Ties”? They could sell the most radical ties imaginable, with lots of bright colors, controversial people’s faces printed on them, pictures of motorcycles, guns, metal and punk band logos, etc.

Also, I hear lots of news people referring to “alleged ties” to radical groups, etc., so how about a company called “Alleged Ties”? They could sell things that are alternatives to ties, like bowties, clip-on ties, those Texas-style bolo ties, ascots, scarves, bandanas, t-shirts with ties printed on them, etc. And whenever any news story talks about some suspect who has alleged ties to extremist groups, it would serve as an ad promoting the company.

Oh, and how about a glasses store called “Radical Eyes”? The news is all abuzz with talk of radicalizing, and “radicalize” sounds like “radical eyes”, so every time anyone refers to someone being radicalized, it would remind everyone of the Radical Eyes eye glasses store.