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June 17, 2009 5:00 AM PDT

Twitter T-shirt says, 'You don't know me, man'

by Matt Hickey
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(Credit: ThinkGeek)

Twitter is great, but there usually comes a time when phenomena like it jump the proverbial shark. The fact that these T-shirts from ThinkGeek exist could mean Twitter is approaching that point, but I do kind of want one anyway.

The brown and blue shirt essentially turns you into the Twitter "anonymous" icon, or the default Twitter profile image for people who haven't uploaded their own pic (I use my CNET headshot, natch!).

The icon's pictured to the left, but for those who don't know it, it's o_O. Just like that. It's an emoticon, really, that resembles a surprised gerbil.

The shirt sells from $15.99 to $17.99, depending on size, which I feel is blatant discrimination. I'll check ThinkGeek's Twitter feed for an apology.

With more than 15 years experience testing hardware (and being obsessed with it), Crave freelance writer Matt Hickey can tell the good gadgets from the great. He also has a keen eye for future technology trends. Matt has blogged for publications including TechCrunch, CrunchGear, and most recently, Gizmodo. E-mail Matt.
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by septa44 June 17, 2009 5:45 AM PDT
Twitter hasn't approached jumping the shark, it already has. But, yeah, I kinda like the t-shirt myself.

http://www.twitterbacklash.com
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by skurewu June 17, 2009 8:34 AM PDT
I can see the apology now: "Sorry you're too fat for our shirts"
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by deanbvfx June 17, 2009 10:21 AM PDT
Why are all the decent geeky T-shirt places American. :(
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