Jonathan Last

Recession? What Recession?
December 7th, 2010

Over at The Atlantic, Andrew Sullivan has opened up a store selling “Dish” gear. And hey, that’s cool. A blogger’s gotta make a buck–even at the most popular one-man blog in the in world galaxy.

So how much is an Andrew Sullivan t-shirt? Go ahead and guess. I’ll put the answer in invisotext below.

$50.*

Evidently the Gilded Age never ended in P’town.

*Chaps not included.

tubbylover69 December 7, 2010 at 1:29 pm

What’s the over/under on how many of these things actually sell?

SkinsFanPG December 7, 2010 at 2:42 pm

If I ever see someone with one of those t-shirts, I’m going to mug them. They clearly have too much money.

Noah December 8, 2010 at 3:40 pm

I live in the NYC West Village. I’ll probably be seeing these tote bags on the street by the end of the week.

Jack December 9, 2010 at 7:09 am

It’s just a scam. Soros and the Democratic National Party will probably buy thousands.

Rev Dr E Buzz December 9, 2010 at 8:37 am

One color printing on a tee shirt. Specially handcrafted by Swedish monks in his very special Portland workshop, with Norm right around the cornah building the most gorgeous wood pieces.

5 dollars to make, at most. Oh, but the artwork is really special.

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