7-Eleven Facebook Fail Almost Goes Unnoticed

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Check out the short-lived 7-Eleven Facebook status update above, posted on May 3 and quickly deleted, apparently within minutes—though not before someone took a screen grab and sent it to Peter Shankman, who posted it for posterity. While maybe not a flub on quite the level of a Kenneth Cole or a Chrysler, the post could clearly offend some people. Others will find it funny. But regardless of whether you think the PC police are running amok, the broader question is: Why is 7-Eleven Facebooking about mental health in the first place? (This status, from later that day, is more like it: "Get out of bed faster.

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