Dead Bin Laden Souvenirs. C'mon, You're Surprised?

Frenzy of T-shirt selling begins

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Just about any time something truly momentous happens on the world stage, a cagey but dedicated consortium of tchotchke makers proves that the souvenir business may just be the most agile arm of the retailing universe. Case in point: Hours after Navy Seals greeted Osama Bin Laden by introducing two bullets into his skull, a slew of T-shirts appeared in New York and Washington to commemorate the occasion.

The messages on the shirts were largely what you'd expect: Sophomoric, tasteless, clever.

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