Colbert-Inspired T-Shirt Arrives In Moundridge

Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert called Canton, Kan., a sh**hole on “The Colbert Report.”

Canton is my hometown, and the residents there reacted negatively and were quite upset, threatening physical harm to the comedian.

I thought the whole bit was great.

The people of Canton need to learn to take a joke.

For example, my new town of residence, Moundridge, Kan., can take a joke.

A Moundridge Chamber of Commerce board member has designed a T-shirt tapping into the publicity the neighboring Canton received (read that post <a href=” http://voiceofthevogts.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/neighboring-town-spins-colberts-canton-kan-slam/” here).

I ordered one of the shirts.

It arrived yesterday afternoon.

VOTV-tshirt

Doesn’t the shirt look nice?

I tried it on before I shot this photo of it laying on my floor.

It fits well, but that doesn’t matter.

It could fit like crap and I would love it because it is hilarious.

Granted, the latest installment of Colbert’s running “Canton” gag was lacking.

All he did was apologize to Canton, Kan., and then perform a crappy musical insult of Canton, S.D.

Even so, I am glad the shirts exist and mine came in.

It’s a novelty item that serves as a reminder of Canton’s 15 minutes of fame.

If you want to buy a shirt, they can be purchased at www.cafepress.com/moundridge.

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Todd R. Vogts, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of media at Sterling College in Kansas. Previously, he taught yearbook, newspaper, newsmagazine, and online journalism in various Kansas high schools, and he ran a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas. He continues to freelance as a professional journalist from time to time. Also, Vogts is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Journalism Education Association (JEA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), among others. He earned his Master Journalism Educator (MJE) certification from JEA in 2022. When he’s not teaching or writing, he runs his mobile disk jockey service and takes part in other entrepreneurial ventures. He can be reached at twitter.com/toddvogts or via his website at www.toddvogts.com.

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