'Insert your own 'skid mark' joke here': Fruit of the Loom says goodbye to Babs Boxer

Fruit of the Loom, you’re killin’ us.

Congrats to Barbara Boxer on a term that was anything but brief. #WeLoveBoxers

— Fruit of the Loom (@FruitOfTheLoom) January 8, 2015

Oof.

they've been sitting on this one for years https://t.co/7aFPSMFmAQ

— magic for kevins (@fatmanatee) January 8, 2015

https://twitter.com/danielensign/status/553317423970267136

OK, so that’s not quite as bad as Barbara Boxer’s self-solicited thank-you notes, but still. We can’t help but cringe a little.

https://twitter.com/AaronBlakeWP/status/553311685340307458

“@FruitOfTheLoom: Congrats to Barbara Boxer on a term that was anything but brief. #WeLoveBoxers” stop

— Amelia Williams (@_AmeliaClaireW_) January 8, 2015

Put down the keyboard, Fruit of the Loom. RT @AaronBlakeWP: Stop http://t.co/YgckYuZAvr

— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) January 8, 2015

I can't… RT @FruitOfTheLoom: Congrats to Barbara Boxer on a term that was anything but brief. #WeLoveBoxers

— Molly Hunter (@mollymhunter) January 8, 2015

https://twitter.com/gopfashionista/status/553312786533867520

https://twitter.com/Rob_Flaherty/status/553310709787160576

https://twitter.com/mcampbell13/status/553315808714452992

To be fair, not everyone was weirded out:

https://twitter.com/eleanorbarkhorn/status/553314310538412034

Good stuff right there. RT @FruitOfTheLoom: Congrats to Barbara Boxer on a term that was anything but brief. #WeLoveBoxers

— Christy Lynn (@ChristyLynnLSU) January 8, 2015

.@jzembik @FruitOfTheLoom I liked it! #ConfessYourUnpopularOpinion

— Peter True (@peterwtrue) January 8, 2015

PR genius. @FruitOfTheLoom: Congrats to Barbara Boxer on a term that was anything but brief. #WeLoveBoxers

— Dan Barr (@DanCBarr) January 8, 2015

#BrandWin RT @FruitOfTheLoom: Congrats to Barbara Boxer on a term that was anything but brief. #WeLoveBoxers

— Adam Rubenfire (@arubenfire) January 8, 2015

And, well, it does afford tweeters an excellent opportunity to flex their own creative muscles:

Insert your own "skid mark" joke here: pic.twitter.com/RIsmMhdYHR

— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) January 8, 2015

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